Brain Back Body Articles

Below are a series of articles to help you and your staff to better understand and sell the benefits of the Brain Back Body Exercise Program.

Article Title: “Brain and Body Health”

Author: Robert W. Adams, DC, DABCN

Our nervous system has primarily two functions: one is to receive information and the other is to transmit it. The information comes into the brain through activation of specific receptors often referred to as the senses: vision, hearing, taste, temperature, chemical changes, mechanoreceptor, (motion, stretch, or touch receptors). The touch receptors…

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Article Title: “Good News – Side Plank”

Author: Robert W. Adams, DC, DABCN

You will be pleased to learn that in an article in the April 2009 issue of Men’s Health Magazine titled “The Ultimate ABS Exercise” gave great reviews for the side plank exercise. That exercise is an intimate part of the Brain Back Body DVD Exercise Program. The article stated, ”Carving your midsection shouldn’t be a pain in the back. The side plank builds…

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Article Title: “Chronic Stress Creates Depression and is Improved With Mechanoreceptor Activation”

Author: Robert W. Adams, DC, DABCN

A condition affecting many individuals is depression. Depression is a decrease in the electrical activity of the frontal neurons of the brain. The brain is divided into various sections. There is the frontal area associated with motor activity, cognitive thought and personality. The parietal areas are associated with integration of sensory input, motor control and coordination, eye function. The pathways associated…

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Article Title: “Better Thinking With A Leaner Brain and Body”

Author: Robert W. Adams, DC, DABCN

Purpose: Increase awareness of the need for brain activation with specific neurologically based exercises, and the benefits of calorie restrictions in the diet for better brain function and Alzheimer’s prevention.

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Article Title: “Learning and Behavioral Challenges are Improved with Frequent Complex Exercise”

Author: Robert W. Adams, DC, DABCN

Purpose: Increase awareness and application of neurological integration exercises for improved learning, physical and mental health.

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Article Title: “Learning and Behavioral Challenges are Improved with Frequent Complex Exercise”

Author: Robert W. Adams, DC, DABCN

Purpose: Increase awareness and application of neurological integration exercises for improved learning, physical and mental health.

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Article Title: “Chronic Pain, Stress, and Irritability Creates Cortical Depression, Complex Regional Pain Syndromes, and Fibromyalgia; Conditions Improved with Mechanoreceptor Activation”

Author: Robert W. Adams, DC, DABCN

Purpose: Demonstrate how chronic pain syndromes and cortical depression are helped with improved spinal function, exercises that increase movement receptor activation, and psychological strategies.

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Article Title: “Five Essentials For Optimal Performance III”

Author: Robert W. Adams, DC, DABCN

“That man is a success who has lived well laughed often and loved much; who has gained the respect of intelligent men and the love of children; who has filled his niche and accomplished his task; who leaves the world better than he found it, whether by an improved poppy, a perfect poem or a rescued soul; Who never lacked appreciation of earth’s beauty or failed to express it; who looked for the best in others and gave the best he had.” —anonymous

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Article Title: “Spinal Adjustments for Motion and Exercises for Strength”

Author: Robert W. Adams, DC, DABCN

A 10-week study investigated the benefit of manipulative therapy and stay-active care vs. stay-active care alone in 160 patients with LBP of three months or less duration. The authors defined “stay-active” as an approach to patient care whereby patients are encouraged to take part in physical and other activities to stay fit.

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Article Title: “Spinal Health As It Relates To a Common Gate”

Author: Robert W. Adams, DC, DABCN

The spinal column in humans is composed of seven cervical vertebras on top of twelve thoracic vertebrae that rest on five lumbar vertebrae, which rest on the sacrum that is composed of five fused segments.

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