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My name is Doctor Brian Prieto from Yorba Linda, California
and welcome to another video series. Today we are what we're going to talk
about cupping. Some of the ancient cultures of Egyptian, Chinese, and Middle
Eastern, used cupping as a source of treatment for a myriad of conditions. We
want to talk about the modern version of cupping, we call “Dynamic Cupping”. We
use cupping to help draw the tissue away, helping to knock down inflammation,
and to break up adhesions in the fascia. Basically, we have a choice of either
pushing, pulling on the tissue and stretching the tissue. Dynamic cupping is a
way of pulling on the tissue to break up those adhesions and to work the soft
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We will place some oil on the back of Lacy and demonstrate
on the shoulder and upper back muscles. I will place a large size cup on Lacy’s
back and I will use this little vacuum component to pump a couple of pumps and
that makes the cup stick on Lacy’s back. Now you've probably seen red marks on
other athletes seen on TV from the Olympics or other sports and those red spots
are from cupping that we call static cupping where the cup just stays on the
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In regards to Dynamic Cupping I will move the cup back and
forth and up and down on her back to help break up some of the adhesions, pulling
away the fascia to basically help knock down inflammation and to get the excess
of fluids moving around in the body. I will demonstrate using a smaller cup on her
shoulder muscles dynamically and I will use a smaller cup on Lacy’s shoulder
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In conclusion using cupping is just another version of
working on the soft tissue. What we have found, in our office is, a lot of our patients
who we have done cupping on are really seeing the benefits and having great
relief of their pain. So this is another tool in our toolbox when treating our
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Did you know that sitting in front of a Computer for long
periods of time is literally killing us? </div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">We are starting to understand more that living a
sedentary life like sitting for long periods of time in an office chair for 8
hours a day can’t be good for our bodies. Our bodies will function better when
it is moving and if we are sitting all the time this will add up over time.
Studies have shown that people with sitting jobs have twice the rate of heart
disease as those who stand for a living.</span></div>
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So, what do we do? Simple get up and move around every 30 –
60 minutes. If you're sitting in front of your workstation for hours at a time,
tension tends to build up in the neck, upper back, and the lower back and this
will create problems. So, if you think about that over a cumulative period of
time, you can develop neck and back pain and you may have to see someone like myself.
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So, to avoid this problem let’s do a couple of simple stretches,
however we will need a reminder to get us to get up and move. Go to the App
store and download this free App called “Hourly Chime”. You can schedule the
chime to go off every 30 – 60 minutes. Get up and go to the restroom, go to the
copier machine, just get up and do something. </div>
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Here are the stretches you can do, stand up and stretch to
the ceiling, lean to the left and then to the right, shrug your shrugs and this
will engage your upper back muscles. Rotate and twist your body back and forth,
rotate your head in circles and look to your left and right. The next thing you
do are some lunges with your arm reaching forward and the other reaching
backwards and you switch back and forth. And then you can walk in place.</div>
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You just want to get your body pumping with some blood to
your muscles so get some stretching in every 30-60 minutes so your muscles
don't tighten and shorten because of the length of time you're in front of the
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This is a really simple process that you can do every hour
when you're at your workstation. So we hope this helps and that you can do this
at home or at your work. Until next time, thank you for visiting.</div>
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My name is Doctor Brian Prieto from Yorba Linda, California
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A real common problem in our society right now is the use of
the computer mouse. Everyone uses the computer mouse and if used improperly, it
can create issues in our neck and upper back. While on the computer using the
mouse, typically our elbows are away from our body, and if we are in this
position for a long period of time, it can tighten up and cramp up a muscle in
the neck area, we call the trapezius muscle. This muscle is going to get tired
and become fatigued, and cramp up. If our elbow is closer to our body, then the
trapezius muscle most likely is not going to get tired and fatigued, because
the muscle is not contracting. The muscle has to contract and is being pulled
when the arm is extended outward. When our elbow is near our body, then the
trapezius muscle doesn't have to contract and pull and it won't become fatigued.
