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Rock N' Roll Marathon

Thu, 17 May 2012 16:17:19 +0100

Intelliskin and South West Health are partnering to help the participants of the San Diego Rock n. Roll Marathon perform better and recover faster. The Intelliskin fitness apparel line is deigned to improve your posture when you are running or playing any sport for that matter. The design of the shirt keeps the shoulders back and opens the chest and lungs to improve oxygen uptake and exchange. This will help reduce fatigue and improve your performance during the event whether you a...

OC Marathon

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 23:31:31 +0100

Intelliskin and South West Health are partnering to help the participants of the OC Marathon perform better and recover faster. The Intelliskin fitness apparel line is deigned to improve your posture when you are running or playing any sport for that matter. The design of the shirt keeps the shoulders back and opens the chest and lungs to improve oxygen uptake and exchange. This will help reduce fatigue and improve your performance during the event whether you are running the 5K o...

Tennis Fitness Training

Fri, 09 Dec 2011 20:58:44 +0100

Tennis and training are two words that most people do not associate together. Tennis is a game where a tennis ball is hit back and forth over a net, how hard can it be? If you watch tennis on television, you realize how athletic these players are these days. It appears that your arms are doing all the work, but in reality it is the lower body and the core that are the primary power sources. Tennis athletes&n...

Intelliskin

Fri, 04 Nov 2011 00:03:17 +0100

South West Health has partnered with Intelliskin, a local Newport Beach based company to help improve the posture of our patients and our athletes. The shirt is designed to simulate a kinesio tape procedure that we do in the office for postural correction. The shoulders are pulled back and scapulae retracted in such a way that the postural stabilizers are activated. The Intelliskin shirt allows our patients and athletes to essentially tape themselves by wearing the shirt. The shirt helps kee...

Rocktape Performance enhancing tape

Thu, 03 Nov 2011 23:50:06 +0100

South West health uses a high performance tape when we tape our athletes. It is called Rocktape, a company based in northern California. The tape is designed to optimize and improve motion. Most tape is designed to restrict motion, not Rocktape. The weave pattern is tighter on Rocktape as compared to standard Kinesio Tape. In addition, the adhesive that is utilized is stronger so the tape stays on better during competition. Rocktape even makes a version that is waterproof that works with water sp...

Core stability and cycling

Thu, 11 Aug 2011 02:47:23 +0100

Cyclists’ core stability is usually insufficient to handle long rides. Core stability means possessing the strength in the muscles that control the movement of the pelvis. This becomes vitally important when an athlete is requiring their body to perform at a high level. The core stability muscles not only have to tolerate prolonged flexion of the spine but they also have to provide a stable platform to absorb the massive forces generated by the legs. Each time the legs push down ont...

Costa Mesa Nutritionist Kristi Acuna Interview

Thu, 05 May 2011 16:34:38 +0100

Kristi Acuna, BSNU, discusses her lifelong battles and struggles that led to her burning desire to help and guide others along the path to a fulfilling and holistic life through understanding the foods and environment around them. Kristi is a practicing clinical nutritionist in Costa Mesa, California. Wikipedia defines psoriasis this way Psoriasis (pronounced /səˈraɪ.əsɨs/) is a chronic autoimmune disease that appears on the skin. It occurs when the immune system sends out...

Zenolink 3D Analysis

Tue, 28 Dec 2010 21:05:43 +0100

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Costa Mesa Chiropractic Virtual tour

Sat, 17 Jul 2010 04:48:46 +0100

Chiropractic is one of the services highlighted in·this virtual tour of·Costa Mesa's own South West·Health Professional Center·featuring ·Dr. Zappala. The services featured on the tour are·chiropractic care, massage therapy, clinical nutrition,acupuncture, spinal decompression, and digital x-ray.The video highlights all of the services·available at·the Costa Mesa chiropractic wellness center....

June/July Newsletter

Sun, 06 Jun 2010 21:31:36 +0100

June / July 2010 Newsletter June is the month for dads and grads, the beginning of summer and for kids everywhere, the end of another school year. As you embark on your summer vacations and pursuits, this is a time when we become more active. It is a great time to check in with your chiropractor, massage therapist, acupuncturist or personal trainer. To encourage you, we are offering a chance to utilize any of these services at a special discount. If you refer a dad or a grad, simpl...

Kinesio Taping

Tue, 01 Jun 2010 16:20:37 +0100

Kinesio TapingFor more than 25 years, Kinesio Tex Tape has been providing a gentler alternative to traditional athletic taping when used for rehabilitation. Developed in Japan in the 1970’s by Dr. Kenzo Kase, Kinesio Tex Tape started making a name for itself in the states during the 1990’s. When 50,000 roles were donated to the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, the public became aware for the first time what the phenomenon was all about. ...

Spinal Decompression Heal your disc

Mon, 24 May 2010 18:06:15 +0100

South West health offers the best spinal decompression program in Costa mesa and Orange County. We use The Accu-Spina decompression table because it is the best in the industry. Why is it the best? It is the only equipment that has valid research behind it. Harvard Medical School did a research project with 35,000 patients using this spinal decompression device and achieved outstanding success rates. No other brand of decompression equipment has the research behind it. So rest assured when you co...

Costa Mesa Chiropractic Wellness Center

Mon, 24 May 2010 18:05:33 +0100

Welcome to the Website of Costa Mesa's own South West Health Professional Center. Our center is staffed by chiropractors, physical therapists, an acupuncturist, massage therapists, a clinical nutritionist, a hypnotherapist and a team of personal trainers. We are a multi-disciplinary wellness center offering chiropractic care, physical therapy, acupuncture, clinical nutrition, professional therapeutic massage therapy, spinal decompression to treat disc probl...

A Team approach to optimal health care

Mon, 24 May 2010 17:09:02 +0100

Come to Costa Mesa where optimal health is best achieved with a team approach to health care. Our wellness team is lead by chiropractor and clinic director, Dr. Joseph Zappala. At South West Health, we help our patients achieve the highest level of wellness through a vast array of different services including manual medicine and chiropractic care, professional therapeutic massage therapy, spinal decompression, personal training, personalized clinical nutrition, ...