​​Text neck, a term used to describe pain and damage in the neck that is caused by looking down at your cell phone, tablet and/or other wireless devices frequently and for long periods of time. Unfortunately, it is becoming a popular common condition. Text neck is becoming an especially concerning problem in children and teens and it may cause permanent damage to their cervical spines, which can lead to lifelong upper back pain and
 
Symptoms of Text Neck
Text neck most generally causes neck soreness and pain. However, it can also lead to:
·       Headaches Upper back pain, that ranges from a chronic nagging pain to severe and sharp muscle spasms
·       Shoulder tightness and pain, possibly causing painful shoulder muscle spasms
·       In some situations, a cervical pinched nerve in your neck may occur, which can result in additional neurological symptoms and pain that radiates down your arm and into your fingers.
Keep Your Neck HealthySimple shoulder and neck stretches are essential for good blood flow and relieving tension.
To do a simple neck stretch, tuck your chin toward your neck, and then slowly raise your chin toward the ceiling. Other stretches, such as rotating your head by looking out over one shoulder, then slowly turning your head to look over the other shoulder will also help to keep muscles loose in your neck and shoulders.
Making small adjustments such as raising the phone to eye level, taking frequent breaks, standing up straight and frequent arching and stretching can help to prevent neck pain while texting or bending to look at devices.  If you are experiencing chronic pain in your neck, back or shoulders it is best to schedule an appointment with your Dr. Walker as soon as possible.
Do you think you may be suffering from text neck?
If so, contact Full Spectrum Chiropractic today; to learn more information about the treatment options we have available to relieve your pain.

Time to get active.  Come on in and have your winter joints activated with a spring adjustment!

I encourage you to reflect, briefly, upon the major themes of the Earth Dog—loyalty, trust, safety, boundaries, argument, spite, territory, love, affection, companionship, in/out groups, stubbornness, connection, trauma, anxiety, solitude, privacy, protection, justice, inquiry, fairness, and equity,to name a few.  How have these manifested in your life?  In the world around you?  

Staring February 5th, we “officially” transition into the year of the Yīn Earth Pig, so put on your party hats!  As the 12th, or “last,” Animal in the Zodiac, the Pig is the party at the end!  All your Ancestors have ever wanted is for you to invite the people you love into your home, so you can cook, eat, and make babies—your enjoyment is their immortality!   

As we delve into the richness of the Pig symbol, I invite you to consider the possibility that life can be remarkably simple and that the deepest meaning of everything might be right on the surface.  If you ask a Pig—what is the meaning of life?  If they’re honest, they will probably say, “Food! Sex! Music, Art!”  So, relax.  I know the sky is falling, and we all have monumental ambitions to save the world, which seems to be spinning more out of control every day, but this Year is already inviting us to calm the hell down, eat a snack, get cozy with a loved one, and take a nap—the “future” might actually depend on it.  
    
象 – Symbolism 

First, in order to understand the nature of the Earth Pig, we must examine the Chinese Character for Family, Jià, 家.  The character contains the radical mián, 宀, which means roof, and the radical shĭ, 豕, which means pig/boar, so it’s a pig under a roof, and it is the Chinese word for family or blood relations.  It also means household, home, and domestic, and it is also a term for a lineage, tradition, or school, such as Chánjià, 禪家, or Dàojià 道家 (Buddhist/Daoist).  

The Character Jià, 家, and the symbol of the Pig, are intimately related to the Chinese principal of family, continuity, immortality, and procession, which exemplify the nature of Traditional Culture itself.  The Pig is at the heart of what it means to be Chinese, for "China" was the decision of about 80 cultures to stop being nomads and to farm grain instead.  That meant no more herds,  and since there are no herds of pigs, the pig became their meat of choice.  

There is an expression among Chinese farmers that goes, “we only dig in our Ancestors.”  Meaning the family has been there so long the soil is made of their dead relatives—this is Earth Pig Qì.  This Year will bring forward memories and values so ancient they can’t be named.  This is a year to remember what we are trying to save and to rest so that we can do so.  

Wealth in Chinese culture was often measured by the number of Pigs you owned, for Pigs were and still are a mainstay of the Chinese diet—fatty pork, rice, and cabbage.  Many other ancient traditions outlawed pork, but the Chinese made a different decision, in part because Pigs don’t need to be grazed like cows and sheep.  Everyone in China eats pigs, and as any vegetarian who has traveled in China can attest, it is very common to order a vegetarian meal only to find big hunks of pork in it.  

Of course, this sounds strange from our perspective, but take yourself back to an early agrarian people, transitioning from a nomadic to a domestic relationship with animals.  Within a few generations, the wild boar transformed from a big black hairy tusked beast to a fat pink pig that could give birth to and nurse 60 piglets in a litter—this is the very meaning of family, reproductive essence, and motherhood.  The Pig is therefore the ultimate symbol of nourishment, nurturing, and generosity.  
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-Gregory David Done
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 Join us for a wonderful afternoon celebration !!!!
January 21, 2019 

Games and Cake 
Bring the family to meet our White Tiger
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We promise he doesn't bite!