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CSP 028: Digital Breast Screening Exam using SureTouch. Pain-Free, Radiation-Free. Interview with Brenda on the Crooked Spine Show

Brenda explains the traditional steps for a medical exam causes anxiety and pain.  A mammography can also be painful and a radiation risk. This reduces routine personal and medical exams; then early detection.  SureTouch Digital Exam is pain-free, radiation-free.  As a woman which one would you prefer?  Listen to Brenda explain.

Contact info. and to schedule an exam with Brenda:
https://www.facebook.com/pasadenawomenswellness
See event info:
https://www.facebook.com/events/633011497084362

Questions?
626-356-3220

Highlights (podcast times):

Cancer specific mass detection (1:20).

Less pain/radiation risk (5:00).

Early detection/screen too (9:50).

Cancer causes: lifestyle vs. genetics vs hormones (14:20).

The difference of SureTouch Digital Breast Exam (17:20).

Brenda’ step by step to check yourself (20:00).

SureTouch to help your medical doctor (23:15).

Brenda HOPE of Women -take control (27:20).

vitamin D and K help? (31:00).

Brenda’s prevention tips (34:50).

Exam cost details/events (42:30).

Dr. Tony’s wrap (43:00).

As Brenda says, “Women, you are in charge of your breasts.” Brenda gives you a treatment option that is less intimidating.  Along with learning to check yourself, early detections of any problems  can be easy to deal with.  Try SureTouch and know the difference.

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Care Back into HealthCare. @9th Innovative Conference Outreach with Upland Claremont Cucamonga Chiropractor

I shared my knowledge and experience and secrets I continue to learn as a life-long student, chiropractor and business owner to build trust with my patients.  Then (as a result) enjoy a busy practice where interns can experience and learn.

The event organizer:
http://we-reachout.org/
https://www.facebook.com/WeAreReachOut/
https://www.instagram.com/wearereachout/

Highlights (podcast times):

Finding your mentors. Benefits (5:20).

Form habits (20:30).

Reach your results. These steps (25:20).

Volunteering benefits (30:50).

Continue learning to build YOU (36:50).

Why Millennials will win (43:20).

How I care for patients; and teach interns (44:50).

Dr. Tony’s wrap up (52:00).

Having others around you who have been successful in what you want to do can be your motivation.  These are your mentors.  Volunteering or interning to learn their knowledge can accelerate your success in that field of study or work.  It takes the learning and application to make something your craft.  Then sharing it with others to “pay it forward” becomes your next success.

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Lift Weights for Overall Better Health with Mike Gonzalez, Strongman Coach and Competitor on the Crooked Spine Show

Looking to start getting physically healthy?  Mike’s credibility is superb.  His credentials: current strongman & power lifting competitor, current certifications and experience lifting weights since high school and college. Mike clients range from high school athletes to seniors looking to reduce their medications.  Anyone can benefit from Mike’s guidance in building strength to get you healthy.

Connect and contact Mike:Contact info.
909-766-2040
http://www.instagram.com/mg_strongman

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Highlights (podcast times):

How Mike started lifting weights.  Mindset then and now(4:00).

Who benefits from Mike’s training.  How you begin (12:30).

Power Lifting compared to strongman (17:30).

Mike’s routine and competitions (21:40).

Importance of warmup and recovery (28:20).

Setting goals to push yourself (33:40).

Mike overcame this (41:10).

#1 Benefit for clients-not shape (43:30).

Benefits to diet, sleep, stress, less meds (47:10).

Client Success Stories (56:20).

*What Mike gives his clients (58:50)

Dr. Tony’s wrap (1:03:50

Mike Gonzalez has done it.  His experience as a current competitor and client results proves he can help someone get to better state of health.  Then a person can have the confidence of enjoy a relaxed, injury-free life with less medications.

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In-office Workshop: How Chiropractic Helps Nerves, then Better Health. May ’18

Most Americans (and the world) have not been told the secret health benefits of chiropractic. This talk exposes why and how this health service might be the key to enjoying better health, and living a happy life.

Highlights (podcast times):

What Chiropractors believe (1:40).

How nerves wires the whole body (2:40).

How your nerves control life & your stress (5:40).

The nerve chart explain (9:50). –See it here

Your nerves effect these parts of your life:

  1. physical strength/flexibility (11:20).

