Dr. Michael Weir Shows You How Standing On One Foot Tells You How Healthy You Are?
Did you know that standing on one foot tells us a whole lot as to how healthy you nervous system is? As a Bellevue chiropractor one of my main concerns for my patients is the health of their nervous system. Go ahead get up out of your chair for a test to see if you need to be seeing a Chiropractor. Standing up strait, close both eyes. Now with your eyes closed try to stand on just one leg for as long as you can. No peaking! Not as easy as it sounds is it? Now try doing the same thing with the other foot. You should have no problem standing on one leg for 20-30 seconds. How did you do?
(0-20 seconds) If you had a hard time getting up to 20 seconds it may be sign that your brain is having a hard time communicating with your body or vice versa. The body tells the brain where it is in gravity through little sensors in the joints.
To see these little sensors in action we are going to do another little test. Extend your right and left arms out to the sides, and one at a time touch your finger to your nose. Now do it with your eyes closed. If you are saying to yourself “this is the drunk test” you are right! Your ability to touch your nose shows us that your joint sensors that tell you where your arm is at are working well.
The problem comes when the joints get injured. An injury to any joint of the body, but especially the joints in the low back, pelvis, and legs will disrupt the joint sensors ability to tell you were you are at with your eyes closed. So if you had a hard time standing on one leg for very long, it may mean that your joints are not working as well as they should be. When you go to the Chiropractor they will be able to diagnose the specific joints that are not working and make adjustments to those joints to restore function. Proper function in the joints means your brain can once again communicate with your body!
Don’t wait until its too late to get your joints assessed for proper function. If you had a hard time reaching 30 seconds while balancing it may be a good idea to visit a Bellevue chiropractor to be assessed.
Dr. Michael Weir is a Bellevue Chiropractor and clinic director at Back in Action Chiropractic Center. To set upa visit with Dr. Weir please call is office at 425-635-0495.
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