Washington County Weekend Post

Community Calendar Michelle McCormack DC, CCEP Foot Pain Inside • Automotive • Classified • House & Home • Retail Inserts Full Distribution CARRYOUT OR TAKE & BAKE BUY One Large Pizza and receive a 10" Cheese + 1 Topping Pizza FREE *excludes gluten-free. Limit 2 offers per coupon. Open for lunch everyday at 11am ~Closed Monday~ 1726 Barton Avenue www.MariciosinBarton.com Friday Fish & Other Specials USED BOOK SALE Partial Distribution Team Doctor for the West Bend Bomber's Hockey Team Certified Chiropractic Extremity Practitioners Certified Chiropractic Sports Practitioner® 234141002 (262) 306-9775 www.DrsMcCormack.com 519 Shepherds Drive West Bend, WI 53090 2 • Washington County Post Retail • 9 - 1 - 13 Saturday, Sept 7 9:00am to 4:00pm Sunday, Sept 8 233956002 Q: Dear Dr. McCormack. Is it true that my feet can be affecting my low back and cause pain? A: Yes this can be true. Most chronic low back pain is the result some form of structural weakness or repetition causing failure. Your feet are the foundation of your body. While 99% of all feet are normal at birth, 8% can have trouble in the first year of life, 41% at age 5 and 80% by age 20. Many foot conditions eventually contribute to health concerns farther up the kinetic chain eventually affecting the low back or higher up, the spine. Think of your house as an example. If the foundation is built incorrectly, it will cause cracks in the walls of the house. Given the right conditions the house is susceptible to rain, wind or other storms. In your spine, a foundation that has problems can cause changes in the spine above it, resulting in pain weakness or other symptoms. Here are a few examples of conditions where feet can affect the lumbar spine. Metatarsalgia is foot pain in the long bones of the arch of the foot. This can lead to altering how you walk to avoid the pain, which can alter the stress transferred to the pelvis. This accommodation can cause low back pain, far removed from the foot. Arch collapse or pronated feet causes internal rotation to the leg, hip, and rotation of the lumbar spine. This causes increased wear and tear on the lumbar spine and is often seen in patients who "didn't do anything" to cause their low back pain. Eventually the stress is too much and their back "gives" out. Planter Fascitis occurs when the bones of the feet stop moving correctly and cause altered pressure in the foot joints. This leads to spasm of the plantar muscle on the bottom of the foot and eventually a heel spur. Chiropractic care helps these conditions and does it with out the need for drugs. You should never have an injection in your foot to mask the pain without first seeking Chiropractic care to fix the foot. Proper evaluation of the feet and associated spine can help restore proper mechanics and ensure stress is carried properly on the body. To ignore or avoid the symptoms only makes the problem worse or even unfixable later. It is essential that the whole body be looked at for care, not just the area of pain. A proper chiropractic evaluation ensures that the patients' needs are met. If you treat the pain instead of looking at the whole person, relief is temporary. A Chiropractor with a Certified Chiropractic Extremity Practitioner Diploma has the advanced training to help patients with many types of foot problems. a tent on the Riveredge lawn and slumber to the sound of the night choir. Bring a picnic supper; in the morning, enjoy pancakes with Riveredge maple syrup. Each family limited to one tent. Advance registration required. Contact: 375-2715. Sunday, Sept. 1 West Bend What: Wheels on Main Where: Downtown. When: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. show, 5-8 p.m. concert. Cost: Free admission, free parking. Info: Car, truck and motorcycle show. More than 20 categories. Music by The Invaders. Food and drink from downtown restaurants. More at www. downtownwestbend.com. Contact: 338-3909. Tuesday, Sept. 3 West Bend What: Sheepshead Where: Senior Center, 401 E. Washington St. When: 9:30 a.m. Cost: $1. 234060006 Regan McCormack DC CCEP, CCSP® Friday, Aug. 30Sunday, Sept. 1 Dundee What: Annual Brat Fry and Softball Tournament Where: Sportsmans Park. When: Live music 6-10 p.m. Info: Win $10,000 cash raffle; drawing at 7 p.m. Sunday. Contact: For softball entry, call Ron, (920) 838-2102. Saturday, Aug. 31Sunday, Sept. 1 Newburg What: Family Overnight at Riveredge: Nature After Dark Where: Riveredge Nature Center, 4458 Highway Y. When: 5 p.m. Saturday-9 a.m. Sunday. Cost: $55 per family for nonmembers; $40, Trail Pass and All Access members. Info: Join a naturalist to experience Riveredge after hours. Explore trails, look for night creatures, catch fireflies or relax at the campfire. Pitch 8:30am to 12:30pm St. Frances Cabrini 1025 S. 7th Ave, West Bend Church Hall (enter from lower level