Health 1st Chiropractic and Rehabilitation

Wednesday, March 23, 2016

Temporomandibular Joint Disorder Treatment

The temporomandibular joints, called TMJ, are the joints and jaw muscles that make it possible to open and close your mouth. You have two temporomandibular joints which work together as a pair, one in front of each ear to help you eat, yawn, and speak. Temporomandibular disorders (TMD) are a complex and poorly understood set of conditions characterized by pain in the jaw joint and surrounding tissues and limitation in jaw movements. If you have been diagnosed with TMD, our doctors at Health 1st of the Triad can correct the problem.  


Although there is no documented reason that TMJ disorders occur, scientists have found that most patients with TMD also experience painful conditions in other parts of the body. These comorbid conditions include chronic fatigue syndrome, chronic headache, endometriosis, fibromyalgia, interstitial cystitis, irritable bowel syndrome, low back pain, and sleep disorders. Signs and symptoms of TMJ disorders may include pain or tenderness in your jaw, discomfort while chewing, aching facial pain, or locking of the joint, making it difficult to open and close your mouth.


If you experience any of these symptoms, please give us a call to discuss your treatment options. To learn more about the conditions we treat and the services we provide at our office, visit www.hstriad.com for more information. To schedule an appointment with one of our doctors at Health 1st of the Triad in Greensboro, NC, call 336-543-2231.

7 Tips For A Healthier Spring

We've put together 7 tips to enjoying a happy and healthy spring.  Check it out...


1. Revamp Your Exercise Routine

Your exercise routine has most likely probably decreased while you could lose yourself under layers of winter clothes, so now is the time to revamp it! Concentrate on your arms, legs and abs, and if you have a gym membership, schedule some time to use it! If not, make a time to go for a walk or a jog, and check out the outdoors as it changes from winter to spring...

2. Plan an Outdoor Excursion

Plan a date to go for a picnic with your mom, your best friend or your boyfriend, and find a proper picnic basket. Then start stocking up on exciting spring foods like strawberries and lemonade, and enjoying the outdoors - while getting a little Vitamin D in the process.  Getting healthier couldn't be more enjoyable! 

3.  Get Ready To Get Away

Book your vacation! Whether you can take an actual vacation, or just enjoy a few days off work, go ahead and plan some events, it’s the perfect way to celebrate the start of spring. What better things to plan a trip to the beach or to a water park or even the zoo...

4. Update the Wardrobe!

Pack away your winter clothes, and dig out the spring ones! Find items you can layer for the cooler days, and pretty spring dresses for the warmer ones... and make sure you check what still fits, and consign anything that doesn’t. That way you can get some spring spending money!

5.  Watch The Diet

Spring offers great choices for healthier food intake.  Remember that it also brings about the quick fast foods as well.  Skip the hot dog at the ballpark and enjoy some grilled chicken instead!

6. Try Something New

Spring is a time of new grow - so it's a great time for new experiences as well.  Try something you've been putting off over the winter.  Take the yoga class or try the hiking club - enjoy something new this spring!

7. Yes - Spring Clean!

Now it’s time to give the house a good Spring Cleaning! Go ahead and donate things you don’t need, put away the winter clothes, clean the windows, tidy the bedrooms... set aside a day to clean the house and your car as well. Not only is it good for the house, it can be good exercise too!

Thursday, March 17, 2016

Thank You for Your Testimonials!

Here at Health 1st of the Triad, we appreciate feedback from our customers because it teaches us how to improve. Our doctors at Health 1st not only treat everyday aches and pains, they assist patients who participate in active sports as well, including black belts! We’d like to not only thank Daniel Garcia for reviewing us but we’d like to encourage the rest of our customers to do the same.  


"Prior to my visit to North Carolina, I suffered an injury to my shoulder that was interfering with my training. I went to see Dr. Mays at Health 1st to help eliminate some of this pain and resolve other issues I developed from grappling. It is very important for me to continue my high volume of training in order to stay prepared for upcoming competitions.


Regular visits with Dr. Mays made it possible for me to stay in the gym and continue preparing for my next event. I travel around the world, and within the U.S., competing in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and Mixed Martial Arts. The professionalism, knowledge, and kind staff are amongst the best I have ever seen. I highly recommend any athlete to see Dr. Mays, at Health 1st, on a regular basis for injury prevention and healing. To stay on top of your sport, you should add these visits into your training regime."


