Shaw Family Chiropractic

It’s great that you’ve started a new exercise routine this year.  Jogging, weight training and jazzercise classes are all good for you as long as your spine is in shape to take it!  Exercising a crooked spine (even if it’s off a few millimeters from neutral alignment) can create long term problems.

If you’re experiencing pain after your exercise routine, it could be one of two things…  “Start-Up Pain” or “Injury Pain.” Some soreness is normal when you start a new regiment for the first time, and it usually passes in a few days.  However, if exercising continues to produce aches which, 1. Lasts more than a few days and 2. Begins to  interfere with normal daily activities (like sleeping, sitting at the computer or cleaning the house), the problem may be due to an unbalanced spine. (see the picture above)

A simple posture check on our Spinal Analysis Machine (S.A.M.) can tell whether your spine is “exercise ready” or out of alignment (subluxated). X-rays can further reveal specific injuries if you’re still in pain after several weeks.   It’s smart to get your spinal alignment checked before you hammer it with exercise. – Dr. Rob

A man sat at a metro station in Washington DC and started to play the violin; it was a cold January morning. He played six Bach pieces for about 45 minutes. During that time, since it was rush hour, it was calculated that thousands of people went through the station, most of them on their way to work.

Three minutes went by and a middle aged man noticed there was music playing. He slowed his pace and stopped for a few seconds and then hurried up to meet his schedule.

A minute later, the violinist received his first dollar tip: a woman threw the money in the till and without stopping continued to walk.

A few minutes later, someone leaned against the wall to listen to him, but the man looked at his watch and started to walk again. Clearly he was late for work.

The one who paid the most attention was a 3 year old boy. His mother tagged him along, hurried but the kid stopped to look at the violinist. Finally the mother pushed hard and the child continued to walk turning his head all the time. This action was repeated by several other children. All the parents, without exception, forced them to move on.

In the 45 minutes the musician played, only 6 people stopped and stayed for a while. About 20 gave him money but continued to walk their normal pace. He collected $32. When he finished playing and silence took over, no one noticed it.
No one applauded, nor was there any recognition.

No one knew this but the violinist was Joshua Bell, one of the best musicians in the world. He played one of the most intricate pieces ever written with a violin worth 3.5 million dollars.

Two days before his playing in the subway, Joshua Bell sold out at a theater in Boston and the seats average $100.

This is a real story. Joshua Bell playing incognito in the metro station was organized by theWashington Post as part of an social experiment about perception, taste and priorities of people. The outlines were: in a commonplace environment at an inappropriate hour: Do we perceive beauty? Do we stop to appreciate it? Do we recognize the talent in an unexpected context?

If we do not have a moment to stop and listen to one of the best musicians in the world playing the best music ever written, how many other things are we missing?

Please don’t let life PASS you by. This falls in line with our inviting you to LIVE WITH PASSION, to not just take things for granted, even seemingly “little” things. There is beauty and gifts in some of the most unusual areas but we have to be in-tune with the infinite if we want to notice and enjoy them. Look for the great in the not so great and your life will be filled with wonder, beauty and joy. I promise!

Remember Einsteins quote, “There are two ways to live: you can live as if nothing is a miracle; you can live as if everything is a miracle.” Choose wisely.

Live with PASSION, Live CLEAR.  – Dr. Rob

p.s.- this is a true story-click on the link to see http://www.snopes.com/music/artists/bell.asp

A message every adult should read because children are watching you and doing as you do, not as you say. Thanks to the Jayne Family for forwarding it to me! – Dr. Rob

• When you thought I wasn’t looking I saw you hang my first painting on the refrigerator, and I immediately wanted to paint another one.

• When you thought I wasn’t looking I saw you feed a stray cat, and I learned that it was good to be kind to animals.

• When you thought I wasn’t looking I saw you make my favorite cake for me, and I learned that the little things can be the special things in life.

• When you thought I wasn’t looking I heard you say a prayer, and I knew that there is a God I could always talk to, and I learned to trust in Him.

• When you thought I wasn’t looking I saw you make a meal and take it to a friend who was sick, and I learned that we all have to help take care of each other.

• When you thought I wasn’t looking, I saw you give of your time and money to help people who had nothing, and I learned that those who have something should give to those who don’t.

• When you thought I wasn’t looking I saw you take care of our house and everyone in it, and I learned we have to take care of what we are given.

• When you thought I wasn’t looking I saw how you handled your responsibilities, even when you didn’t feel good, and I learned that I would have to be responsible when I grow up.

• When you thought I wasn’t looking I saw tears come from your eyes, and I learned that sometimes things hurt, but it’s all right to cry.

• When you thought I wasn’t looking I saw that you cared,and I wanted to be everything that I could be.

• When you thought I wasn’t looking I learned most of life’s lessons that I need to know to be a good and productive person when I grow up.

• When you thought I wasn’t looking I looked at you and wanted to say, ‘Thanks for all the things I saw when you thought I wasn’t looking.’

FOR ALL THOSE WHO DO SO MUCH FOR OTHERS, BUT THINK THAT NO ONE EVER SEES. LITTLE EYES SEE A  LOT  ..

Each of us – parent, grandparent, aunt, uncle, teacher, friend- influences the life of a child.  Live simply, Love generously, Care deeply, Speak kindly.