Jack LaLanne is 95 years old and still moving strong!  What’s your body going to be like in 5, 10, 25 years?  Plan for a strong future by incorporating Chiropractic Spinal Care and Exercise NOW;  it’s like money in your health savings account that will pay HUGE dividends as you age!  Begin today and schedule an appointment for a spinal checkup with Dr. Jared Kohler Capitol Hill Chiropractor in Seattle! Chiropractor Jack LaLanne is STILL going strong at 95!!

The job of INNATE is to maintain the body in active organization from birth to death.   Our INNATE INTELLIGENCE expresses itself through our NERVE SYSTEM, which delivers VITAL ENERGY and information to every muscle, organ, gland, and cell.    Subluxations (spinal misalignment), distort the function of the nerve system, causing  malfunction and dis-ease.  Detection and correction of subluxations,  through the science & art of chiropractic , allows our INNATE INTELLIGENCE to better control and coordinate the action of every cell the body.    A nerve system free of interference can more fully express the INNATE INTELLIGENCE  which animates, motivates, regulates, coordinates, heals, and inspires living beings.   The chiropractic adjustment is a unique and time tested method of detecting and correcting subluxation, improving the expression of INNATE INTELLIGENCE and maximizing the expression of LIFE.

We have a  basic trust and respect for each individual and know that people respond best to positive motivation, such as trust in the individuals ability to maintain his or her own well-being and to reach his or her fullest potential.      Our practitioners and practice member have a cooperative, mutually responsible relationship and are committed to health and well being.  We feel that the highest developed living being within society is the person who, by maximizing the expression of their INNATE abilities, is reaching his or her fullest potential and helping others to do the same.

Capitol Hill Chiropractor Seattle Chiropractic

Seattle Capitol Hill Chiropractor

poor posture causes neck strain, disc and nerve damage

proper posture while texting and reading

Im sitting here at a local Seattle coffee shop just observing how people relate to their computers, books, and mobile devices and what i see is a room full of people with terrible posture.   The effects of  poor posture are so directly related to neck and upper back pain that it would be easy for me to pick out who is in pain and who isnt.   One of the most common and damaging postural problems is FHP or Forward Head Posture.   In ideal head and neck posture the head is held such that the ear canal is directly over the center of the shoulders.   FHP is when the head begins to move forward from this position.  When you’re texting do you look down at your phone as you type the message?  if yes, then you’re in Forward Head Posture.   When reading, do you have the book flat on the table and look down as you read?  This is FHP.  When using your computer, do you round your upper back and crane your neck as you type and look in at the screen?  This too is FHP.    Consider this…your head is like a 10lb. bowling ball on a stalk (your neck).  Seriously, the neck is a thin column of 7 stacked bones with a delicate spinal cord passing though them.  Surrounded by more nerves, blood vessels to your brain, and dozens of straping muscles to hold it up.  Now… for every inch your head is forward from the center of the shoulder it stretches the spinal cord and adds 10lbs to the load your neck and upper back muscle have to hold.  So if you look down to text, the head is about 5 inches forward.  This not only compresses spinal discs and stretches the spinal cord, but adds over  50lbs to the workload of your upper back and neck muscles!   No wonder your muscles get fatigue! Imagine holding a 50lb bowling bowl in your right arm for even 3-4 hour a day and what will you get?  A seriously tired arm!    Keep this up day after day and your spine, discs, and muscles will  become strained, damaged and undergo permanent degenerative changes.  In the early stages this is often painless; in the later stages the pain is often constant.     According to the prestigious American Journal of Pain Management,  FHP can cause  neck pain, headaches, upper back pain, radiating pain in arms, numbness and tingling in hands,  and has a negative affect on blood pressure, pulse, and lung capacity.   And as stated in the Mayo Clinic Health Letter Vol. 18, #3, March 2000, the effects of long term forward head posture lead to “myospasm, disc herniations, osteoporosis and pinched nerves.”   In most cases Forward Head Posture is correctable.   In our office, we see both early and late stage effects of Forward Head Posture  and encourage everyone to change how they interface with their computers, phones, books and many activities of daily living.   We’ve had tremendous success, with both early and late stage FHP,   by utilizing both posture  re-education, specific chiropractic corrective adjustments, and special corrective exercises to actually correct Forward Head Posture and not simply cover up the symptoms temporarily with dangerous pain killers and muscle relaxers.   Forward Head Posture is easy to detect and can be corrected with the specific chiropractic treatment program that we offer at The Vital Energy Center.   If you or someone you is in pain, give us a call, we’re happy to help!

Chiropractor Capitol Hill Seattle

Seattle Chiropractor Capitol Hill

Chiropractic Capitol Hill Seattle

A Science of Applied Neurophysiologic diagnosis based on the theory that health and disease are life processes related to the function of the nervous system : Irritation of the nervous system by mechanical, chemical, or psychic factors is the cause of disease; restoration and maintenance  of health depends on normal function of the nervous system.  Diagnosis is the identification of these noxious irritants and treatment is their removal by the most conservative method.

Yours in Health!