- Daniel Garcia Black Belt
Team Nova Uniao Brazilian National Champion Maringa, Brazil


Your opinion is important to us, so please let us know about your visit. To learn more about the conditions we treat and the services we provide at our office, visit www.hstriad.com for more information. To schedule an appointment with one of our doctors at Health 1st of the Triad in Greensboro, NC, call 336-543-2231.

Wednesday, March 9, 2016

Stimulate Your Muscles with Electricity

At Health 1st of the Triad, our staff provides patients with Inferential Electro-Therapy to help the body deal with spasms, sprains, and issues related to soft tissues. Inferential Electro-Therapy involves a process through which low-level electrical currents are used to stimulate muscles, forcing them to contract. It is typically used in the early stages of physical rehabilitation following an injury that has left certain muscles unused for a long period of time.


This type of electrical therapy has been advertised to increase muscle strength, to decrease body weight and body fat, and to improve muscle firmness and tone in healthy individuals. The feeling of this therapy is very gentle and most patients feel extremely comfortable during the treatment. In addition, this method of treatment stimulates the body’s natural healing method by helping it to produce natural pain killing endorphins.


If you think you may benefit from electric muscle stimulation treatment, please give us a call. To learn more about the conditions we treat and the services we provide at our office, visit www.hstriad.com for more information. To schedule an appointment with one of our doctors at Health 1st of the Triad in Greensboro, High Point, Winston Salem, Burlington, NC, call 336-543-2231.

Wednesday, March 2, 2016

Allergies and Your Health


Are you frustrated with Allergies and no one seems to understand? Maybe it's time to take a fresh approach to allergies, their causes and treatments.  Over the past week, our doctors spent time with some of the leading experts in the fields of allergies and food.

It is often stated that when an animal is "sick", we turn and ask "I wonder what that animal ate that made it sick?"  But when it comes to people, we seldom look to food and the allergies related to food that could be leading to our sickness as well.  Not only can the food we eat be part of the issue, but the way we store the food could be part of the problem.

We know that our bodies are teeming with chemical reactions every day of our lives.  We take food, break it down into tiny molecules, then turn it into things we need to function.  These chemical reactions occur millions of times per day in our body and we don't even think about them until something goes wrong.

The difficult part of this concept is that it's not only dependent on the foods we eat, but the chemicals we take as well.  This does not just mean drugs or other chemicals.  Our storage containers can leech chemicals into our foods and even the "healthy" supplements that we take can contain fillers or other chemicals that can cause havoc on our bodies.

So if you are suffering with allergies or allergy symptoms, it's time to take a second look at the issue.  Talk to one of our doctors today and find out how you can live better today!

Tuesday, March 1, 2016

Ultrasound Therapy

 


While it shares the same name, the type of ultrasound you are going to receive at Health 1st of the Triad is not in any relation to the type of ultrasound expectant mothers receive. Ultrasound therapy is the use of sound waves above the range of human hearing to treat soft tissue injuries, muscle spasms and strains, and additional joint injuries. In fact, these sound waves do an excellent job in excelling the body’s healing process in addition to decreasing scar tissue formation.

There are many different types of therapeutic ultrasound that use different intensities and frequencies of sound, but all share the basic principle of “stimulating” or even provoking tissue with sound waves. Certain ultrasounds even create a heating effect to help relax the muscles or tightness in the body. The heat combined with the overall features of the ultrasound jumpstart the healing process, reducing the length of your road to recovery. 

If you think you may benefit from ultrasound therapy, please give us a call. To learn more about the conditions we treat and the services we provide at our office, visit www.hstriad.com for more information. To schedule an appointment with one of our doctors at Health 1st of the Triad in Greensboro, NC, call 336-543-2231.

While it shares the same name, the type of ultrasound you are going to receive at Health 1st of the Triad is not in any relation to the type of ultrasound expectant mothers receive. Ultrasound therapy is the use of sound waves above the range of human hearing to treat soft tissue injuries, muscle spasms and strains, and additional joint injuries. In fact, these sound waves do an excellent job in excelling the body’s healing process in addition to decreasing scar tissue formation.


There are many different types of therapeutic ultrasound that use different intensities and frequencies of sound, but all share the basic principle of “stimulating” or even provoking tissue with sound waves. Certain ultrasounds even create a heating effect to help relax the muscles or tightness in the body. The heat combined with the overall features of the ultrasound jumpstart the healing process, reducing the length of your road to recovery.


If you think you may benefit from ultrasound therapy, please give us a call. To learn more about the conditions we treat and the services we provide at our office, visit www.hstriad.com for more information. To schedule an appointment with one of our doctors at Health 1st of the Triad in Greensboro, NC, call 336-543-2231.