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Monday 7:30am - 10am 3:30pm - 6:30pm Tuesday 3:30pm - 6:30pm Wednesday 7:30am - 10am 3:30pm - 6:30pm Thursday 3:30pm - 6:30pm Friday 7:30am - 10am

Community Chiropractic

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Community Chiropractic

Drs. Nicole and Dave Connragan have been in practice since 1996.

Graduates of Palmer College of Chiropractic West in 1996, they have developed their unique skill in identifying and correcting neurologic and structural imbalances that lead to dysfunction and ill health in the body.

02/11/2025

In honor of Valentine’s Day, we are having a special! All new patients can get a New Patient Exam, x-rays, and their first adjustment for free!

Don't miss out!! Will be happening only on Wednesday February 12th!! 💕

Please email@communitychiromh@gmail.com to schedule your appointment with us at Community Chiropractic.

06/23/2024

Attention Educators and Students!

School is done,
Now for some fun.
Regain your brain,
Feel great again!

We have a special offer for TEACHERS and STUDENTS! Help your body and brain recover from the stress of the school year.

Starting now until July 3rd:
*Get 15% off per-visit adjustments

or

*A once-a-week plan for one month at $150 (a 55% savings off 4 visits)

Tell your friends! If they are new patient to our office, they will receive 15% off their first adjustment as well!

Details:

Offer valid through July 3rd.
Just call our office at 408-778-3020 to schedule!

06/21/2024

How do our brains perceive the world?

Your brain receives constant messages about your body and the external environment from the sensory organs. Most people think of the eyes, ears, nose, tongue, and skin as the main sensory organs. But did you know that there is another type of sensory organ called a proprioceptor? Proprioceptors are located throughout the muscles and joints (the skin too!) that tells the brain where your parts and pieces are located.

With this information, your brain maintains a 3D map of your body and keeps a tab on what’s happening outside your body.

Check out the short video to learn more!

https://youtu.be/XzW1BNuL1GI

06/14/2024

Your core is the front of your back!

Have you ever gone to do something you’ve done a hundred times, like pick up a sock from the floor, and your back just gives out? Was it the the sock that caused the problem, or was it a lack of coordination in your muscles that caused you to sprain your back?

Check out the short video to learn about how your spine coordinates your core muscles BEFORE you bend over to pick up that sock!

Hope you enjoy!

https://youtu.be/3von9zEu6I4

06/07/2024

Strength and Endurance Isn’t Just for Athletes

Learn what elite athletes have known for decades.Check out the video above to learn HOW your spine influences how strong you are.

It’s incredible.

Spinal function has a greater impact on health and performance than we realized.

Hope you enjoy!

https://youtu.be/0y_xo8OhzK0

05/31/2024

Does Chiropractic care affect more than just bones?

Absolutely, yes!

As you move throughout your everyday life, you can encounter subluxations, or misalignments of the spine. Those misalignments cause your brain to see your body differently, which is what chiropractors aim to alleviate! Getting adjusted regularly can also have a tremendous effect on our brains, specifically our prefrontal cortex.

Check out the video above to learn more about how getting adjusted can help your brain!

Hope you enjoy!

https://youtu.be/m_H28apnHyQ

05/17/2024

Have you ever wondered what that popping sound is?

Check out the video to gain a bit of insight into the popping sound and what it means.

But is popping necessary to get an adjustment?

The short answer is NO! Adjustments are performed to correct subluxations (those pesky, sticky joints that create a blind spot in your brain that affects muscle coordination, strength, and balance.) There are many different techniques used to make those corrections, and only some of them involve popping.

But what if the joint is really “out” and needs to be put “in”?

That “out” feeling is just your brain’s way of telling you that something is amiss. If the joint was truly “out”, it would be as a result of a catastrophic accident and you would be in the hospital, not in your chiropractor’s office.

Can’t you just “put it back” and be done with it?

Once again, the short answer is no. The longer answer is this: Sometimes the body just needs a “one and done” reminder of where the joints are so that the brain can do its job and fix the problem. Sometimes the body needs a series of adjustments to retrain the pathway to the brain. And some of us benefit from ongoing care as the stresses of life overwhelm the body’s repair systems faster than they can fix them.

Science tells us that acute injuries do better with higher frequency adjusting over a period of about 6 weeks. It also tells us that recurring complaints such as back pain and headaches have fewer pain days over the course of a year when receiving ongoing chiropractic care compared to those who come in during flare-ups.

https://youtu.be/fH2BFxH3QS8

05/10/2024

We have been on the topic of inflammation lately. It started with my family’s Easter dinner conversation about the causes of inflammation (EV-ER-Y-THING!) and I hope I brought some clarity to the topic. Inflammation is a chemical and cellular response to physical, chemical and emotional stresses.

Ah, those insidious emotional stresses! Did you know that emotions are chemicals? Neurotransmitters like dopamine, serotonin, GABA, adrenaline, acetylcholine, glutamic acid and histamine are the main players.

Dopamine, serotonin and norepinephrine are our main happiness chemicals.