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For an example here, you can try this at home, put your left
hand on top of the right trapezius muscle and move your arm up and down and feel
the muscle contracting underneath your left hand. </div>
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Now try doing the same motion while you keep your elbow
close to your body and see if you can feel the muscle contracting, because you
shouldn’t. By doing this demonstration you will get a sense of how this muscle
basically works when using the computer mouse. Our elbow away from our body is not
good and our elbow close to our body is good. </div>
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The tip is this: Keep your mouse closest to your body.
Therefore, when you're sitting there for hours at a time working on your
computer, you won't get so tired and fatigued on the upper trapezius area. </div>
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California and welcome to our video series called “Questions That Patients Ask
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pain caused from the forward head posture position. We see a lot of patients
with complaints in the lower neck and the upper back area. Why is this a
problem? Because when our head is too far forward when sitting at a desk or when
looking downward at our electronics the neck and upper back muscles can become
tense and will have to counterbalance the head. When your head is in the
neutral position and centered over your shoulders your neck and upper back
muscles don't have to work as hard. When the head is in the flexed position or
in the downward position for long periods of time, then the neck and upper back
muscles are going to have to work a lot harder to counterbalance the head, and
over a period of time that's going to create symptoms of neck and upper back
pain with headaches.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">There was a recent study by New York spine surgeon
Kenneth Hansraj performed assessing the incremental effects of a forward-tilted
head posture on your cervical spine. His conclusions, published in Surgical
Technology International in November 2014 were summarized as follows:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">"The weight seen by the spine dramatically
increases when flexing the head forward at varying degrees. Loss of the natural
curve of the cervical spine leads to incrementally increased stresses about the
cervical spine. These stresses may lead to early wear, tear, degeneration, and
possibly surgeries. While it is nearly impossible to avoid the technologies
that cause these issues, individuals should make an effort to look at their
phones with a neutral spine and avoid spending hours each day hunched over."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">He talked about the weight of our heads being approximately
10 to 12 pounds, and when leaning forward the weight becomes heavier on our
neck and upper back. Well, that's approximately the same weight as a bowling
ball. So, if you are holding a bowling ball centered and balanced over your arm
and your arm representing the neck see how long you can hold that position? Probably
you can hold it for a while as long as the bowling ball is balanced over your
arm. However, if you lean the bowling ball to one side or the other you won’t
be able to hold it for very long because your arm will get fatigued right away
and it's going to start cramping. Yes, this is just an example, of a bowling
ball, but over a period of time if your head is in the forward head posture for
sustained periods of time then your neck and upper back will end up giving you symptoms.
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position for as long as you can when you're on your electronics or on your computer
and to get up and take a break for there is not a buildup of tension in the
neck and upper back muscles. </span></div>
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My name is Doctor Brian Prieto from Yorba Linda, California
and welcome to our video series called “Questions That Patients Ask Us”.
Today's topic is about sleeping posture. It's a very common question in our
office. "Hey doc, what position is the best position to sleep in?"
