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About What's happening. (Eugene, OR) 1982-1993 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 21, 1986)
Dear EReader: 3-Week Issue Our August 28th issue will cover three weeks of events from August 28-September 17. We will publish again on September 18. The deadline for the three-week issue is August 21. The deadline for the September 17 issue is Sept ember 11. We will continue publishing weekly until the holiday issues. We will let you know our winter schedule in the Fall. The WHAT'S HAPPENING office will be closed August 28-September 10. It will re-open Thursday, September 11 at 9 am. Cens) CARWASH | Help send S.E.H.S. Freshman Rally Team “Champions” JI Help send S.E.H.S. Freshman Rally Team “Champions” to National Competition in Florida! J at Good Guys Stereo Car Center t 7th & Washington 9 SATURDAY AUG. 23 begins 10 AM V Earline’s CUSTOM BEADWORK Stringing & Redesign Chain Repair Antique Beads Eugene, Oregon’ (503) 484-6048 CHIROPRACTIC CARE _ 1? 9 combined with • Massage • Hot/Cold Packs • Muscle Balancing • Exercise Rehabilitation GENTLE TECHNIQUES CYNTHIA STOCKWELL, D.C. CHIROPRACTIC PHYSICIAN 595 West 8th Avenue 342-6500 Publishers Elisabeth Lyman Lucia McKelvey. Sonya Ungemach Editor/Business Manager Lucia McKelvey Editor/Advertising Manager Elisabeth Lyman Editor/Production Manager Sonya Ungemach Office Manager/Production Sheri Longobardo Ad Design/Production Tim Jordan Advertising Representatives Susan Brokaw Ken Hof Martha VKagnar Garde Wells Guide to Local Arts, Entertainment and Events Published Every Thursday Contributing Writers Deborah McGee Jim Stiak Michael Sussman Lois Wadsworth Martha Wagner Proofreader Deborah McGee Photographer David Stein Distribution Daybreak News Co. Typesetting ProtoType Camera Work Graphics Unlimited Printing Springfield News 335 West 20th Avenue Eugene, Oregon 97405 (503) 484-0519 Copyright 1986 What's Happening. All rights reserved. ■HEALTH & FITNESS Chiropractic Health Care in Sports Medicine by Craig M. Balter In 1982 Billy Olson, former in door record holder in the pole vault, hurt so badly he wanted to drop out of the Vitalis U.S. Olym pic Invitational. The meet direc tor, Ray Lumpp, personally es corted him to a chiropractor for help. Olson was experiencing acute pain in his back and legs. The chiropractor twisted and cranked on his back and Olson thought he would never move again, yet he cleared the bar on his next jump and went back to the chiropractor again. On his next attempt he set his first National Record. Olson became a strong believer of Chiropractic Medicine. Today top ranking athletes and amateurs alike consult chiroprac tors for injuries suffered in sports. These injuries range from serious sprain/strains to overuse type in juries. Local track stars Mary Slaney and Alberto Salazar have been under chiropractic care for a wide variety of maladies that are very common to most high caliber athletes. Both of them have had unique experiences that have led them to believe in chiropractic health care. In 1978 Mary Slaney developed sciatica, an acute nerve condition in the leg. This caused her to stay out of competition for six months. Neither cortisone shots, physical therapy, nor any other traditional cure gave her relief from the ex cruciating pain she was feeling. As a last resort she started seeing a chiropractor. After two months of treatment she began a slow com back to racing. Many other world class athletes have had similar ex periences to Slaney’s. Sports medicine chiropractors have gained national recognition as the specialists to consult in cases of musculoskeletal pain. Re cently the TAC National Track and Field Championships were held in Eugene. Dr. Richard Gor man and myself were the meet chi ropractors. Many athletes were not only getting treated for acute injuries, but to improve their bio mechanics (the body's efficiency of movement), therefore en hancing athletic performance. Chiropractors have a unique treatment to offer, and that is manual manipulation of the body's articulations (joints). They analyze injuries differently than their medical counterpart. For ex ample, chiropractors believe that previous trauma influences the spinal column integrity and cause vertebrae to misalign. This can result in a weakened spinal col umn and nerve root pressure. This nerve root pressure results in a weakened leg muscle that can lead to a leg injury. By contrast, a medical doctor would view a leg injury as only a problem of that limb. Chiropractors are starting to become an integral part of the sports medicine team. We are not advocating that we replace medical doctors but that all of the specialties work together to pro vide the highest quality treatment possible. Feverfew Herbal remedy for pain Migraine and arthritis sufferers may find relief from pain in a powerful new herbal extract for mula made and distributed here in Eugene. The product is Feverfew, made from the herb feverfew (Tanacetum parthenium), a member of the chrysanthemum fa mily. The herb has been used in Europe since the Middle Ages as a natural remedy for fever, arthri tis, headaches, psoriasis, and other aches and pains, but has on ly recently gained attention in the United States. In August, 1985, The British Medical Journal published the results of a study on the use of feverfew in treating migraine headaches and arthritis. The re search showed that over 70% of the participants were able to to tally prevent the occurrence of mi graines through the use of the herb. Feverfew works by inhibiting the production of prostaglandins, altering the inflammatory and pain processes in the human body. This ability accounts for fever few's effectiveness for conditions that respond to aspirin-like pro ducts. Feverfew has also been suc cessful in treating headaches and cramps associated with premen strual tension. The Eugene-based company Quantum manufactures Feverfew in capsule form—as Feverfew Ex tract and Migrelief — now avail able at local health food stores. Quantum also manufactures 20 other herbal and natural health products and distributes about 10 others. Two of their most popular products are Super Lysine Plus, a natural remedy for herpes blisters and other skin conditions, and Cold Season Plus, a zinc-based lozenge which alleviates cold symptoms. These are also avail able at local health food stores. A A D Enin of SUMMER SALE Come by and take advantage of our end of summer prices: •NEW BOARDS,of$ 52900 ... completel 9 •USED BOARDS, 0*$25000 NEW AND USED SAILS, WET SUITS, HARNESSES, BOOMS, MASTS. . . 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