Happy Halloween!

Cruelty Free on Lee?

We currently carry two great pain relief products that are cooling gels (Bio-freeze and Sombra) ,but no products that induce warmth. Last week we received this product from one of our suppliers and this morning I thought it a good idea to give it a try. I applied a very liberal amount on my low back and at 5 minutes I could feel a slight tingle over my low back at 15 minutes a gentle and soothing warmth started to spread over the area, at 30 minutes a strong heat sensation could be felt and at 45 minutes I thought I was going to need to dive into the lake down the street to put the fire out, but now at 90 minutes I am finally back to a gentle warmth that is deeply penetrating the muscles of my low back. So, I am giving this product a thumbs up, but will definitely need to modify the amount of lotion that I use next time.

None of the products we use are tested on animals, just me! I don't know now if this still qualifies as cruelty free though.

Lexi Thursday

For those of you haven't been here before or have never been here on Thursdays, this is Lexi. We bring her every Thursday afternoon and on days that its storming, she doesn't like storms.

This is her in an excited state, normally she's completely sacked out. She's a super sweet dog that is great with kids, in fact we have a lot and I mean a lot of patients that book themselves on Thursdays, just so they can bring their kids in to see her. My favorite moments are when patients come in without appointments just to pet her, say hi, then leave.

Leave the Leaves?

Today I awoke with a most horrible pain in my right shoulder and left hip. Hmmm I thought, I don't remember doing anything out of the normal. 2 Bike races over the weekend, a little 5 mile run and an hour of weight training, but no pain. Finally it dawned me, I was doing something out of the normal over the weekend...... raking leaves!  I went at it as hard and as fast as I could, neglecting to watch my posture and change my hand position often. As an endurance athlete I train daily, but was bested by a sugar maple. Let this be a cautionary warning, no matter how good of shape you are in, doing things that are out of your routine and doing them wrong, can have disastrous results.
As we approach the end of fall and the beginning of winter, remember to rake and shovel with your legs, switch hands, and change directions often or just tell the kids to get out there and do it!

October Happenings!

 Congratulations Kelly for finishing your very first 

and very cold Marathon!

Congratulations James for running the Chicago Marathon, still waiting to hear if you got your Sub 3 hour time!

 Chirs B. you're not going to Disney Land, but you did just win yourself a Free 30 Minute Massage from

 Unwin Chiropractic & Wellness Center!

Refer a friend or family member and you to will be entered into our drawing for a 

Free 30 Minute Massage. 

Join us Friday October 26th for the Saris Gala. We've donated two 60 Minute Massages for the silent auction, so be sure to bid early and often. This is a great fund raiser for the Bike Federation of Wisconsin. Your entry fee gets you all the food, beer, and wine you can stomach, sorry no pun intended. We will be wondering around bidding on items that we probably don't need, but are sure fun to have, so come find us and say hello. See you all there.

Come out to Badger Prairie October 14th and check out the 1st of 4 Cyclocross races. What is cyclocross? A party on wheels! Lee will be racing in the last event of the day so just look for the rider dressed like a skeleton.