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#99 Chiropractistry

4/16/2014

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            If you are reading this as a current chiropractic patient it should all make very good sense to you.  You might at the end think to yourself, “Yeah, of course.  I do that.”  But the real target is everybody else you know.  I would really like for you to take this, make copies, give them out to strangers and friends alike, hang out in the mall and annoy passersby by giving them a copy.  Spread the word.  And the word is CHIROPRACTISTRY.  Chiropractistry is a word I just made up.  It is made from combining CHIROPRACtic with denTISTRY.  Since I made it up I get to define it.  It is the specific application of chiropractic care in the early diagnosis of spinal disorders and in prevention; taking care of little things before they become big ones.  We all get that you are supposed to see a dentist to help prevent tooth and gum problems or at least to find things while they are small so that you can prevent them from becoming big.  We have been told that our whole lives.  Whether we actually do it or not is another matter.  But my profession has done a poor job in driving home the same point to you, that the BEST way to use chiropractic is in the prevention of spinal disorders and in early diagnosis so that you can prevent little problems from becoming big problems, CHIROPRACTISTRY. 

            Let’s look at this another way.  You are a chiropractic patient.  Most likely you came to see me due to some pain somewhere in your body.  Most likely you have been helped by my treatment.  Most likely you are in Reconstructive or Wellness Care, and if you are not, then you are in Initial Intensive Care soon to choose whether you want to do Reconstructive Care.  Allow me to continue.  Most likely you are human.  90% of humans will suffer back problems.  The biggest cause of health care dollar spending by humans is on back pain (yes, more than cancer and heart disease).  The largest cause of disability in humans is back problems such as arthritis, disc degeneration, and disc herniation.  Most likely you know a human who is disabled due to back problems.  And certainly you know other humans besides yourself that have suffered back pain.  And finally, all joint degeneration in the human body is permanent.  Conclusion:  back problems are an endemic part of being a human.  As is tooth decay.  And just like in tooth decay, or gum disease, or for that matter cancer, heart disease, diabetes, and a myriad of other human afflictions, prevention is the best treatment.      

            If you can use brushing, flossing, and regular dentist visits to help prevent tooth decay, doesn’t it make sense that you might be able to use some sort of tools combined with regular chiropractic care to help prevent spine decay?  Or, if the treatment you are using right now helps to reduce or eliminate the pain you came to me for, if you had started the treatment before you had the pain could we have prevented the pain in the first place?  The answer to both the above questions is yes, of course. 

            We have the ability in most cases to diagnose spinal problems (subluxation) while they are still little problems, before they hurt, before they degenerate, before they disable, before they are permanent.  But since my profession has not spread the word as well as the dental profession, it is up to me and it is up to you.  I make it easy.  Just give a copy of this article to a friend or loved one along with a referral card.  Tell them your story.  And be an example.  And as always, thank you for reading this.  

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     Hello, My name is Andrew and I am a happy, healthy one year old.  But I wasn’t so happy or healthy when I first met Dr. Rick a few months ago.  I had been having problems with my ears for four months, I couldn’t sleep at night and I was miserable.  We’d been to the doctor lots of times but nothing was helping.  In fact, all the medicines the doctor had tried seemed to make me worse instead of better!  Both the regular doctor and the Ear-Nose and Throat doctor said that if the antibiotics didn’t work, then they’d just have to put tubes in.  Now my Mom and dad weren’t about to let them do surgery on me, especially since they had been reading and learned that tubes can cause more problems than they solve.  My mom and dad did a lot of praying.  Then my mom heard that sometimes babies who have a traumatic birth like mine have ear trouble.  You see when I was born they used a vacuum extractor and forceps to pull me out.  I guess all that yanking on my head, hurt my neck.  She also heard that chiropractic care can be the answer.  Now she was skeptical because she couldn’t imagine a chiropractor helping ear infections!?!  But at that point she was willing to try anything!!  Happily, a few weeks of adjustments and my ears were all cleared up.  In addition, I no longer had a stiff neck or shoulders and my whole personality was happier.  I have to tell all babies who have ear troubles, don’t let them give you tubes until you at least try chiropractic care first.  After all, it can’t hurt and if you’re like me, you could be perfectly well with no drugs and no surgery.  In my family, we thank God for Dr. Rick, because I feel better, my mom and dad are happier and sometimes, I even sleep through the night.