The Basic function of spinal discs is for a greater range of motion with movement and also they act as a bit of a shock absorber however this shock absorber function is debated some say the bones act more like the shock abosrber
than the disc as the disc is composed of very dense material and the acutal bones are more compressable.


When you look at a spinal disc is is composed of  a series of rings with the outer portion being called the annulus and the inner protion being called the nucleus pulposus. Spinal discs are attached to the bone by "Sharpey's" fibers
that are often thought to be as strong as steel. Sharpey's fibers can often times be torn in CAD injuires or Cervical Acceleration/Deceleration injuries. Also please note that other soft tissues such as ligaments, tendons, muscles,
nerves etc. can be torn or damaged due to CAD injuries. 

Spinal discs have three properites that are commonly described like most visco-elastic structures they have hystereis, creep, and anisotrophy properties. 
 
Hysteresis - describes a tissues that loses energy after reptetitive loading  and unloading cycles.

Creep - describes a spinal disc as it deforms gradually under a constant  load.


Anisotropy - describes a spinal discs strength and stiffness varying depending on the type and direction of forces applied. 

Having proper spinal curves in your spinal column allows for the fulid  dynamics of the spinal disc loads to be evenly distributed between the bone  above and below thus preventing excessive wear and tear that occurs when normal
spinal curves are lost.


Dr. Grayson Blom, B.Sc., D.C.
Upper Cervical Chiropractic Specialist
5975 Overland Rd.
Boise, Idaho 83709
(208) 559-0541


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MYTH:  Most people would say - When you feel good.

FACT:  The fact of the matter is - People that feel good often die of heart attacks or find out they have cancer or wake up sick one day after felling ok their whole life. 

You and your family are truly healthy when your body's are functioning at the highest level possible 100%.  Your nervous system is the body's "self repair" or healing system.  The brain sends electrical messages over the nerves to every cell in your body.  If a cell gets damaged the brain will recognize and analyze the damage and will either send repair instructions or new cell replacement instructions. 

What would happen if these signals got interrupted?
Should we concern ourselves with how our body is functioning or just cover up our symptoms when the occur?



Dr. Grayson Blom, B.Sc., D.C.
Upper Cervical Chiropractic Specialist
5975 Overland Rd.
Boise, Idaho 83709
(208) 559-0541

Visit us online at:
www.UpperCervicalCare.com
www.UpperCervicalHealthCentersBoise.com
www.DrGraysonBlom.com
www.UpperCervicalClinicsofIdaho.com

Did you know that nearly all animals develop a fever when they are fighting off a virus or bacteria? Most people don't realize is that more often than not a fever is a good thing. Most parents freak out when their child has a fever and rush to lower it as quickly as possible. Most parent's fear that thier child will develop brain damage or die.

So can a fever cause brain damage or death? 

Dr. Robert Mendelsohn, M.D. said in his book How to Raise a Healthy Child in Spite of Your Doctor that "They don't tell you that reducing temperature will do NOTHING to make the patient well or that our bodies have a built-in mechanism not fully explained that will prevent an infection-induced temperature reaching 106 degrees. Only in the case of heat stroke, poisoning, or other externally caused fevers is the body overwhelmed and inoperative"

So the next logical question is when does a fever become dangerous? As Dr. Medelsohn M.D. states anything over 106 degrees is dangerous. Let's take this a step further.

James Fruthaler of Tulane U, spoke to the American Academy of Pedicatrics and told them he searched the medical literature and could not find a single case of brain damage due to a high fever. The only exception he noted was cases with advanced encephalitis or menigitis (inflammation of the brain or meninges of the brain) that caused the brain damage.

Most of us have grown used to being told that when you have a fever you need to reduce it. This is good advice if you are a drug company selling fever reducing drugs. But according to the reasearch no body has ever had brain damage due to a high fever or died directly because of a high fever. We also know that a fever is essential for you body destroy infections from bacteria or viral origin. Dr. Mendelsohn and others state that fevers can become dangerous over 106 degrees and I believe this a good rule of thumb. As in my experience I have never seen or personally had a fever every go over 104 degrees. Don't get me wrong when you are at 103-104 degrees trust me you are very sick and not feeling well, but don't freak out and think you or your loved one will die or have brain damage. You simple need to monitor the situation and if the temperature exceeds 106 degrees then it would be wise to seek help from a qualified professional otherwise it would be a good idea to just let the inborn intelligence inside your body do it's thing.

