What is Chiropractic?

Chiropractic has the reputation of being able to help people with neck pain, back pain, and headaches, but did you know there are a wealth of other things that Chiropractic can help with?

* ADHD
* Allergies
* Asthma
* Auto Accidents Injuries
* Bedwetting
* Carpal Tunnel
* Colds
* Depression
* Fibromyalgia
* Flu
* High Blood Pressure
* Migraines
* Numbness and Tingling
* Pinched Nerves
* PMS and Painful Periods
* Pregnancy
* Sciatica
* Scoliosis
* Slipped/Bulging/Herniated Discs
* Sprains/Strains
* Stress
* Whiplash
* Wellness
* Anything and everything not listed here!

Am I, as a Principled Chiropractor, like any MD, Surgeon, or any other type of medical practitioner you’ve been to previously? NO, I am not. These guys work from the outside in. They either give you a pill or cut something out that’s not working. My belief is that God gave you all the parts you’ll ever need, and He didn’t give you any expendable parts. Now does that mean MDs and Surgeons are bad people? NO, it just means that I, as a Principled Chiropractor, have a different philosophy than they do.

Chiropractic is different than other health disciplines mainly because we look for the cause of the disease or symptoms from the inside out. We look for the reasons your body isn’t working right, the reasons you have pain, discomfort and sickness that you’ve come here with. Rather than trying to “hide” the sickness or pain by giving you a drug to cover it up or suppress the symptoms, we’re going to look into the body to find out what is causing this irritation and see why the body isn’t functioning properly.

When a bone in the spine becomes misaligned, causing the nerve to be choked, Chiropractors term this Subluxation. When a nerve is being choked as it exits the spinal column, it causes the life force, or your body’s intelligence, to be greatly decreased. It’s like shutting off the electricity to whatever this nerve goes to.

The pain or dysfunction you’re experiencing could be the result of one or more of your nerves being pinched. If it is, there is more going on than you realize. Organ damage and abnormal cell growth are also at work, and it’s this process that causes the symptoms you’re experiencing.

This has built up over time, causing symptoms, and most of the time the symptom is the first thing you’ll notice, but an entire process has occurred before you even realized anything was wrong. This being said, the symptoms are usually the last thing to show up, and the first thing to go away. It’s a good thing our bodies are designed to have symptoms like pain because without them you’d never know when something is wrong. Wouldn’t it be foolish to cover them up?

It’s not that I don’t care about your back pain or headaches, but I want you to know there’s a bigger picture here. I want to maintain your spine through regular adjustments to prevent pinched nerves, ill health, and damage to your body that could be occurring right under your nose without you even knowing.

Most people come into a Chiropractic office with the intent to get rid of back pain and headaches. Please don’t come in with that consciousness. Although I do get good results with aches and pains, my purpose is really to maintain your spine through regular adjustments. Like getting an oil change or a tune-up for your car, if you keep your body running well you will have less problems later on.

I don’t want to simply treat symptoms. I want you to heal. I want your body to function normally. I want to keep your nervous system healthy so that your immune system stays healthy and your body can heal itself and function the way God intended it to. I move the bone, and God does the healing. I look forward to seeing you in my office.

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to call, email, or drop by my office. To set up an appointment, give me a call at 866-365-2049

Roller Coasters and Chiropractic

A practice member came in last week complaining of headaches since her recent trip to Holiday World. Apparently, her kids convinced her to ride the roller coaster, "The voyage, and "the raven". If you’ve ever ridden these rides, you know how fun, but jarring, they can be. You might not have known how dangerous it could be, though.

As much as I love roller coasters, i don't like these coasters. I remember thinking while on the ride “Man. This ride is rough! I wonder how many people need an adjustment after getting off this thing?” i need to set up a table at the end of this ride!

My practice member only experienced headaches. There have been a couple of reports of people dying of heart attacks after getting off roller coasters. Truth is, that is entirely possible. Not because the ride scared them to death, but because the neck trauma can damage the spinal cord at the level of the brain stem which affects all of your body’s vital functions, including heart rate, blood pressure and breathing. That’s the part of the nervous system that was damaged when Christopher Reeve (Superman) fell off his horse and Dale Earnhardt hit the wall.

Oddly enough, it only took a simple, gentle adjustment at the top of the neck and my clients dizziness and nausea went away. For most people, that very same adjustment can help their blood pressure, asthma, vertigo, acid reflux, ADD/ADHD, migraines, even hemorrhoids. I know it seems strange that something that simple can be so powerful. But, it is. You just have to find the RIGHT chiropractor.

So, the next time you leave the amusement park with a sore neck or back, don’t ignore it. Visit your chiropractor or get in touch with me to find you one.