Sleep Issues Vary by Menopausal Status Perimenopausal women aged 40-59 years were less likely than were others in the same age group to average at least 7 hours’ sleep each night in 2015, according to the National Center for Health Statistics. Among the perimenopausal women in that age group, 56% said that they slept less […]
Diet and the Mind
Your Diet Affects Your Mind According to information presented by researchers at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference 2017 (AAIC 2017), which was cited in an article published online in Clinical Neurology News, the decrements in brain glucose metabolism that occur in Alzheimer’s Disease are region-specific. Deficits in glucose metabolism hit the thalamus, and temporal and […]
Is Your Cell Phone Keeping You Awake?
Blue Light Blues Could Your Cell Phone Be Why You Aren’t Sleeping? Studies show that exposure to “blue” light effectively tricks the brain into thinking it is daytime, which interferes with the productions of the sleep hormone, melatonin. The worst culprits? The concentrated blue light found in cell phones, TV, and computer screens. These “shortwave-wavelength […]
Boost Your Immune System
It’s That Time of Year To Boost Your Immune System! It’s getting to be that time of year when the flu season starts. Here are three suggestions by Dr. Mark Burdorf to help boost your immune system to try keep it strong enough to avoid those pesky bugs. As part of his chiropractic practice, Dr. […]
How To Get Out of Bed Properly
Sleep Ergonomics There is an orthopedic cause of pain which can be caused by low-grade repetitive stress from poor ergonomics when you sleep. There is a way to get out of bed properly, and there is a wrong way to get out, too. What a lot of people do is when they’re in bed is […]
Low Level Laser Therapy for Pain Management, Post Surgery & Fracture Healing
Low Level Laser Therapy Provides Faster Healing For Inflammation and Injuries Why Low Level Laser? Why does Dr. Burdorf use the Low level laser therapy devices? Cold or low level laser is a physical therapy for pain management. Any time a cell gets injured, it loses the ability to self-regulate, which means it loses the […]
How Olympic Wrestler Henry Cejudo Stays in Peak Performance
Olympic Gold Medalist Henry Cejudo Uses Scottsdale Chiropractor to Help Him Be Fight Ready! What do Olympic Champions routinely do to take care of their bodies and keep in shape for the countless hours of exertion and the extreme physical competitions? Beijing Gold Medalist Wrestler Henry Cejudo, long time patient of Dr. Mark Burdorf, credits […]
Fighting Poor Neck Posture?
Poor Neck Posture Can Lead to More Problems! (Video Script) I’d like to pay homage to three physicians, who through their clinical research have helped me understand a lot about the cervical spine. When a Nerve is Irritated, Muscles Spasm The first is Dr. Hilton. What Dr. Hilton found is when a nerve is irritated, […]
Posture Affects Many Body Functions
Body Functions Affected By Posture Posture affects more than just looks. Good posture is sexy, makes you look and feel your best. Lack of good posture can do the following to your body: 1. Deepens depression Our body language reflects this connection between proper posture and emotional affect—someone weak is called spineless and someone proud […]
Migraine Headaches
Chronic Migraine Headaches Shrink Your Brain Allodynia (Ancient Greek άλλος állos “other” and οδύνη odúnē “pain”) refers to central pain sensitization (increased response of neurons) following normally non-painful, often repetitive, stimulation. Allodynia can lead to the triggering of a pain response from stimuli which do not normally provoke pain. According to a recent study migraineurs […]