About Us
Wellness Quest Chiropractic is a full service wellness facility providing chiropractic care, massage, fitness programming, weight management programs, bone health programs,forward head posture correction programs and non chemical therapy for many medical conditions.
Stay Strong For Life Program
Our program focuses on improving bone health and posture, and activating your neuromuscular system to make you stronger, more stable, and ultimately make you healthier and pain free. The program is designed for anyone who needs to improve overall strength and increase bone density. The program can be done in just two 15-minute sessions per week to achieve major increases in bone density. There is no sweating, no special clothing (can be done in street clothes), and we guarantee results!
Bone Health
According to Bone Health and Osteoporosis: A Report of the Surgeon General, it is estimated that by 2020 one in two Americans over the age of 50 will have, or be at high risk of developing, osteoporosis. The report emphasizes that bone health is critically important to the overall health and quality of life of Americans.
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Healthy bones provide a frame that allows mobility and protection against injury. Bones also serve as a storehouse for minerals that are vital to the functioning of many other life-sustaining systems in the body. Unhealthy bones lead to fractures, which can result in disability, diminished function, loss of independence, and premature death.”
The good news is that this report also suggests “…that great improvements in the bone health status of Americans can be made by applying what is already known about early prevention, assessment, diagnosis, and treatment.”
Osteopenia and Osteoporosis
Osteopenia and osteoporosis are related, and are by far the most common bone diseases.
Osteopenia is simply bone thinning which is a risk factor for Osteoporosis. Osteoporosis is defined based on loss of bone mineral density below a specific measure so
Osteopenia/Osteoporosis are both part of the same process. Once bone mineral density declines to the point of Osteoporosis, a person is at greatly increased risk for bone fracture.
What causes Osteopenia and Osteoporosis?
Healthy bones are constantly in the process of remodeling based on the stresses encountered by the body, and this process is very complex with many influencing factors including but not limited to: proper level and balance of hormones; genetic factors; nutritional factors; side effects of certain drugs; and loss of muscle strength.
What can you do to keep your bones healthy?
See your doctor regularly (particularly if you are over 50) and have your bone mineral density and other factors related to bone health monitored. Follow your doctor’s advice and treatment suggestions. Ensure that you are receiving adequate high quality calcium and vitamin D along with other important co-nutrients such as Vitamin K. For most people, this means taking a high quality multi-vitamin and mineral formula with additional calcium (a minimum of 1,000 mg. of calcium per day and 400 mg. of Vitamin D are required with certain populations requiring higher levels). Decrease or eliminate your intake of caffeine, sodas, smoking, and alcohol as all of these can negatively impact bone health particularly over the long haul.
Regular weight bearing exercise
Lack of exercise is one of the most significant factors for bone loss. Pulling on the bones by using your muscles and impact from weight bearing activities creates forces and load on the bones which stimulates bones to maintain or increase their strength. So stronger muscles and higher levels of load lead to stronger bones which is why healthy activities like swimming and biking are less effective than running or jogging for maintaining or increasing bone mass.
What type of exercise is best?
Bones respond specifically to mechanical stress and loading so there are certain types of exercises that provide the biggest bang for your buck. Not all exercises are created equal for bone health. Bones require stress and in fact gravity is a great example of this. On earth you body is constantly being loaded by gravity which is a stimulus which requires muscles to be active and stimulates some level of bone strength.
However, we know that astronauts in space (where there is no gravity) rapidly lose bone mass, muscle mass, and circulatory health because of the lack of any load on their bodies. So the more force and load we can put on our bones--without becoming injured--the stronger our bones will tend to be. This is why swimming, while a great exercise for heart health, is not very effective for bone health.
For example, a recent study performed in Osaka Japan, showed that bone mass density generation was proven possible with high intensity/high load resistance training, but not effective with low intensity/low load resistance training. This being the case, the ideal forms of exercise for bone health allow for maximum load/force to be applied to the bone.
Whole Body Vibration
One the best forms of exercise for bone health is whole body vibration exercise done while standing on a vibration plate. Whole body vibration creates increased g-forces (gravitational load) on the body since the body is literally being accelerated and gravity is an acceleration force. In addition, when standing on a vibration platform, the muscles are stimulated to respond by contracting reflexively in response to each vibration and these contractions pull and stimulate bone. All of this occurs without any impact or external load so it is very safe. Studies have shown that whole body vibration directly stimulates increase in bone density and bone health, and bone health can be stimulated by as little as 15 minutes per week of use of appropriate levels of whole body vibration.
bioDensity Isometric Strength Technology
bioDensity Isometric Technology allows an exerciser to self-load all the major bones and joints of the body with extremely high levels of force/load, but it is extremely safe because the exerciser is loading their body and there is no external weight or load. By doing the four bioDensity exercises: chest press, leg press, core-pull, vertical lift one time, which only takes 5 minutes once per week, you can safely apply high loads to your bones and help maintain or increase your bone health.
In a pilot study with 500 people who used bioDensity Technology for four years at one time per week on average with an average age of 52, the average strength increase was 297%, and the average bone density increase in exercisers who had their bone density monitored by their physician was 4.5%.
By combining whole body vibration and bioDensity exercise you can provide an ideal form of exercise stimulus to help maintain bone health in as little as one 15 minute session per week.
References
(http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/library/bonehealth/chapter_1.html#TheMagnitudeoftheProblem)
S. Tsuzuku, H. Shimokata, Y. Ikegami, K. Yabe, R.D. Wasnich (2001).
"Effects of High versus Low-Intensity Resistance Training on Bone Mineral Density in Young Males".
Calcified Tissue International . 68(6):342-347.
Program Detail
Stay Strong for Life's innovative combination of bioDensity technology, Vibration Platforms and proven balance techniques provides the most comprehensive system in the world to address muscular strength, stability, balance, muscle mass, circulation, and reduction of fall risk.
After an initial assessment of your current balance and strength status by the Stay Strong for Life professionals, your health advisor will guide you through three simple steps - easy as 1,2,3:
1. bioDensity Technology
You'll do four, precise, safe, isometric movements on Stay Strong for Life's unique bioDensity machine. These movements address the major muscle groups of the body - and will, as science shows, lead to a rapid and dramatic increase in strength. Sensitive to the limits of each individual, the technology never allows you to go beyond what is safe.
At the end of each session, you'll receive a printout showing a graph of your progress with a recommendation section. The system monitors your effort and progress, retaining this information for your next visit. Your printout will tell you the ideal timing for your next bioDensity treatment.
2. Vibration Platform
The next step will be to use Power Plate which is a safe, quick means to reduce the effects of aging on musculoskeletal structures and improve circulation on both skin and muscle tissue. Using the Power Plate helps increase bone blood flow, nerve muscle function, balance, and bone strength - all without the use of drugs.
3. Balance Training
The third step is to engage in Stay Strong for Life's balance training, which is a safe and fun means to improve balance, gait and specific muscle strength. In the case of Stay Strong for Life, the old adage "no pain/no gain" is simply not true. The program is a quick, safe, and very easy to perform - you won't even have time to break a sweat.
"After years of measurable gone density decline I was desperate to find an answer. Also, for years I have taken non-prescription calcium without any measurable benefit. Then my husband and I read about bioDensity and decided to investigate the system. To my great joy, after only eight months, my latest bone density testing shows a 6% increase. Quite frankly, I would have been happy with no further decline in BMD, but a 6% increase is just over the top. Add to this, I am now stronger and enjoying everything I do more!" - Nancy Hemming