The mission is to bring Upper Cervical care to many underserved and underpriviledged areas around the world. The trip was a huge success. We were able to see thousands of people throughout the week. We had many great testimonials. 

The world missions team 2011. 

There were many fresh fruits and vegetables available while in the Dominican Republic. We ate lots of RAW Papaya, Mango, Coconut, Guava, Plantain, Sugar Cane. There were different varieties of banana not available in the US. These bananas had GREAT flavor being vine ripened.

To the left I am cutting up some RAW sugar cane before dinner.

I made a new friend on this trip.

This was a very cute stray cat that was living in the bushes near the villa. We named her oreo. She was very hungry when we found her. 

She joined us for Dinner every night we were there. Oreo had a great personality, to be honest I wanted to bring her home with me.

The first church of the Americas.

We took a tour of the first church in the Americas according to our guide. Christopher Columbus is said to be burried here. He mentioned that there was controversy over this point, being Spain claims they have Columbus' remains however our guide said they took his brothers remains by mistake. Our guide said they still have Christophers remains. All things aside the church was beautiful.

Dr. Grayson Blom, B.Sc., D.C.
Upper Cervical Chiropractic Specialist
5975 Overland Rd.
Boise, Idaho 83709

Visit us online at:
www.UpperCervicalCare.com
www.UpperCervicalHealthCentersBoise.com
www.DrGraysonBlom.com
www.UpperCervicalClinicsofIdaho.com

According to the Journal of The American Medical Association (JAMA) the third leading cause of death in America is death from medical treatment. i.e. You go to a medical doctor (MD) he gives you a treatment then you die. This is known as IATROGENIC DISEASE.

According to the united states department of health and human services (see video below) 15,000 medicare patients die per month, they are killed by MD treatment. 15,000/month! And nobody goes to jail! Let's take this a step further on 9/11 terrorists fly 2 planes into the twin towers and 3,500 people are killed and we go to war. Why is it that you never hear about all the people dieing due to MD treatments?

The latest figures on Iatrogenic Disease are in the neighborhood of 784,000 deaths/year.

Dr. Grayson Blom, B.Sc., D.C.
Upper Cervical Chiropractic Specialist
5975 Overland Rd.
Boise, Idaho 83709

Visit us online at:
www.UpperCervicalCare.com
www.UpperCervicalHealthCentersBoise.com
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www.UpperCervicalClinicsofIdaho.co

Remember DDT a chemical insecticide used during WWII and later by farmers? DDT was very effective at killing mosquitoes and fleas. Unfortunately the rodents that ate vegetation that DDT happened to be sprayed upon become loaded with DDT. Not surprisingly there are animals that eat rodents most notably in this case the Peregrine falcon.

What happened is that DDT interfered with shells of the eggs laid by the Peregrine falcon making them very fragile and easily broken. The Peregrine falcon was nearly wiped from the earth due to our man made chaos. Trying to cheat nature never seems to work. We need to learn to work within natures natural laws. A short cut to killing fleas and mosquitoes turned out to be a very bad idea.

A better solution would have been to study and understand the conditions that have to be present for mosquitoes and fleas to get out of control and thus naturally control them i.e. there is a natural balance in nature. What eats mosquitoes and fleas? This way of thinking is becoming very popular and is the basis for permaculture. Understanding natures ecosystem and focusing on the big picture and how all the pieces fit together we can find order, and balance.   

How many times now have we learned about chemicals or toxins that cause birth defects in pregnant women or result in some sort of disease in humans?

We need to re-think our current path of short cuts and temporary solutions. We need to embrace and work within natures natural laws to promote health and life for all.

The foundation of Upper Cervical Healthcare is the fact that the body heals itself as long is there is no interference.  There is an inborn intelligence inside the body known as Innate Intelligence. This is the intelligence that you were born with. This intelligence heals, repairs, and maintains your body. 

Can chemicals interfere with the function of your body? Could a lack of nutrition interfere with the fucntion of your body? What if your brain couldn't properly communicate with your body? Could you be healthy? (click here to learn more)

The goal of Upper Cervical Healthcare is to remove interference where the head and neck meet so the flow of innate intelligence from the brain to the body is un-interfered with so one can achieve the highest level of being.

Dr. Grayson Blom, B.Sc., D.C.
Upper Cervical Chiropractic Specialist
5975 Overland Rd.
Boise, Idaho 83709

Visit us online at:
www.UpperCervicalCare.com
www.UpperCervicalHealthCentersBoise.com
www.DrGraysonBlom.com
www.UpperCervicalClinicsofIdaho.com