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Feeling Compressed?

Are you feeling compressed? Spinal compression happens when the vertebrae in our spines begin to press down on one another. This puts extra pressure on our discs and can cause them to bulge or even herniate. When the discs bulge or herniate, they put pressure on the spinal cord and nerves which is what causes immense pain.

What causes compression?

Poor posture is one of the leading causes of spinal compression. Our spines are naturally curved to be able to withstand the pressure put on them. Poor posture can slowly decrease these curvatures which puts more pressure on the spine than it can handle. This pressure then pinches the discs in between our vertebrae and causes them to bulge out.

What can be done?

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Spinal decompression is a safe and pain free treatment that helps you regain the natural space in the spine. This allows your discs to regain their natural shape.

Over the course of the treatment, your body can relearn how to hold the proper curvature. This will keep the discs healthy and keep you out of pain!

Spinal decompression involves the use of specialized tables that apply a gentle amount of pull to eith your neck (cervical spine) or lower back (lumbar spine). This pull holds for 45 seconds stretching the spine and releases to half the pull for 25 seconds. This gentle pull and release allows your spine to stretch without causing your muscles to guard. The treatments typically last 10 minutes and are often so relaxing that patients can fall asleep.

Who should get decompression?

If you have pain anywhere in the back or neck, it would be a good idea to ask your chiropractor about decompression. The pain doesn’t have to be in the back or neck though. Because the spinal cord feeds nerves to the whole body, you coud have a problem in your back and feel it in your legs or a problem in your neck and feel it in your arms. If you’re feeling compressed, you could probably benefit from this treatment.

Contact Legacy Clinic for more information

Phone: 352-259-0024

Email: info@legacyclinic.org

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Top 3 Chiropractors In The Villages

The top 3 chiropractors in The Villages are found at Legacy Clinic, located right in the heart of The Villages, Fl.  Dr. John Theeck, Dr. Angela Boyazis, and Dr. Chris Kessler are the Top 3 chiropractors in The Villages, who have been nominated and won numerous awards including Best Chiropractor in The Villages. These doctors are the most highly reviewed chiropractors in The Villages. 
Dr. John Theeck is a graduate of Palmer College of Chiropractic and is the founder and Clinical Director at Legacy Clinic.  He loves providing care for all of the students and student-athletes from The Villages Charter School in addition to an impressive roster of professional athletes. 
Dr. Angela Boyazis is a graduate of the Cleveland Chiropractic College and is constantly keeping up with the latest in sports medicine such as kinesiology taping, functional movement, and myofascial release.  In addition to providing incredible patient care, she also runs a mobile animal chiropractic business on days when she is not in the office.
Dr. Chris Kessler is a graduate of Palmer College of Chiropractic and is certified through The Titleist Performance Institute which is an educational organization dedicated to the study of how the human body functions in relation to the golf swing. He enjoys working with golfers and all athletes in order to get their bodies to work at their highest optimal level by increasing mobility and strength.
The top 3 chiropractors in The Villages have been on countless mission trips to places such as The Dominican Republic and Haiti. Almost once a year they provide weeks of free health care in third world countries as part of a large group of doctors and volunteers.  
When not in the office these Top 3 chiropractors in The Villages can be found giving health seminars, working as team doctors on the sidelines of The Villages Charter School football games, and getting animals ready for professional athletic competitions.
Call Legacy Clinic at 352-259-0024 in order to schedule an appointment with The top 3 Chiropractors in The Villages now.

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Foot Levelers Custom Orthotics

Foot Levelers Custom Orthotic Foot Scanning

We partner with Foot Levelers to provide the best custom orthotics available. Get pain relief for low back pain, orthotics for plantar fasciitis and neck pain. Our clinic has a digital foot scanner available to determine the specific support needs for each individual foot and the orthotics are then tailored to fit your activity level.

Why Foot Levelers from Legacy Clinic of Chiropractic

Would you wear eyeglasses that weren’t prescribed for you? Or take an over-the-counter drug for a problem that requires a prescription drug? Of course not — you take care of your health and do what is right for your overall well-being.

