Kettlebells i quiropràctica - una combinació guanyadora!

After 14 years as a successful chiropractor I have finally discovered what I believe to be the very best tool for improving the back-strength and overall health of my patients. That tool is the kettlebell - something I had never heard of until two years ago. I have to admit that initially they intimidated me... until I needed them for my own injury.

The Doctor Becomes a Patient

Growing up I was always extremely athletic in high school and college. I lettered in volleyball, softball, and basketball, and I became a Doctor of Chiropractic because I knew firsthand how important a strong and well-aligned body is for physical activity.

As an athlete and a doctor I never experienced any problems with back pain - until about 5 years ago. I was adjusting a very large male patient (6'3" 300lbs), something I never had a problem with in the past because of my use of proper techniques.

Somehow this time was different. When I applied my force into this patient's body to adjust his hips - nothing moved. I felt like I had just attempted to pass my hands through a pillar of marble. The resulting wave of resistance immediately reverberated through my entire spine. At that moment I knew I was injured.

I did everything I tell my injured patients to do. I stretched, iced, went for massage, received chiropractic care, physical therapy, and acupuncture treatments. Being in the healthcare profession, the treatment I received was the best available. At times I was in the offices of other providers 5-6 times per week.

Frustration with Traditional Methods

The treatments kept my back functioning so that I could do my job but the repair and healing of my body did not progress. If I sneezed it would throw my back into spasms. If I slept wrong I would have to wear a back support for a week. This was more than pain and inconvenience - my very livelihood was at stake! Nobody wants to put their trust in a chiropractor who clearly has a bad back herself. So I did everything I could to hide and mask my pain from my patients.

Two years into this constant pain I knew I had to try something different. I hired a personal trainer (a former N.F.L. player) who I hoped would whip me into shape. After 6 months, although I gained arm and leg strength, my body did not tone up the way I expected and my back pain did not improve. In fact it got worse. There would be times when I would spend half an hour on the treadmill in the evening and not be able to get out of bed the next morning.

Impressing A Skeptic

About this time I came across a book titled Beyond Stretching, by Pavel Tsatsouline. There was something different here. There were stretches in this book that I had never seen before. Even my physical therapy associates were impressed with this new and cutting-edge material. I had a feeling that Pavel could help me with my back, and hoped this might be the answer to restore my health and the future of my practice.

Fortunately I live close to Seattle because at that time Pavel was visiting the city twice each year. I took his stretching, strengthening and abdominal class. I was impressed - not something easily accomplished because I do body work myself, but also because I had experienced so many disappointments.

After attending Pavel's classes my stretching improved and my pain was decreasing. In fact, I was so impressed that I encouraged all of my patients and colleagues to attend Pavel's seminars.
I had patients drive 70-80 miles one-way to attend Pavel's seminars, and I would bring no fewer than 10 people with me each time. I always made sure to bring my most acute patients - the ones I knew would experience the most benefit by attending.

When Pavel witnessed my third trek to Seattle with patients in tow, he was impressed with my commitment and suggested that I train with kettlebells - emesos rodona pesos de ferro, com bales de canó amb nanses. Fins i tot es donava a entendre que hauria de ser certificat com a entrenador Kettlebell per ajudar els meus pacients. Bé, jo era més que una mica intimidat - en la meva ment no hi ha manera de que pogués llançar al voltant d'aquesta gran peça de ferro sense infligir un perjudici major. Però tot Pavel m'havia mostrat fins al moment estava ajudant, i jo estava intrigat. Vaig acabar la compra d'una Kettlebell, però la va recollir, potser cinc vegades abans que comencés a recollir la pols a la llar. Jo estava tan fora de manera que anava a rebre alè movent el Kettlebell només vint vegades. Ser un atleta, crec que farà mal al meu ego, més que res!

Una demostració fa tota la diferència

Després, l'octubre de 2004 vaig tenir la sort d'assistir a un altre de Pavels estirament i enfortiment dels seminaris que va incloure una demostració Kettlebell ràpid. Una de les persones que parlaven era Dave Werner, RKC. Va relatar la seva experiència amb forts dolors a l'esquena baixa, el dany nerviós en la cama, i l'ús d'un bastó per caminar.