Emotional stresses, environmental toxins, medications, trauma and certain genes increase the breakdown of those chemicals and increase our overall inflammatory state.

Chiropractic adjustments are an important and powerful resource to combat physical, chemical AND emotional stresses to help your body and your brain to stay connected. In this way, your stress is reduced and your overall feeling of well being increases.

Check out the short video to learn more about the changes people feel while under chiropractic care.

Hope you enjoy!

https://youtu.be/4NvDkRybguM

04/12/2024

"What causes inflammation?" was the big topic discussed at our family Easter dinner.

"EV-ER-Y-THING!" was the resounding answer. But what does that mean? In the next few weeks, I'm going to dive into that topic and provide practical tools to combat it. Here we go:

Let's start with what inflammation is. Inflammation is the process by which chemical mediators are sent to an area in the body to provide the substrate for healing. For example, if you hit your finger with a hammer, there is physical breakdown of tissue. The body needs to bring in repair cells to fix the torn capillaries,skin, and maybe even muscle and bone. Inflammation is necessary for healing to occur. In fact, When you take nonsteroidal anti-inflammatories during acute injury, it changes the healing process and slows it down. In other words,taking Advil immediately after you pull a muscle can turn that acute injury into a chronic one.

You heard me: Inflammation is the body's appropriate reaction to trauma.

Sometimes, however, our bodies are pushed past their normal ability to react to stress. In fact,chronic stresses, whether physical, chemical, or emotional, have the same effect on those chemical mediators of inflammation as hitting your hand with a hammer.

Emotional stress can cause the same inflammatory response in the body as a car crash. I'm going to say that again because it shocks people every time I say it in the office:

That stressful coworker in your office? She's giving you a headache. Literally.

That fight you had with your spouse? No wonder you're low back flared up!

That big test you've been studying for? That's where that upper back spasm and pain is coming from.

Emotional stresses cause physical symptoms because the chemical mediators of inflammation don't distinguish between the types of stress.

So what's a normal human to do? We can't always get rid of the stressors, but we can add practices in our lives to reduce its affect. This is why you'll hear me talking about breathing practices in the office. I've been practicing Wim Hof breathing lately and I absolutely love it. You can find a guided breathing tutorial on YouTube. It's not for everyone, however,and there are plenty of guided meditation and breathing techniques out therefor you to discover.

The key is to find some thing and stick to it. The benefits occur over weeks and months, not days. Guided meditation and breathing techniques are the simplest and most available means of lowering inflammation caused by emotional stress that I have found. It's easy to do, it's accessible, and it's free!

If you don't already have a regular breathing practice try this simple 4-7-8 technique:

Inhale for a count of four.
Hold your breath for a count of seven.
Exhale for a count of eight.
Repeat four times.

Do this once a day every day for 30 days.

Set a reminder on your phone so you don't forget. It takes just a couple of minutes and you'll begin to feel its positive effects very quickly.

03/29/2024

If you've ever been in a car accident, you know how stressful, time consuming and soul sucking it can be to handle all of the logistics surrounding the event. What you may not know is that the majority of auto accident injury claims occur at relatively low speeds of about 12 mph or less.

Three different studies proved the mechanism by which the neck is injured by a rear impact force simulating a car accident. The researchers found that the neck was injured by deforming into an S shaped configuration within fractions of a second of the impact before the occupant is aware of the impact and before reflexes can protect them. All three of these studies found that this physical event occurred at speeds as low as 2.5 miles per hour!

For those of you who know me, you know that one of the primary things I look for in a cervical x-ray is the shape of the curve. When the curve is altered, it has a negative impact on the sensory input to the brain, which then changes the way the brain perceives the body. This has all kinds of consequences, including loss of strength and coordination, headaches, low back pain, altered biomechanics that lead to rapid degeneration of the joints in the neck, and postural deformities.

Why it matters: If you have been in an auto accident, even a low-speed accident, you would benefit from chiropractic care. Proper curves in the spine are there to distribute weight evenly throughout your spine and prevent rapid degeneration of certain joints.

If you already have some arthritis in your joints, it's not too late to work on your spinal biomechanics! It doesn't undo the damage that's been done but protects it from further damage. It improves range of motion, coordination, strength, and sensory input.

03/15/2024

What is better for weight loss: a low-calorie diet or intermittent fasting?
The answer is not super straightforward, so let's dive in just a little bit.

The answer could be either one of them depending on who you are (and which study you read). Both are valid and valuable ways of losing weight. More importantly, they are methods of staving off age related illnesses. These include cancer, heart disease and diabetes. Some studies suggest that they also increase lifespan.

That being said, what you eat matters! If you are on a low-calorie diet but consuming highly processed foods, you may lose weight, but at a serious cost to your metabolism, liver and gut health. You could also be depleting vital minerals and other nutrients.

If you are fasting intermittently, but eating indiscriminately during your eating window, you are also doing harm to your pancreas, liver, and hormone balance.

Diet structure is only part of the overall picture when it comes to health and healthy weightless.

