Show 3 March 20 2002 Gunnison Valley NewsSalina Sun Speaking of Sports Back Facts: Part IV Common Who's The Fool? by Bob Bahlmann Sports Writer Recently the by Dallas Overly the higher elevations then grated down into the evergreens In those areas where logging has been permitted there has been a change in grouse behavior "In those mountains where logging has cleared vast tracts of forests blue grouse nest in the cleared slash areas and in winter migrate uphill to the uncut remaining evergreen forests" It seems that the grouse prefer the areas that have been logged to the naturally occurring open meadows of higher elevations If the "environmentalists" w'ould get off their soap boxes and out of their condominiums long enough to look at the facts they might have their eyes opened and we might all be able to enjoy our National Forests as the founders of the system intended The founder of our National Theodore Park System Roosevelt was quoted in Popular Mechanics in April of 1904 as saying "The object of our forest policy is not to preserve the forests because they are beautiful though that is good in itself nor because they are refuges for wild creatures of the wilderness though that too is good in itself but the primary object of our forest policy as of the land policy of the United mi- envimak- ronmentalists have been ing fools of themselves again In legal action brought by Satterwhite regarding timber sales the tree huggers reportedly made the statement that standing dead timber that covers thousands of acres of our forests is not a fire hazard Anybody with half a brain has to be able to figure out that millions of dead evergreen trees have got to be considered a fire hazard Another reason given for not allowing logging was that the blue grouse sometimes called the fool hen that live in our forests need the trees for habitat Once again the environmentalists showed their ignorance Blue grouse do indeed inhabit evergreen forests The operative word here is green Blue grouse do not chose to inhabit "everbrown" forests I was recently made aware of a web site from British Colombia that had some interesting information on blue grouse According to Canadian studies blue grouse spend most of the year in evergreen forests where they feed almost exclusively on evergreen needles I may not be an environmental whiz but I doubt there's much nutritional value in a dead pine States is the making of prosperneedle An interesting fact revealed ous homes" on the web page is that blue It's time we got back to bagrouse have a unique migration sics It's time a few more people pattern Historically the birds enrolled in Ecology 101 nested in the open meadows of Financial Focus — Consider Municipal Bonds by Brian Crosby Edward Jones Ephraim If you're looking for an investment with multiple ward equities munis can bring you a valuable element of diversification Municipal bonds are impervious to many of the economic factors that cause volatility in the price of stocks So 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(lifting improperly) and stressful living and working habits This article will continue along the previous topic and discuss what actual disorders can occur in the spine as a result of those contributing factors Probably the most common disorder of the spine is muscle andor muscle guarding spasm Even though this may be most common' it is important to know that an attack of muscle guarding does not happen by itself Muscle guarding or muscle spasm results only when another disorder is present Naturally the triggering disorder needs to be addressed or the muscle spasm will only return again and again Muscle guarding results from the body attempting to protect itself from the initial disorThe muscles tighten to limit movement so that further damdoes not occur However if age the muscle continues to tighten a fierce cycle develops As a result from pain and muscle guarding circulation is der decreased by the guarding muscles squeezing on the blood vessels which decreases the amount of oxygen and nutrients delivered to the muscles as well as the site of the initial dis- be interrupted medical care from your physician and physical therapist may be required Pain medication muscle and physical therapy modalities are effective in breaking this cycle The initial back disorders that can trigger this cycle of pain and muscle guarding can be very numerous One of the most common is a disc strain or bulge If left untreated and if lifestyle changes are not made a disc bulge can develop into a disc herniation As discussed earlier posture and improper body mechanics most commonly lead to a disc bulge Repeated or sustained forward bending causes a posterior force on the disc which can lead to a disc bulge Disc injuries occur as a result of months or more commonly years of improper posture (foror ward bending and slumped sitting) As a disc begins to bulge usually no pain is involved It is not until the bulge begins to expand where sensory nerves are compromised that pain is felt If disc strain or bulge is allowed to worsen the bulge may eventually touch the nerve root At this point your symptoms will become worse and may include numbness weakness and reflex changes in the leg or arm Exercises prescribed by your physical therapist can help a bulging disc to correct itself However the most important thing is to find which postures are encouraging your disc to bulge and to eliminate or modify those postures Your physical therapist can help you Types of Back Disorders an object Most muscle strains and joint sprains will heal on their own if proper posture is maintained while the injury is healing Once the injury is healed it is very important that full strength and flexibility are restored or other problems can develop that may be more serious A good example is a neck injury Usually after a neck injury occurs one adopts a forward head posture and sitting in a slumped posture because of the pain in the neck If this continues as healing takes place the ligaments and muscles adapt to the new position This will cause pain because of the strain of the abnormal posture and the loss of flexibility Other back disorders include: )Osteoarthritis develops in the some degree m all individuals as a natural aging process If it becomes severe than degenerative joint disease or degenerative disc disease spine to occurs help from a physical therapist to help increase range of motion and increase strength Facet joint locking occurs when the joint lining becomes pinched between the joint surfaces This is fairly rare and may on rare occasion require manipulation or traction treatments This can also be provided by your physical therapist 3)- Traumatic fractures are rare but serious 4)- Compression fractures usually occur in older people as a result of decreased activ ity and metabolic changes are ery rare in the 5)- Tumors 2)- spine There are many more disorof the spine that can ix cur here in that are not mentioned the most this article However common types of hack disorders are aforementioned Am inquiries regarding this at tide are more than welcome h contacting Dallas Overly at Therapy West in Gunnison ders Sever cases can receive Gunnison Valley High School rom order Decreased oxygen and nutrition make the muscles to identify these as well more inflamed and causes more Another common injury of the back is muscle strain or joint pain If left alone this cycle can sprain These injuries usually continue and cause increasing result from automobile accilevels of pain For this cycle to dents falls or being struck by Poison Prevention Week noted by Utahns Governor Michael Leavitt has designated the week of March 17 through March 23 Poison Prevention Week in Utah The Division of Consumer Protection which is the Utah representative for the US Product Safety Commission would like to remind parents to take extra care with household chemicals pesticides and medicines Here are a few tips to make your home a safer one: 1 Keep all chemicals and medicines 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