Well, let's talk about that. We're going to start off on the first position
that's not good, and that's sleeping in the prone position, or sleeping on your
tummy. When sleeping on your tummy your head has to go to one side or the
other, so it's not going be really good on your neck if you're sleeping like
this for five, six or seven hours a night. Also, in your lower back area it’s
going to create a little tension here as well because the back will be in the
extension position, and that can create some back issues in the lower back
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The best position, however, is sleeping on your back. We
call this a very neutral position. When your body is in the neutral position,
your head is on a pillow, as long as it's not a very thick pillow, so to remain
in the neutral position, and then your legs can be straight. Should you have a
lower back problem, it would be best to put a little pillow underneath behind
your knees and that can open up your spine a little bit, create a little
flexion in the lower back. So that's a really, really good position to sleep
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The next best position to sleep in is the side posture
position. You should use a thicker pillow for your head and neck and you can use
a pillow underneath your legs as well. The reason why we need a thicker pillow
if you are a side posture sleeper, because you need the pillow to be the
distance between your ear and your shoulder, because if you don't, if you have
a small pillow, then your neck's going to be titled downward,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or if you have too big of a pillow then your
neck will be tilted upward. So it kind of depends on your size distance between
your ear and your shoulder, so you'll rather have a thicker pillow if you're
sleeping on your side. And if you're a back pain sufferer, then you can put a
pillow underneath your knees for your leg doesn't go over and put a lot of
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So those are two great little positions here that we
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My name is Doctor Brian Prieto from Yorba Linda, California
and welcome to our section called “Questions that patients ask us”. Today's
topic is when to use a heat (hot pack) versus ice (cold pack). "When do
you use heat such as a hot pack? When do you use ice such as a cold pack?"
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Let’s start off with a cold pack. If you have an acute
injury or you just injured something or you're in a lot of pain, you're back or
neck is stuck, you threw your back out and you're on the floor, then that’s the
time to use a cold pack. Why? Because we need to knock down inflammation in
your body. Your body goes into an inflammatory state after an injury and when
it goes into an inflammatory state, it starts to bleed and you want to put ice
on it to calm it down, to basically prevent those pain fibers from firing. So using
an ice pack is really, really good to use when you have a new injury.</div>
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Now let's say you suffer from arthritis and your back is
tight, you have stiffness all the time in your neck and back and you suffer from
low-grade dull pain, well that's the time to use heat (hot pack). A hot pack on
the area helps to bring blood flow to the area and loosen things up, which brings
more oxygen in the soft tissues. So that's when you want to basically use a hot
pack. <br />
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When you use an ice pack, there's typically not too many
times that you're going to go wrong when using an ice pack, but when you use a
hot pack, you can basically go wrong if you use it at the wrong time. <br />
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So know this, the general rule is this: When in doubt, use
an ice pack. It's really, really good for injuries and really good for knocking
down pain and inflammation. When you're a little stiff or a little sore with
neck and back tightness, that's when you can get away with using the heat (hot
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<strong>Patients ask me all the time "Which PILLOW is the best to use when sleeping?" My answer to that is the pillow that keeps your neck in the most NEUTRAL POSITION. First, what kind of sleeper are you? Do you sleep on your BACK? Do you sleep on your SIDE? Do you sleep on your TUMMY? Or do you MOVE ALL AROUND during your sleep?</strong><br />
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<strong>If you’re a BACK SLEEPER then a big pillow or multiple pillows are not favorable for your NECK, because it puts a strain on your neck by keeping your neck in the flexed position. Therefore, using a smaller pillow is highly recommended.</strong><br />
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<strong>If you’re a SIDE SLEEPER then a small pillow isn't good for your neck, because your head and neck will collapse downward, therefore a bigger pillow is highly recommended</strong><strong> and it will keep your head more in the neutral position, as long as it is not too big of a pillow.</strong><br />
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<strong>If you’re a TUMMWY SLEEPER, then there is no pillow that keeps your head in the neutral position. Sorry to say, but there is nothing positive about being a TUMMY SLEEPER in regards to your Neck, because your head always has to be rotated to one side.</strong><br />
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<strong>So how Can Your Pillow Hurt You? Simply by you not using the right size of pillow for your favorite position that you sleep in. The MOST COMMON problem I see are when people fall asleep in bed while watching TV with either 2 pillows behind their neck or their pillow folded in half to raise their head up in the flexed position when watching TV.</strong><br />
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<strong>MOST COMMON SYMPTOMS are STIFF NECKS, NECK PAIN and HEADACHES!</strong><br />
<strong>If you suffer from these type of symptoms or if you’re not quite sure about your pillow I am available to help you, just give us a call at 714 577-0200. </strong><br />
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<strong>Dr. Brian Prieto</strong><br />
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