Explore Big Sky
Hike hummocks with my friend?
Yes
HEALTH
Attend book club at a friend’s house with other vaccinated people?
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Yes
Do I need a mask? No
Do I need a mask? No
Swing dance to a cover of Wagon Wheel at a crowded outdoor concert?
Enjoy an ice-cold Salmon Fly at a bar?
SECTION 2: HEALTH, AND ENVIRONMENT & OUTDOORS
Yes
Vaccinated? Now what pg. 18 Do I need a mask? Yes, a mask is recommended and sometimes required
Yes
Do I need a mask? Runoff Recreation pg. 20 Yes, a mask is recommended
LPHS spring sports update pg. 25
and sometimes required
Guidance provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. For questions about the COVID-19 vaccine, call the Bozeman Health vaccine hotline at at (406)-414-2620 or visit healthygallatin.org.
Keep your kids well with chiropractic DR. ANDREA WICK EBS CONTRIBUTOR
Many patients ask me “When can my child start coming to the chiropractor to receive an adjustment?” Most parents look shocked when I tell them “As soon as they come out of the birth canal!” Chiropractic can be extremely beneficial for the physical, mental and emotional development of your child and here is why.
technique is a chiropractic brain-body technique that helps to diagnosis a stress a patient is feeling and re-program the subconscious brain. Patients have stated they feel relief, easily create more fulfilling relationships and increase their ability to achieve their hopes and dreams. Chiropractic supports athletes and active kids. Chiropractic helps to increase range of motion and joint proprioception. It also helps to treat sports injuries in order to heal faster and stronger. There are currently chiropractors for every NFL team, and athletes such as Michael Jordan, Jerry Rice and Venus Williams thank chiropractic for the longevity of their careers.
Birth is the first traumatic event for a child. Birth is tough on an infant. Think about all the different ways a baby is moved, torqued and pulled during the birthing process. Chiropractic adjustments at this stage of life are gentle and are comparable to the In a world with increasing amounts of stress, why not make life for you pressure used to check the ripeness of a tomato. When an infant’s nervous and your kids easier by getting adjusted? system is communicating correctly, everything works better, including bodily functions such as sleeping, eating and pooping. Dr. Andrea Wick is a chiropractor and applied kinesiologist. She graduated from Life University in Marietta, Georgia, and now practices in Big Sky. Chiropractic helps children stay healthy. She has a passion for holistic health care and being active in the outdoors. Her Chiropractic adjustments help with general wellness and proper immune practice, Healing Hands Chiropractic, is located in the Meadow Village Center. function. Regular adjustments are shown to prevent the severity of Visit drandreawick.com to learn more. colds and flus. Research from the Journal of Chiropractic & Osteopathy demonstrates that immunoglobulins increase post adjustment. This increase in immunoglobulins shows a beneficial relationship between the body’s immune response and spinal adjustments. Chiropractic helps with proper posture. In our day and age with an increase in technology use, more and more children are developing “tech neck.” Due to kids chronically looking down, I’m seeing poor posture starting to develop at a very early age. Adjustments help to increase range of motion, joint health and mobility. Your children may feel taller, straighter, relaxed and more comfortable after an adjustment. Chiropractic prevents ear infections. In a 1996 study by the Journal of Manipulative & Physiological Therapeutics, children under the age of 5 received chiropractic adjustments to treat the symptoms of ear infections. Ninety-three percent of all cases improved in 10 days or less; 43 percent improved within two treatments or less. Chiropractic helps with colic. Research in the Journal of Manipulative & Physiological Therapeutics showed that infants with colic receiving manual therapy had a reduction in their crying due to colic. This was a significant improvement compared to the control group. Chiropractic benefits emotional health and stress. Chiropractic care helps to stimulate the parasympathetic nervous system (rest and digest) and can help manage stress. Neuro-emotional
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