Support for your entire body

Most orthotic companies only support one arch. When only one arch is being supported the problem shifts to another part of your body. Functional orthotics support the three interconnected arches of your foot, the plantar vault. The structural support for the entire body’s equilibrium is gained from your feet’s plantar vault. Make an appointment for a foot scan at (352) 259-0024.

Specifically made for YOU

Unlike generic, over-the-counter orthotics, our Functional orthotics are individually designed for your unique postural problems — not just problems with your feet. We believe that correcting imbalances in your feet can properly align your spine and pelvis. Our Functional orthotics offer more than just short-term symptom relief. They also promote whole-body wellness for your life. – Call Legacy Clinic of Chiropractic in The Villages, FL at (352) 259-0024

100% Guaranteed

Our orthotics are 100% guaranteed to help relieve stress throughout the body and improve physical performance, or your money back:

  • Clinically proven by 37 research studies to help reduce pain and improve patient wellness
  • Custom made using 3D scanning and the 3 Arch Advantage™
  • Available in a variety of options, from the XP3® for the most athletic patients to the InMotion® for anything and everything

Our orthotics are 100% guaranteed to do the job or your money back.

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Healing Ozone Therapy

Healing Ozone? You know that ozone protects us from the damaging ultraviolet rays of the sun. But did you know that ozone also can protect our cells and reverse injury done to cells? A molecule of 3 oxygen atoms loosely attached to each other provides an amazing triad of healing oxygen to the area of damage.

Ozone improves cellular metabolism and energy output thereby allowing the cell to do what it needs to do. This includes healing cartilage cells, nerve cells, immune cells and more.

Locally injected medical ozone is safe and effective for the back, joint, cartilage, ligament, tendon and nerve repair. This is often used in combination with Hormone Replacement, anti-inflammatory diets or other treatments to improve outcomes for patients with arthritis (osteo and rheumatoid), tendonitis, ligament tears and who might be facing joint replacement in the future.

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Ozone therapy is a relatively painless proliferate and antiinflammatory therapy which stimulates the ligaments, joints and tendons toward recovery and repair. Depending on severity, and duration of pain you should expect 4-6 treatments for an area to fully repair. In acute injuries, treatment times are much shorter and faster. All joints of the body can be treated with Ozone including knees, low back, neck, shoulder, fingers, elbows, hips, ankles etc.

What Does Healing Ozone Treat?

  • Arthritis (Osteo and Rheumatoid)
  • Back Pain
  • Ligament or Tendon Strains or Sprains
  • Joint Degeneration
  • Joint Pain and Swelling from Lyme Disease
  • Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
  • TMJ
  • Plantar Fasciitis
  • Migraines or Headaches
  • Neck and Shoulder pain
  • Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
  • Tendonitis
  • Tennis Elbow
  • Morton’s Neuroma
  • Scars
  • Trigger Points
  • Lumbar or lower back pain
  • Sciatica
  • Frozen Shoulder
  • Rotator Cuff injuries
  • Recurrent Shoulder dislocation
  • Ganglion Cysts
  • Degenerative Joint Disease
  • Baker’s Cyst
  • ACL or PCL cruciate ligament tears
  • Pseudogout
  • Shin Splints
  • Chronic Edema
  • Bunions
  • And More…

If you suffer from any of the conditions listed above, contact Legacy Clinic today for more information or to schedule an appointment!

Phone: 352-259-0024

Email: info@legacyclinic.org

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Ozone Injections For Joint Pain

Legacy Clinic is now offering prolotherapy ozone injections. If you suffer from arthritis, painful joints, or inflammation, this new therapy is just what you’ve been searching for.

By stimulating mitochondria, ozone supports and accelerates the body’s natural ability to heal damaged tissue and regenerate healthy tissue. Examples include ozone injections to heal damaged joints. It accomplishes this by stimulating the mitochondria of cells that are actively involved in regeneration, such as stem cells or the cells that generate new collagen in a damaged joint, or those that form new bones in the case of bone damage.

