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Lake Hiawatha, NJ, August 2016—Please welcome Chase Rupprecht to Santiago Chiropractic. Chase will be

completing a month long externship with the office. Born and raised in Bernardsville, NJ, Chase attended

Morristown-Beard School in Morristown, NJ before attending Providence College in Rhode

Island where he received a bachelor’s degree in Pre-Med. Growing up as an athlete, chiroprac-

tic care has always played a major role in his success on and off the field as a lacrosse and

hockey player. After shadowing a chiropractic physician before attending undergrad, Chase

knew he wanted to become a doctor and provide the same care he received growing up. He

believes being a doctor is one of the most rewarding jobs on the planet, being able to touch

people’s lives on a daily basis. After undergrad, he attended Logan College of Chiropractic in

St. Louis, MO and has recently moved back to New Jersey to complete his externship with

Santiago Chiropractic Associates this summer. Chase enjoys playing lacrosse, hockey and

spending his time surfing in Martha’s Vineyard during the summers. Following his DC degree,

Chase plans to attend medical school next fall to continue his education and receive his MD

degree. In the meantime, he looks forward to finishing up school working along side Dr.

Santiago and his associate, Dr. Scarano.

Chiropractic Services in High Demand in Rio

Lake Hiawatha, NJ, August 2016—This month, as athletes from around the world flock to

Rio de Janeiro seeking gold, behind the scenes another special team—a team of sports

chiropractors—will also make the journey.

Olympic athletes push themselves to the limit when they compete at the games and it is not

uncommon for them to compete despite showing up with ailments from qualifying events. In

addition, due to the strict guidelines enforced by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA),

athletes must be extremely careful putting any form of medicinal substance into their body for

treatment/pain relief. As a result, over the years, chiropractic has become an excellent option

and key part of the athletes’ training and recovery programs.

Chiropractic care can not only help to treat/reduce the risk of injuries, but also help to accelerate

recovery time and improve health and performance through enhancements in range of motion, flexibility, balance, agility

and muscle strength.

Led by the good friend of Santiago Chiropractic, Marcelo Botelho, DC, MD, ICCSP, this year, chiropractic services will

be provided on a similar basis to the London Olympics, as part of the multi-disciplinary Physical Therapy Services,

which include physiotherapy, chiropractic and osteopathy. All athletes, including both Olympic and Paralympic athletes,

will be granted access to these disciplines as part of the host medical services organized by the Rio 2016 Organizing

Committee, even if they have come without their own physicians.

At Santiago Chiropractic, we are looking forward to seeing the ways in which chiropractic will fuel competitive athletic

performances in Rio this month. It is always very gratifying for our profession to witness the demand for and growing

utilization of chiropractic care among professional athletes and seeing that trickle down to the athletes who compete

within our community is even more special!

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Introducing Variety to Your Desk Job Lake Hiawatha, NJ, August 2016—Raise your hand if you spend most of your day sitting at a desk. And then, raise

your hand if after sitting at your desk all day staring at a computer screen, you hop in your car or on a bus or train and

travel home. And then, raise your hand if after a long day, you get home and continue your sitting regime while you eat

dinner or relax on the couch to watch television…

Sitting is so incredibly prevalent we do not even question how much we are

doing it and because everyone else is doing it too, it doesn’t even occur to us that it is

not OK. Sitting all day can not only result in tight hip flexors, lower back and neck

pain, weakened glutes, which can effect your stability and power when walking and

jumping, but additionally can lead to weight gain, a loss of brain power, organ

compression, etc. Some research even suggests that too much sitting can even

shorten our life-spans!

However, when school and most jobs require you to sit for long periods of time, it

becomes a tough cycle to break. But what is a good employee/student to do?

Surely you’ve seen fancy and expensive ergonomic work stations advertised which

can be great if they are within your budget and will work in your given space, but

what if there were inexpensive alternatives to sitting all day when you have a desk

job? Well—there are! You may just need to think outside of the box.

Our bodies were not designed to sit all day, our bodies want to move—so let’s move!

The best thing you can do for yourself is decide on a variety of positions you can

comfortably work in and switch up your position as often as possible. Ditch your

chair and consider kneeling (on a cushion of some sort) on your left knee (presuming

your knees allow) for 2 minutes; switching to your right knee for 2 minutes (See

Figure 1); lunging forward for 2 minutes with your left leg; lunging forward for 2

minutes with your right leg; lunging to the sides for 2 minutes (See Figure 2)

performing a wide-leg air squat for 2 minutes (See

Figure 3); and squatting as low as you can go for

2 minutes. If your station has a standing option,

try standing for 2 minutes, balancing on one leg

then the other, marching in place, etc. The

possibilities go on and on.

Working in a variety of positions provides an

opportunity for you to increase blood-flow, stretch

hip flexors, change the position of your neck and

upper extremity and activate your glutes,

adductors, hamstrings, quads and muscles of the

lower leg and foot required for balance and

stability. As an added bonus, you may find switching up your position also helps to

keep your mind working more efficiently making you more productive throughout

your day. Give these positions a try and let us know how they work for you! Share a

photo of you working at your desk in a creative position and we may feature you on

our facebook page or next newsletter.

Figure. 1 Extern Chase demonstrating the

kneeling alternative to sitting at your desk.

Figure 2 Chiropractic Assistant Kassy

illustrating a side lunging option which will

help stretch the adductors and hip flexors.

Figure 3. Dr. Julie performing a wide

squat to activate her glutes while working.