  2. Digestion/weight control/breathing (16:25).

  3. Ability to sleep well (18:40).

  4. Attitude -PMA (23:50).

Questions answered

  1. Can Chiropractic help allergies, breathing?

  2. Benefits to speech/voice

  3. Your body’s need for movement

Dr. Tony’s wrap (32:30).

Chiropractic’s benefit’s primary goal is to keep you healthy, so you can stay strong and relax.  Then we can tolerate the stresses of our everyday life, and have less health conditions.  Understand this, then taking medications will seem secondary to discovering ways to stay healthy through exercise, nutrition, and PMA (see above).

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CSP 026: Dr. Anthony Ratkovic -Health & Wellness Talk | Celina Celeste Show

In this episode the tables are turned.  Celina Celeste interviews me.  We start with the mindset, education, and work needed to get healthier; and toxic choices that will make you sick.  Celina asks what’s the craziest thing I have seen in practice and how a busy person gets healthier.  Lastly, my best recommendation to get started on a road to a healthier you.

Contact and connect with Simple Celeste Podcast:

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Highlights (podcast times):

Why I became a chiropractor (3:00).

How can people get healthier (9:00).

Being accountable for your health (12:20).

Taking your first steps to health (13:15). Here is the video clip.

First find the knowledge, then take action (17:30).

My biggest don’ts when getting healthy; prepping for an physical event (20:40).

Craziest things I’ve seen (29:50).

Need to test yourself (33:30).

Q/A-Does chiropractic help fibromyalgia? (37:00).

How a busy person can get healthy (42:45).

My last, best recommendation to get healthier (49:30).

Dr. Tony’s wrap up (51:00).

Where ever your health state is, I give recommendations to start getting healthy. Celeste interview questions were great for her listeners to see how I practice and teach my patients to get and stay healthy.  With medical care out of pocket costs equalling private natural care, now you have a choice.  Chiropractic can be a service for you to reduce pain, then learn habits to get stronger and healthier to tolerate the stress and relax of everyday life.

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Hip & Knee Help after Injury or Surgery @Gibson May ’18 with Upland Claremont Cucamonga Chiropractor

Hip or knee pain tells us not to move, and most doctors will agree.  And medications will be prescribed.  I disagree.  We need circulation to the joint and muscles to allow natural healing and repair.  This is why NOW therapy can be started hours after a surgery.  These exercises described in the podcast, see in the video and detailed exercises below will help you avoid permanent disability and arthritis.

Highlights (podcast times) and detailed videos:

The problems with scar tissue (1:40).

Myth: scar tissue is age related (4:00).

How your hip tightens (6:10).

Your feet effects your knee & hip (8:10). -detailed video

Seated hip stretch, then more (9:55). -detailed video

Importance of stretching (14:55).

Step up exercise for hip strength (17:10).

Kneeling lung exercise for hip strength (21:20). -detailed exercise

Knee strength by this exercise (23:10). -detailed exercise

How exercise prevents scar tissue (31:40).

Dr. Tony’s wrap (32:50).

By performing exercise one the pain is tolerable avoids scar tissue, and long-term, permanent arthritis.  These exercise are your starting point to stretch the joint and muscle. Then loading with your body weight and gym weights gets your hip and knee and the rest of your body strong and healthy.

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CSP 025: How Pilates improves your Body Mind Connection with Margie on the Crooked Spine Show

Mind Body Connection is a reflection of Margie’s caring and passion to help people through Pilates.  Through our talk she is tells her continuous learning to become a better instructor.  Margie has only had a studio for a few years, but the growth of her business is a reflection of her results for athletes, seniors, and everyday people.  Listen to learn the benefits.

Contact and connect with Mind Body Connection:
(818) 489-7755
555 N Benson Ave., Unit E
Upland, California

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Highlights (podcast times):

Margie’s back story (1:00).

Pilates is a different exercise (5:45).

Improving motion/position: alignment (9:45).

1-on-1 coaching here (14:00).

Not just physical benefits (16:30).

How the equipment helps you (18:45).

Long term benefits (22:40).

Pilates for injury recovery (24:45).

Building strength (26:30).

For complete health (32:30).

Include nutrition too (35:30).

Pilates increases your whole body motion (39:30).