I recently read a study comparing low calorie eating versus intermittent fasting, and their conclusion was that low-calorie eating was better for weight loss long-term. The major flaw in the study was that the participants ate a high carbohydrate and high sugar diet. There was no thought to fiber, micro/macronutrients, and the effects on hormones and gut health. Studies like this can only focus on one thing: weight loss. However, how you feel and how your body functions is far more important than what the scale says.

Subjects in the study were also encouraged to consume sugar free beverages to reduce their appetite. Unfortunately, those beverages disrupt the microbiome and feed the sweet-craving monster. They also add unhealthy chemicals into your body, which your liver has to manage. This bogs down your toxin elimination system.

The bottom line is that an excess energy intake without using that energy will cause weight gain. BUT (and pay attention here) losing weight is not all about calories in/calories out! What you eat affects mood, hormones, energy levels, feelings of calmness and happiness, and metabolic fitness. These affect your health and your LIFE! How you go about reducing your overall food intake with calorie restriction or fasting depends on your unique makeup.

Some people are better at managing regular, calorie restricted meals throughout the day and remaining (mostly) OK. They're hunger is manageable, and their mood is level.

Other people find calorie restricted meals exasperating because they're always hungry or even hungrier after a meal. They begin to obsess about their next bite of food. Those people find that intermittent fasting is better for mood and energy levels. When they do eat, they are satiated.

Other benefits of intermittent fasting include:
Thinking and memory
Heart and lung health
Physical performance
Type II diabetes and obesity
Tissue health
Metabolic flexibility

Disadvantages of intermittent fasting include:
Irritability
Headaches
Nausea
Insomnia
Family and social obligations

If you are getting nauseated while intermittent fasting, that is your clue to eat some food unless you are closely monitoring your blood glucose. It could be a sign that your blood sugar is too low. As far as headaches and irritability, if those symptoms don't pass within 5 to 7 days, you may need additional help with your nutrition before you can try the intermittent fasting experiment again.

I think the coolest benefit of intermittent fasting over calorie restriction is that it spares your metabolism better than restricting calories alone because intermittent fasting pulls energy from the fat cells and spares the muscle tissue. It also uses up and recycles worn out cell parts so that you actually become more youthful. Amazing!

The bottom line is that our bodies are WISE. Feeding our bodies nutrient dense, unprocessed food while intermittent fasting or restricting calories has tremendous health benefits. Which works best for you?

03/08/2024

This delightful, seasonal soup is packed with healthy greens, nourishing yams and juicy tomatoes. It's comforting, super tasty and easy to make. It goes perfectly with cold, rainy days.
Hope you enjoy,

Rich and Delicious Rainbow Chard Soup

Ingredients:
-1 tablespoon olive oil
-One medium punch Swiss or rainbow chard, about 1 pound, stems chopped and leaves torn into bite-size pieces.
-One medium onion, diced.
-For garlic cloves, minced.
-5 cups chicken bone broth
-1 1/2 to 2 baked yams (I always bake extra for this reason!)
-One can chickpeas, drained and rinsed
-1 tablespoon fresh rosemary, finally chopped
-1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes to taste
-One can diced tomatoes in juice
-3/4 teaspoon salt
-Fresh black pepper to taste

Instructions:

1.The bottom of a large pot with oil and placed over medium heat.
2.When the oil is hot, add the chopped Swiss chard stems and diced onion. Cook them for about five minutes, stirring occasionally, until they begin to soften.
3. While the onions are cooking, take one cup of the bone broth and the yams and blend them in a blender until smooth and creamy.
4. After the onions have cooked for about five minutes, add the garlic and cook it with the stems and onion until very fragrant, about one minute.
5. Then stir in the blended yam, broth, chickpeas, rosemary, and red pepper flakes. 5. Raise the heat and bring the liquid to a boil.
6. Once the liquid is boiling, Stir in the chard leaves and tomatoes. Turn down the heat and let the chard leaves simmer until wilted, about two minutes.
7. Remove the pot from the heat and season with salt and pepper.
8. Ladle into bowls and enjoy!
Optional: the soup works really well with leftover shredded or ground beef.

Address

16375 Monterey Street
Morgan Hill, CA
95037

Opening Hours

Monday	7:30am - 10am
	3:30pm - 6:30pm
Tuesday	3:30pm - 6:30pm
Wednesday	7:30am - 10am
	3:30pm - 6:30pm
Thursday	3:30pm - 6:30pm
Friday	7:30am - 10am

Telephone

+14087783020

Website

http://drconragan.com/

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Dr. Nicole is an upper cervical specialist. She became interested in learning about this special technique when her asthma improved 90% and her allergies resolved within a year of getting regular upper cervical care. She then decided to test the health of her lungs by running marathons! Nowadays, she is a competitive dressage rider, enjoys Orange Theory Fitness and hiking.

Dr. Dave became interested in chiropractic after a serious disc injury took him away from competitive weightlifting. A chiropractor was able to get him back to the Olympic Training Center in Colorado, and he went on to win five national Olympic lifting titles. Today he plays in the gym and the golf course, and coaches Olympic lifting.