Harper Wellness Welcomes Sasha Davis - Pilates Therapist!

Dr. Dana Harper and the staff at Harper Wellness & Rehab Center welcomes Sasha Davis, Pilates Therapist, to our growing practice. Sasha was born in London, trained at the Royal Ballet School and became a member of the Royal Opera Ballet at Covent Garden. She has more than 25 years experience teaching Pilates. In the early 1980's, Sasha was one of the original Pilates intructors at Houston Ballet's Ben Stevenson Academy. She introduced Pilates to the Houstonian Club/Hotel/Spa where she taught for ten years. She was an education course writer for Body Control Pilates UK from 1998 through 2004 and she still teaches internationally. She is a certified GYROTONIC trainer as well as a gold certified Pilates Method Alliance instructor. If you're interested in learning more about the classes Sasha is offering, please call us at (713) 622-3456.

Important Reminder: Harper Wellness Teddy Bear Drive Week

Join us for our semi-annual Teddy Bear Drive Week benefiting Texas Children's Hospital! We are inviting you, your family, friends and coworkers to participate in this special cause.

Monday, Feb. 8 through Thursday, Feb. 11, 2010, NEW patients that bring in a NEW 12" or larger stuffed animal will receive their initial consultation and full spinal surface electromyelograph (EMG) at NO CHARGE!!!

Tuesday, Feb. 9th (only), CURRENT patients that bring in a NEW 12" or larger stuffed animal will receive their consultation with the doctor that day at NO CHARGE!!!

PLEASE NOTE: Due to infection control policies at Texas Children's Hospital, all stuffed animals must be NEW. Because of high patient volume during Teddy Bear Drive Week, we require patients to call for an appointment at (713) 622-3456. Walk-ins are accepted during normal business hours but may result in a longer wait than usual during this busy week.

All stuffed animals will be donated to Texas Children's Hospital. Thank you in advance for brightening the lives of children and their families at Texas Children's Hospital!

Find Out About Us and What Chiropractic Can Do For You With a Free Consultation

If you want to find out more about Chiropractic or have been skeptical about it and want to see for yourself, you can set up an initial consultation that is totally free. Start out by browsing Harper Wellness and Rehab online and then calling (713) 622-3456 to set up an appointment. Your first visit is designed to help us learn about you and your health concerns, and for you to learn about us and find out if Chiropractic will meet your goals. We look forward to hearing from you!

Become a Member at Harper Wellness and Rehab Online

Become a member of our website and gain access to some cool online content. There is a section full of animated exercises that cover every area of the body. A section on wellness tips offers a ton of information on how to improve your quality of life. Wellness essentials covers home, work, exercise, nutrition and even what you wear. Psychology and wellness thinking are also present, helping you improve your mind and you body. There is even a section just for kids that includes online and printable games and puzzles. Register HERE and start enjoying this special content for free today!

Vitamin D and Your Health

There are many sources today that point to a "crisis" due to the lack of vitamin D that our modern lifestyles have caused. Our exposure to sunlight, which produces vitamin D in our bodies, is at an all time low and our health is suffering. Brian Alexander on MSNBC.com says, 

"Deficiency in vitamin D, a fat-soluble supplement needed to maintain normal levels of calcium and phosphorus in the blood, does appear to be a growing problem. Some medical experts even claim we are suffering through a vitamin D deficiency "crisis." As urban societies grow and we scramble to protect ourselves from the cancer-causing rays of the sun — the primary source of the nutrient— too few of us have optimal levels of vitamin D in our bodies, some doctors say. For example, cases of rickets, sometimes in adults, are on the rise in developed countries, according to a government report."

Proper exposure to the sun and/or vitamin D supplements along side a chiropractic regimen can fend off the health problems associated with this "crisis" and help the body prevent disease. 

More on this subject can be seen on our website HERE.

Chiropractic - An Adjustment in Your Game

Chiropractic care is standard for many pro golfers. Professional golfer Lori West attributes the reason she's playing today to chiropractic.  Nearly two decades ago, she began visiting a chiropractor for pain in her shoulders and neck.   According to West, the care has infinitely improved her golf game.

According to Dr. Travis Ruda, chiropractor and golf enthusiast, the golf swing in and of itself isn't conducive to having a healthy back.  To have a good swing you create tension in your spine.  (this enables you to get good distance).  The tension comes from the hips stopping and the shoulders continuing to rotate. Basically, you make a coil.  You're uncoiling when you start your downswing.  Since that's an awkward movement for your back, many golfers end up with lower back problems.

Here's some chiropractic advice.

* Before your game, do some basic stretches.  Stretch out hamstrings and groin area.

* Put a club across your shoulders and lean left and right.

* Get in a position of where you would be in a swing and bend left and right.

* Grab a club behind your back and raise it up, stretching your shoulder muscles.

* Grab the club backwards, so if you normally swing right-handed, you'd grab it like you'd be swinging left-handed- and take 10 practice swings that way.   You're stretching different muscles and it will help you loosen up considerably.

* You can do neck stretches if it's tight.  Stiff neck muscles inhibit the rest of the body from turning freely.

* Golfer's elbow is a painful condition in which your arm bone becomes sore and tender.  Chiropractors can adjust the over-rotated bone.

* Orthodic stabilizers for your shoes can help improve balance so your swing is better.

* Anything that helps with flexibility eventually helps with your game.  As you get older, your swing naturally shortens since the muscles aren't as supple.  Flexibility is very important for older golfers.

* You have to have good balance if you want to hit the golf ball consistently.  A healthy spine is paramount to proper balance and posture. Improve your balance and you'll improve your consistency.

* During the winter, work on stretching the muscles of the arms, shoulders and back.

Chiropractors care for your overall body structure, not just the back.  So if your muscles are feeling out of sync, chiropractic may be the just the adjustment your body and game needs!

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Chiropractors and the NFL

As the team chiropractor for the Houston Texans and also for the Carolina Panthers during their trip to the Super Bowl here in Houston, Chiropractic in the NFL is something I am very familiar with. According to an article I just read online all the NFL teams but one (the Raiders) publicly discuss chiropractic as being an important part of their athlete's health. A professional football player is well acquainted with pain, and the treatment of pain is integral to their sports regimen. Professional football is something that is wildly popular to Americans and its use of chiropractors is a great asset to public acceptance of their therapeutic value. Super Bowl XXXVIII had a reported 144.4 million viewers.