Therapy/Treatment Products
Thermal Aid Hot/Cold Therapy Pack
Info: (818) 340-4558 or thermal-aid.com
Hot and cold therapy, one of the oldest and most effective treatments for pain
and inflammation, is also a safe alternative for the 20 million Americans who
have recently stopped taking Cox-2 inhibitor medications deemed unsafe by the
FDA.
Int’l Ally’s new Hot/Cold Therapy Pack contains specially designed
corn that has undergone an elaborate process of embryo and germ removal, and
heating and hardening to ensure even temperature retention. Each pack is processed
to a 12 percent moisture factor, allowing for effective distribution of cold
or heat, without the risk of developing mold or fungi, unlike other natural
packs made with herbs, rice or flax.
In a scientific study comparing nearly 100 people with mild to severe osteoarthritis,
patients using Thermal Aid experienced a 35.3 percent reduction in pain after
using the pack for 16 weeks, compared to only 21.8 percent using acetaminophen
and 21.3 percent using NSAIDS (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.)
The Thermal Aid Pack and Thermal Aid Bear for children are available in a number
of different sizes to suit different needs.
Pharmanex’s BioPhotonic Scanner
Info: (800) 487-1000 or pharmanex.com
The benefits of vitamins, antioxidants and supplements have been hailed for
years, but consumers rarely have an objective opportunity to see whether their
supplements are working. Now, Pharmanex’s BioPhotonic Scanner is the first
tool that uses laser technology to noninvasively measure carotenoid antioxidant
levels in the skin.
A personal reading of your carotenoid antioxidant status can be obtained by
placing your palm in front of a safe, low energy blue light laser, which almost
automatically obtains your Skin Carotenoid Score. The score you obtain will
let you know if your supplements are really working to keep you and your patients
healthy. Scanners are available for lease through Pharmanex.
Activator Method’s New Activator IV
Info: (800) 598-0224 or activator.com
Activator Method’s newly designed Activator IV combines all the features
of the Activator III with the lighter force of the Activator II. The Activator
IV has a complete range of settings from one to four, a new lighter pre-load
spring for use on more tender areas of the body and for treating TMJ, children
and smaller body frames. The new Activator’s ergonomic features also make
everyday practice easier due to the new EZ-Grip handle, and the reduction in
the distance between the handle and finger grip, thus allowing the instrument
to fit all hand sizes, large and small.
The Insight Pulse Wave Profiler
Info: (800) 285-2001 or subluxation.com
Chiropractic Leadership Alliance (CLA) has developed the Insight Pulse Wave
Profiler, a device that assesses the balance between the sympathetic and the
parasympathetic nervous systems, thus indicating the overall balance of the
autonomic nervous system. As a result of this new technology, chiropractors
can now focus on the whole body effect of chiropractic care.
By placing a hand on a sensor, the Pulse Wave Profiler analyses a patient’s
heart rate variability (an accepted autonomic assessment) while it checks for
arousal responses that affect the validity of the readings. Expressing autonomic
balance with a single number, chiropractors now have a way to examine the communications
between the brain and the heart through the rhythms of the nervous system.
The Pulse Wave Profiler module can be added on to many existing Insight Subluxation
Stations, and is an option on all new Insight systems. A stand-alone unit is
also under development.
Wellness Media
The 80/20 Individual: How to Build on the 20 Percent of What You
Do Best
Info: doubleday.com or
randomhouse.com
Ever wondered what separates Bill Gates and Oprah from the average individual?
According to Richard Koch’s new book, they’ve mastered the “80/20
Principle”, meaning 80 percent of their success is the result of the 20
percent of the things they do best.
In The 80/20 Individual, the sequel to the bestseller “The 80/20 Principle,”
successful entrepreneur Koch shows readers how to maximize their own “20
percent spike,” using their most creative ideas and unique skills to bring
greater value to themselves, employers, and clients or customers. The 80/20
Individual offers a step-by-step method to remodeling a career, an existing
business, or creating a new one with an 80/20 team that is most beneficial to
them.
The Business of Chiropractic
Info: dowritepublishing.com
or amazon.com
So, you managed to survive starting a chiropractic office. Now your challenge
is to make it successful. If you’re having to pull what Ivan Delman, D.C.,
calls a “Barnum and Bailey” (a juggling act) with your bills, maybe
it’s time you pick up the latest edition of his book “The Business
of Chiropractic.” Now in its second edition, the book shares how to get
beyond making ends meet to enjoying success. Delman shares the importance of
strong leadership and management, a good business plan, smart personnel moves
and other practice basics.
The Healing Sun: Sunlight and Health in the 21st Century
Info: mercola.com/forms/books.htm
or amazon.com
The Healing Sun” explains why people should spend more time outside and
less time in dark rooms with artificial light. Author Richard Hobday, Ph.D.,
a leading authority on the history of sun therapy, chronicles the annals of
sun healing, from a physician who won the Nobel Prize for his work in sunshine
healing, to the role solariums played in the medical world before antibiotics.
Over the last 50 years, the medical community has emphasized the negative effects
of sunshine, but Hobday gives current examples of how sun can help heal people
naturally. According to his book, sun helps reduce and heal conditions like
depression, breast cancer, heart disease, multiple sclerosis and osteoporosis.
Hobday stresses that safe exposure to sunlight is just as essential to good
health and happy living as proper nutrition, clean water and exercise.
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