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Note: Every cell in your body is dependent on ATP from which it derives the energy it needs to perform its functions. ATP is generated in mitochondria. Therefore, if your cells have more ATP, they function better. From cells that make collagen, to cells that make your hormones, or make natural antioxidants, or detox your blood… everything is dependent on the health of your mitochondria. Ozone is better at supporting the health of your mitochondria than any other known substance.

Homeopathic medicine (no side effects)

  • releasees knots in muscle
  • Anti-inflammatory
  • Pain reduction
  • More flexibility

Now offering prolotherapy:

  • injections to help rebuild cells
  • Great for rotator cuff injuries
  • Great for hip and knee injuries

If you think you might benefit from ozone injections or you would like more information on this or other therapies, please contact us today.

(352) 259-0024

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Prolotherapy Ozone Injections

What Is Ozone? The oxygen you breathe is present in the air as a pair of oxygen atoms. This is the most stable form of oxygen. Ozone, unlike regular oxygen, is composed of three oxygen atoms instead of two. It is the addition of the third oxygen atom that makes ozone “supercharged” oxygen, and gives it all of its remarkable medical properties. Ozone is found naturally in the body. The white cells make it as part of the immune response. Pure medical grade ozone, when it is used according to the established medical guidelines, has a safety record that is unparalleled. The use of ozone to treat various medical conditions was first developed in Germany in the early 1950’s with hundreds of studies proving its effectiveness and safety. Today, prolotherapy ozone injections are common throughout Europe, and its use has gradually been spreading in America over the last 25 years.

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What is it used for? Medical-grade Ozone is injected using a special technique. It is excellent for all forms of musculoskeletal and joint pain including chronic neck and back pain, rotator cuff injuries, degenerative and arthritic hips and knees, degenerated discs, and shoulder and elbow pain. Because in many cases Medical Ozone actually corrects the pathology of the disorder, there is a 75% chance for the chronic pain sufferer to becoming permanently pain free.

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How does it work? Medical-grade Ozone is a form of non-surgical ligament reconstruction and is a permanent treatment for chronic pain. The treatment is a connective tissue injection therapy of ozone gas which can aid in the reconstruction of damaged or weakened connective tissue in and around joints. The Medical-grade Ozone is injected into the damaged connective tissue around a joint to rebuild the damaged areas. Because ozone is a gas, we do not have to inject it directly into the joint for it to be effective. It defuses in and around the joint and is attracted to inflammation, causing it to be drawn to the areas of injury or damage.  When someone suffers from chronic pain, the pain has been there for so long it becomes the “new normal”. This means the healing process has stopped. When Medical-grade Ozone is injected, the properties of ozone gas mimics that part of the body being injured. It does not cause the pain or symptoms of an injury, but it starts a series of reactions that allow the body to restart the healing process. This does not mean that ozone injections are only for injuries. Almost any type of muscle or joint pain will respond in much the same way.

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Why does it work? We can think of our joints as the hinge on a door. Until the hinge is fixed the door just isn’t going to open or close right and it’s the same exact story with our joints. If we are athletic or if we are just getting older there is some gradual and natural degeneration of the moving parts of the body due to ongoing recurrent mechanical stress, and failure of tissues to repair. This can come from lack of nutrients, lack of circulation, aging and inflammation. When this happens the ligaments, tendons, and cartilage become dehydrated and weaker. This results in laxity and more abnormal mechanical stress and shearing forces on the joint. Abnormal shearing forces and torsion cause more joint dysfunction.

Prolotherapy ozone injections cause repair and tightening of the lax structures, partially torn connective tissue, cartilage, muscles, and ligaments. Ozone halts the pain/inflammation cycle. This allows for better circulation, increased blood flow carrying nutrition, and hydration of the damaged tissues. This allows for a healing environment within the joint/muscle to develop and results in increased range of motion and decreased pain.

To become pain free and start enjoying life, call Legacy Clinic at:

352-259-0024.