Feeling younger with pilates (42:30).

Dr. Tony’s wrap (44:00).

Margie uses her knowledge to help clients improve their health: flexibility, strength and balance.  Through her training and equipment clients enjoy the ability to tolerate daily stress, improve their training for competitions and recover from injury.  This is why her business how growth exponentially through personal referral and now social media.

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Low Back Pain Recovery: Steps and Exercises @ Gibson June ’18 w/ Upland Claremont Cucamonga Chiropractor

Recovering from back pain starts with finding the cause.  Is it a muscle strain, spinal joint pain, or nerve pain? Then once your treatment of choice reduces the pain to a tightness, start the exercises in this talk.  Then your full recovery (strength in a better posture position) can keep you from re-injury.

Highlights (Podcast times):

Recovery mindset; exam (1:20).

Check standing posture by wall posture check (4:20). Video

Why we need to move our joints (10:50).

Rachel’s success: walker to a walking without (14:00)

Avoid sitting cancer with the sitting checklist (17:40). -Video

No pain? Now start the low back roll stretch (23:00). -Video

Then stretch with moving when on your stomach (31:50) -Video

Now build muscle. Start with the wall squat (34:15) -Video

Getting strong? Try the chair squat (38:10) -Video

Stronger back improves balance and posture (47:50).

Dr. Tony’ wrap (58:15).

Causes of back pain is no longer a mystery.  We have the x-ray and MRI imaging to show where and how severe the source of the pain is coming from.  Relieving the pain is the first step to recovery. Then using this sequence of exercises in this workshop can help you regain flexibility, strength and posture.

Exercises Recap:

  1. Wall Posture Check

  2. Sitting Check list

  3. Low Back Roll Stretch

  4. Supine Low Back Stretch

  5. Wall Squat

  6. Chair squat

  7. Bonus: Knee exercise

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Shoulder & Neck Pain Workshop @Gibson March ’18 with Upland Claremont Cucamonga Chiropractor

When recovering from a neck or shoulder injury, starting with good posture is key.  Taking the steps to test each motion for pain, start with stretching then build strength; again with good posture.  This workshop helps people understand the need to build strength to keep good posture, avoid injury.

Highlights (podcast times):

1st check shoulder motion (2:35).

Testing Neck motion (4:55).

Why medication could be a good choice (10:05).

What kind and amount of exercise is enough? (12:15).

Stretching the shoulder –T stretch exercise (16:15).

Strengthening the shoulder (23:25)

1.elbows low: a)3 shoulders exercise b)-reverse fly exercise

2.overhead: modified shoulder press_(39:50).

Continued exercise to improve posture, tolerate stress (41:20).

Strength in your shoulder and neck helps fight poor posture and pain.  This is also help avoid pain by keeping normal motion in the neck and shoulder.  Continued exercise will help you tolerate more stress from your day, and keep your overall body and mind relaxed.

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CSP 024: For Physical Health and the Arts -West End YMCA. Interview w/ Director Farzad on the Crooked Spine Show

When I was a kid, like Farzad, I helped coached basketball at “the Y”. This interview shows how Farzad is had made his passion helping kids through his vocation.  This facility offers sports and the arts for all kids; weight, cardio for adults; group classes; swimming pool and more.  Learn how the West End YMCA is a place for the whole family.

Find out more and see their schedule:

West End YMCA

1150 E. Foothill Blvd.
Upland, CA 91786
909-946-6120

Highlights (podcast times):

Farzad’s story (1:40).

5 projects for preschoolers to seniors (3:10).

Our kid’s programs build self confidence (4:10).

Adults classes to stay healthy and independent (6:10).

Outside the Y: activities w/ transportation (9:10).

Video and art training for kids-not just exercise (11:50).

Preschool programs to develop healthy (14:10).

Weekend benefits and the pool (16:40).

Build relation with your kids through classes (18:10).

Senior-your health insurance wants you here (19:40).

A non-profit that changes lives; be a volunteer (21:55).

Dr. Tony’s wrap up (27:10).

Farzad explains the benefits to you and your family excellently.  His passion to see the West End YMCA grow as a community source to help people of all ages.  We know that staying active builds self-esteem and confidence for kids, and internal and physical health for adults and seniors.  Check this place out and being a volunteer here will help you give back.

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