No podia creure - que aquest home s'havia recuperat i es veia com un atleta olímpic! En aquest mateix moment jo sabia que havia de donar Kettlebells una altra oportunitat. No només és necessari per provar-ho per mi, sinó per al benefici de tots els meus pacients que estaven en la mateixa situació que jo.

Em van contractar a Dave que em mostrés què fer, i un mes en la meva formació, em esternudar - i no tenia cap dolor!! Durant gairebé cinc anys que havia estat en el dolor de la menor moviment, i després d'un mes d'entrenament amb Kettlebells vaig ser capaç d'esternudar i no té dolor. Això pot semblar molt a tu, però per mi va ser un miracle. Vaig començar a entrenar més dur i es va inscriure al RKC abril de 2005. Les persones han d'haver pensat que jo estava boig perquè no hi havia exercit en més d'un any a causa de la meva dolor i ara jo volia anar a sotmetre'ma tres dies de campament rus!

Com més capacitats en preparació per al RKC més el meu estat de forma millorada, i el meu mal d'esquena es va convertir ràpidament en una cosa del passat. Ho vaig fer amb el RKC i va sobreviure - Creu-me, tenia molt dolor en els músculs, però mai una punxada en la meva esquena. Que m'havien donat la meva vida!

Compartint el Secret

Quan vaig tornar de la formació que aviat va començar a treballar amb un dels meus pitjors pacients amb lesió de l'esquena. El tipus de pacient que veig té mal d'esquena extrema i la majoria d'ells tenen com a dolenta mecànica corporal i el to muscular que ni tan sols pot fer una esquat correctament. Tenen por de moure el seu cos, creient que poden prevenir els espasmes per no moure's, així que em vaig posar a terme lentament. Aquest pacient tenia dolor constant i no podia fer ni tan sols les tasques domèstiques senzilles, com passar l'aspiradora o netejar els plats
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Vaig començar a sortir amb els kg 4. Bell, es posa a la gatzoneta i fent canvis en 5 sèries de 5 repeticions cadascun. Si alguna vegada has aixecat el 4 kg. campana, que pesa gairebé res, però era prou feixuga per al seu cos i va començar a millorar la seva força. Seguim els seus ajustaments quiropràctics dues vegades per setmana per controlar el seu dolor i prevenir els espasmes. Després de tres setmanes vaig presentar un nen de 8 kg. campana per a un dels cinc sets, i la seva columna vertebral començava a tenir, així que va reduir les seves visites a l'oficina d'una vegada per setmana. He estat entrenant a la seva empresa durant cinc setmanes i que té un mal mínim. Fa poc l'aspiradora de casa sense l'ajuda de tot - cosa que no havia fet en tres anys. Mai no has vist a algú tan entusiasmats amb la possibilitat d'aspirar el pis!

Ja han passat gairebé dues setmanes des que ella necessitava un ajust i he afegit un vuit amb els 8 Kg campana per ampliar el seu rang de moviment. És important per a les persones amb dolor crònic d'esquena per ampliar les seves capacitats perquè no caiguin en la por de provocar un espasme a l'esquena. Kettlebells permetre que aquest augment incremental, i augmenta la confiança en els pacients que no he vist abans.

Kettlebells - l'ingredient que falta?

He vist l'entrenament Kettlebell ajudar a un dels meus associats amb l'asma. Un altre eliminat del canell i el genoll pain after 6 weeks of doing kettlebells. Like me, she was very worried about her career as a chiropractor because her wrists kept giving out. Now she is stronger and more confident that she can do her job for years to come.

I'm still amazed at the improvement in back stability that comes with kettlebell training. I feel like a kid again! I can honestly say I am in the best shape of my life - after only 8 months! I now work a full day in my practice and then train people with kettlebells one-on-one and in groups 4-5 nights a week.

I now believe kettlebells to be the single most important tool that can be added to a recovery training schedule. There are too many people out there who cannot enjoy life, who are merely existing because of their back pain. Their abdominals and back muscles are so weak from repeated spasms that they fall apart with any activity. I believe all of them can be helped with kettlebells.

It's important to start slowly, primarily because of the weakness and lost muscle tone that develops from repeated muscle spasms, but also because of the mental block created by the fear of pain. Kettlebells allow you to do this. I know, because I've been there. But at 39 years old I now feel better than I did in my twenty's, and I can't wait to see how I will be a year from now. Thank you Pavel for giving me my life back!

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