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Don’t Stop Moving

It’s never too late to start moving or exercising!  The oldest client I’ve trained was 95 years young.  Your heart is a muscle and, as with any muscle, exercise is what strengthens it.  Aerobic exercise like brisk walking, water walking briskly, jogging, swimming, cycling, Zumba, and other activities that use large muscle groups repetitively to get your heart pumping faster is the most beneficial type of exercise for your heart and blood vessels.  Ideally, you should be moving 30-minutes or more a day at least five days a week.  This can be broken down into 10-15 minute segments multiple times per day or done all at one time.  Your exercise should be moderate in intensity which means you should be breathing harder, your heart  should be beating faster and it should feel somewhat difficult.  If it feels easy and you can sing while you are exercising, you are not working hard enough for your heart to get stronger.  So find an activity you enjoy and can stick with for the long run and GET MOVING!!!

Don't Stop Moving

We don’t stop moving because we get old; we grow old because we stop moving. Don’t stop moving!

Legacy Clinic offers a range of services and products to help patients live their healthiest lifestyles and keep enjoying the things they love to do. From chiropractic care to acupuncture to massage, chances are they have what you need. They are also currently offering small group classes which focus on balance training, low back and core strengthening and posture correction. Don’t put it off any longer. Call, email or stop by today to take advantage of all that Legacy has to offer and start living your best life!

Phone: 352-259-0024

Email: info@legacyclinic.org

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Ozone Therapy And Its Benefits

What is ozone therapy?

Ozone has been used medically for many years. Ozone therapy is the injection of ozone gas into your body to treat a disease or wound. Research has found that ozone can be used to treat medical conditions by stimulating the immune system.

How Does It Work?

When ozone comes into contact with body fluids, the reaction that results causes more proteins and red blood cells. This can increase oxygen to the body. Research has shown that ozone therapy can inactivate:

  • Bacteria
  • Viruses
  • Fungi
  • Yeast
  • And Protozoa

What Does It Treat?

Ozone therapy has a variety of uses. It can help with breathing disorders, diabetes, immune disorders and it can help with pain and inflammation.

Ozone injections can help repair and tighten lax structures, partially torn connective tissue, cartilage, muscles and ligaments. Ozone halts that pain and inflammtion cycle which allows for better circulation, increased blood flow carrying nutrition and hydration of the damged tissues.

Those suffering from arthritis and other joint pain and inflammation have been shown to get relief from this type of therapy.

How Effective Is It?

Studies are being done right now and many results are promising. Several clinical trials are being conducted from heart disease to arthritis.

Research has shown that when used for osteoarthritis it can improve range of motion and delay decline. People with rheumatoid arthritis or back pain from bulging discs may also see relief from ozone therapy.

With more trials being done every day, the benefits of this therapy could prove to be far more beneficial than anyone realized!

Where Can You Go?

Legacy Clinic is now offering ozone injections for their patients. If you are interested in learning more or you would like to schedule an appointment, please contact us at:

Phone: 352-259-0024

Email: info@legacyclinic.org

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Acupuncture​ in The Villages

Acupuncture in The Villages is an ancient form of Traditional Chinese Medicine that dates back over 5,000 years.  It is based on the theory that energy (QI) moves through the body using specific pathways (meridians).  An imbalance in the flow of Qi or energy moving through the meridians may cause a physiological effect in the body over time. Stress, poor eating habits, lack of sleep, hormonal imbalances, and strenuous activity may cause the body to become symptomatic.  Symptoms such as pain, anxiety, depression, fatigue, insomnia, food cravings, irritability, brain fog, indigestion, and heart palpitations may occur if harmony is not restored to the Qi flow of the internal body.

Treatment:

Acupuncture Physicians use sterile, thin, disposable needles to activate specific points on the body to stimulate a healing function. A slight pinch, tingling, or burning sensation may occur at the site of the needle insertion for a brief moment.  A typical acupuncture treatment may last 20-30 minutes.  This time allows the body to relax and make internal changes.  Acupuncture causes the brain to release endorphins a natural opiate-like effect may occur.  The analgesic like effect is very helpful in the treatment of pain.  Also, a feeling of euphoria may occur after an acupuncture treatment due to the release of endorphins.