parking lot) Great selection of hardcover & paperback books for children & adults, audio & video tapes, records & CDs All proceeds from the book sale help keep our Parish Library totally self-supporting Info: comed. New players wel- West Bend What: Bridge Where: Senior Center, 401 E. Washington St. When: 1 p.m. Cost: $1. Info: New players welcomed. West Bend What: Scrabble Where: Senior Center, 401 E. Washington St. When: 1 p.m. Cost: $1. Info: Bring a friend or call ahead to see if anyone will be present to play. Contact: 335-4498. West Bend What: Quilting and Sewing Where: Senior Center, 401 E. Washington St. When: 1 p.m. Info: Group makes quilts and various items. Sales benefit Senior Center. Newburg What: Riveredge Bird Club: Fourth Annual Bird Identification Challenge Where: Riveredge Nature Center, 4458 Highway Y. When: 6 p.m. hike, 7 p.m. program. Cost: Free.. Info: This PowerPoint program follows in the tradition of the 2009-2011 programs and encourages discussion on how to identify some of the species that were present during the past year in Wisconsin. West Bend What: Me Time Support Where: Senior Center, 401 E. Washington St. When: 6:30 p.m. Info: Open to all 55-plus caregivers. At present no cost, hoping to build up this group. Meets once a month. Wednesday, Sept. 4 Newburg What: Nature Tots: Planting a Rainbow Where: Riveredge Nature Center, 4458 Highway Y. When: 10-11:30 a.m. Cost: $5 per child for Trail Pass members and nonmembers, All Access members: Free.. Info: Environmental Education for kids ages 3-5 accompanied by an adult. Discover all the colors of the rainbow both above and below the soil in the organic garden. Smell, touch and taste the different colors. Crunch on a carrot or bite into a bean during the reading of the book "Planting a Rainbow" by Lois Ehlert. West Bend What: Canasta Where: Lower level, Senior Center, 401 E. Washington St. When: 1 p.m. Cost $1. Info: New players welcome. West Bend What: AARP Local Chapter 401 Monthly Meeting and Program, When: 1 p.m. Where: Washington County Senior Center, 401 E. Washington St. Info: New members always welcome. West Bend What: Homelessness to Housing Project Where: Family Promise of Washington County, 724 Elm St. When: 4:30-6 p.m. (short program, 5:15 p.m.). Info: Tour the building before construction begins. West Bend What: Sheepshead Where: Senior Center, 401 E. Washington St. When: 6:30 p.m. Cost: $1. Info: New players welcome. West Bend What: Book Club Where: Washington County Democratic Party Office, 132 N. Main St. When: 7-8:30 p.m. Info: The book club will be reading "The Art Forger" by B.A. Shapiro. Lively discussion, friendship and refreshments. Contact: kristinjpekoll@ yahoo.com or (414) 4035917. Thursday, Sept. 5 Newburg What:Interactions in Nature Where: Riveredge Nature Center, 4458 Highway Y. When: 9 a.m.-noon. Cost: $15 for nonmembers and Trail Pass members, $10 All Access members Info: If you are curious about natural communities and how they work, this course is for you. Learn about plantinsect interactions and how this plays a role in the function of different types of ecosystems. We will be investigating some ecosystem functions and looking at how insects can affect goldenrod. Pre-registration is required, register by Sept. 3. West Bend What: Knit & Crochet Where: Senior Center, 401 E. Washington When: 9:45 a.m. Cost: $1. Info: Individuals work on own projects, help each other. West Bend What: Sheepshead Where: Senior Center, 401 E. Washington St. When: 10 a.m. Cost: $1. Info: New players welcome. West Bend What: Widows Network Where: Hankerson's, 2107 W. Washington St. When: 11:30 a.m. Cost: Menu pricing. Info: Make new friends, share info and humor. This is not a beavrement group. Meets first Thursday every month. West Bend What: Wii Bowling Where: Senior Center, 401 E. Washington St. When: 1 p.m. Cost: $1. Info: More players needed, come join the fun. Friday, Sept. 6 West Bend What: Chorus Practice Where: Senior Center, 401 E. Washington St. When: 10 a.m. Info: New singers welcome. Chorus performs at local assisted living homes. No cost to belong. If you can carry a tune, you are needed. West Bend What: Greed Where: Senior Center, 401 E. Washington St. When: 1 p.m. Cost: $1. Info: Fun dice game, no experience needed. West Bend What: Washington County Separated, Divorced and Widowed Men and Women — Senior Center Activities Where: Holy Angels School, 230 N. Eighth Ave., use the north entrance on Cedar Street. When: 7:30 p.m. Info: Director Deb Anderson from the Washington County Senior Center will speak on the activities available at the center. Meetings provide a chance to share ideas, concerns, support fellowship and love from a Christian perspective. Enjoy a fish fry together before meetings, if interested. Calendar continued on page 3

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