Help Your Family?

Can Chiropractic Help Your Friends & Family?

I had a little girl come in with her parents last week. She apparently had been crying, so when they came in I asked her, “What’s wrong sweetheart?”

She looked at me with her big brown eyes and said, “I fell down.” I replied, “So did you hurt yourself?” She said, “Yes.”

So her parents signed her in. We did a short consultation, an examination, checked her reflexes, then her range of motion.

What do you think we found? We found three areas in her spine that were misaligned. But her parents were smart. As soon as they could, they called the office, and made an appointment. (We scheduled her for an evaluation right away.)

They understood the importance of taking care of the problem immediately. I told them, “You know it’s like getting a bad cut. You don’t wait until it heals. You stop the bleeding, then you clean it, then you put a bandage on it.” Same with your nervous system. Once it’s misaligned, things start to go wrong.

FACT: Your nervous system controls and regulates every cell of your body. When your nervous system doesn’t work right, you don’t work right. And when you don’t work right, you’re sick! Whether you feel it or not. Simple as that.

Nerve compromise can result from postural distortions that are easily revealed with a few simple tests.

If the results indicate that your friend, co-worker, or loved one is a good candidate for Chiropractic care, arrange a thorough examination in our office immediately.

Neglected, spinal problems make correction more difficult and expensive later. A great place to begin is to notice postural distortions that show up in the head, neck and shoulders. Don’t wait. Call now.

Chiropractic for Chronic Ear Infections

An article by Jane Sheppard that I thought was worth sharing.

More and more parents are beginning to look to chiropractors to complement their children’s health care. Chiropractic care involves diagnosing spinal misalignments and correcting them by adjusting the spine. A slight pressure is most commonly used with children rather than the more forceful manipulation sometimes used with adults. Chiropractors attempt to get to the root cause of a health problem rather than just treat the symptoms. Misalignments of the spine (also called subluxations) can occur during childbirth, from tumbles or falls, or from any other normal activity. Misalignments left untreated can irritate the nerves and eventually disrupt the body’s ability to function properly. The purpose of a chiropractic adjustment is to help to restore the normal functioning of the nervous system so the body can heal itself without the use of drugs or surgery. Ear Infections and Chiropractic Ear pain is the number one reason for child visits to chiropractors. Many chiropractors believe that there is a strong link between the birthing process and recurrent ear infection… Ear infection accounts for over 35% of all pediatrician visits in the United States. Antibiotics, the usual treatment, are not always effective and may even lead to a recurrence of ear infections. Many children are dealing with a continuing cycle of repeat ear infections, which lands them back at the pediatrician for more antibiotics. For nearly 100 years, the chiropractic profession has claimed that ear and other upper respiratory infections respond favorably to chiropractic adjustments. A promising study published in the Journal of Clinical Chiropractic Pediatrics indicates that there is a strong correlation between chiropractic adjustments and the resolution of ear infections. 332 children with chronic ear infections participated in the study. Each child, ranging in age from 27 days to 5 years, was given a series of chiropractic adjustments. The results show that close to 80% of the children did not experience another ear infection within the six-month period following their initial visits. The six-month period included maintenance treatments every four to six weeks. Joan M. Fallon, D.C., the author of the study and the chiropractor who treated the children in the study, states that this pilot study can serve as a starting point from which the chiropractic profession can begin to examine its role in the treatment of children with chronic ear infections… chiropractic treatment is a conservative, drugless approach to consider trying if your child has a history of chronic ear infections.

 The Holistic Pediatric Association also provides an online directory of pediatric health professionals, including chiropractors. Related Article: Ear Infections: Alternative Solutions Fallon JM. The Role of the Chiropractic Adjustment in the Care and Treatment of 332 Children with Otitis Media. Journal of Clinical Chiropractic Pediatrics. 1997; Volume 2, No. 2:167-183. Coulter ID. Efficacy and Risks of Chiropractic Manipulation: What Does the Evidence Suggest? Integrative Medicine 1998;1:61-66.

Mace Richter, Chiropractor, El Cajon

El Cajon Chiropractor’s View on Dizziness

Dizziness

Dizziness is not a disease, it is an indication that there is something wrong somewhere in your body. The dizzy spells are your body’s WARNING system that tells you, something is interfering with the proper function of your body’s organs, nerves, glands, or muscles.

Dizziness is a SYMPTOM, not a disease.

As a chiropractor we know the relationship between your upper neck bones and that spinal misalignments can cause vertigo, which is a fancy medical term for “dizziness”.

REMEMBER: All of the functions of your body are under control of your nervous system. Your nervous system originates in your brain where nerve energy is transmitted down through the spinal cord inside your spine and branches out between the vertebrae as spinal nerves.

Often, something causes your spine to twist or move the wrong direction. You can just fall asleep on the couch and cause this. This twist creates a misalignment of your spinal bones which can put pressure on your delicate, super sensitive nerves in your body, which interferes with the transmission of nerve energy at 100%.

After ruling out other causes, such as caffeine and aspirin sensitivity, we diagnose the problem as a spinal misalignment. Through gentle aligning techniques, we can relieve the pressure on these sensitive spinal nerves, allowing your body to heal itself.

Children can benefit from chiropractic care

Children benefit wonderfully from chiropractic adjustments. Since their bones are growing rapidly, it is important to maintain proper mobility and alignment in young spines. This assures each child a long lasting and healthy spine (much like regular dental check-ups). Especially children who do sports, regular adjustments will be very beneficial to their growth, performance in the sport and staying in good condition despite the impact the sport may have on their body.  I have found this to be true through treatment of them at my chiropractic practice in El Cajon.