The World Health Organization (WHO) recognizes acupuncture to be effective for more than 35 common illnesses.

Allergies, sinusitis, abdominal pain, heartburn, constipation, IBS like symptoms, painful periods, PMS, low back pain, muscle, tendon, joint pain, headaches, migraines, sciatica, nerve injuries, addictions, and chronic pain.

Contact us today for your consultation on acupuncture and dry needling (https://legacyclinicofchiropractic.com/dry-needling-technique) to see how Dr. Perry can help you. Dr. Perry is a doctor of oriental medicine and provides acupuncture and homeopathic injections at Legacy Clinic of chiropractic. https://legacyclinicofchiropractic.com

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Acupuncture Treats Heart Disease

February is Heart Health Month. The celebration was created in 1963 to bring more awareness to the prevalence of heart disease. Heart disease is the leading cause of death for both men and women in this country, it causes more than 800,000 heart attacks occurring each year in the U.S. alone. Acupuncture treats heart disease.

What is heart disease?

Heart disease occurs when there is an breakdown in the flow of oxygen and nutrients to the heart.  Often, this is a result of plaque buildup in the arteries or vessels. Plaque accumulates when there is damage to the vessel walls. A few of the common contributors that cause this damage are high blood pressure, diabetes, elevated cholesterol and smoking. 

Why is heart disease so prevalent? 

Lifestyle plays a big role in either preventing or producing heart disease. Those who exercise regularly, watch what they eat and manage their stress, are far less likely to experience heart disease in their lifetime.  However, most people succumb to the typical modern lifestyle that consists of a lot of sitting, a lot of stress and very little exercise. This lifestyle can also contribute to diseases such as diabetes, high blood pressure and high cholesterol. These are also risk factors for heart disease.

The good news is that we can impact our heart health by changing up our daily habits. The bad news is that a total lifestyle overhaul can be very intimidating. Enter, acupuncture.  Acupuncture is a great way to both treat and prevent heart disease.  It requires minimal effort on your part and doesn’t take up a lot of extra time.

How acupuncture treats heart disease?

Acupuncture helps decrease stress and regulate the stress response. The body has a natural reaction to perceived stress known as the sympathetic or “fight or flight” response.  It increases heart rate and blood pressure and releases glucose into the bloodstream for immediate use. This is good if we are trying to escape a burning building, but this response is also activated when we are pressed by work deadlines, or continually worried about paying our bills. Over time these small stressors have the sympathetic response working overtime and it starts to negatively impact digestion, sleep, mood and of course our heart.

The fix to the “fight or flight” response is an activation of the parasympathetic nervous system that is responsible for functions that allow us to rest, digest and heal. This helps bring our heart rate, blood pressure and blood sugar levels back to normal. Acupuncture is very effective at activating this response. Consistent treatment can bring your system back into alignment and possibly reverse the negative impacts of chronic stress, helping to prevent further damage such as heart disease.

Acupuncture mitigates other risk factors. Studies have shown that acupuncture successfully treats conditions such as diabetes. It can help lower blood glucose levels and positively impact insulin sensitivity in individuals with the disease. Managing the symptoms of diabetes can lower the risk of developing heart disease.

If smoking is putting you at higher risk, then acupuncture may help you quit.  Although more research is needed, current studies show promise that acupuncture is a useful tool for smoking cessation by decreasing cravings and reducing symptoms of withdrawal.

Conclusion 

Heart disease doesn’t have to be your fate. Acupuncture is a practice you can implement right away as a preventative measure. Not only will you be helping your future-self, but your present-self will reap the benefits as well.  You will notice that you sleep better, have more energy, less stiffness and less stress with only a few treatments. Ongoing care will help you feel your best and keep you healthy as you age.