Chiropractic care and dental care have many things in common. You could see your dentist only when you had a toothache, and see your chiropractor only when you have a backache or headache. Or, you could prevent most of these problems and be much more healthy by getting prophylactic, or preventative care. The choice is yours.
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I long ago lost track of how many people came into my clinic AFTER having surgery in a desperate search for relief. They came to the right kind of doctor, but just had the sequence wrong!! Research shows that 90% of people with disc herniations get well with conservative care like chiropractic. My clinical experience is congruent with that figure.
This is a good question that comes up now and then.
Does your dentist say "Ok, just come back again when you have another toothache."? Or, does your eye doctor say, "Ok, just come back when you can't see."? Or, does your auto mechanic say, "Ok, just come back when you see blue smoke coming out the back."?
I hope not!! If so, you need to find a new dentist and a new eye doctor and a new mechanic! And, if you have heard that message (either implicitly or explicitly) from your chiropractor, you need to find a new one!
There are basically six ways to approach low back pain. Here is an article which outlines the pros and cons of each choice.
Please feel free to contact me if you have questions or need additional information. My goal is to give you solid, scientific information so you can make an intelligent, informed decision about how best to address your back pain.
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Aparently, just when you thought drinking more water was good for you.....here comes alarming news about low-dose, long-term exposure to hormones, antibiotics, psychotropic drugs and a host of other pharmaceutical residue in drinking water sources in our area and across the nation. Click here for the Fox News article.
Have you ever wondered why ADHD is aparently so much more common now than 30 or 40 years ago?
I don't claim to have all the answers, but I do know I have had the privilege of seeing many children who were diagnosed with ADHD get much, much better with chiropractic care, good nutrition, and fewer toxins.
That's a great question!
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The truth is, knowing if and when you need chiropractic care is a lot like knowing if and when you need dental care. Waiting until you have a toothache or backache to decide you need to take care of yourself only means you'll experience more tooth aches and back aches! An ounce of prevention is truly worth many pounds of cure!
People sometimes think Dental health effects only your teeth and not the rest of your body. People sometimes have the same mistaken idea about Chiropractic and think it deals only with your back.
If your engine was losing oil and lost enough to make the oil light come on, is the problem with the oil light (symptom) or with the leak (cause)? Be careful how you define the problem! If you believe the problem is the light (symptom), you could cover it with black tape so you couldn't see it, and think you have fixed the problem (oil leak). No light = no symptom = no problem. Right?