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TABLE OF CONTENTS

  • Chiropractic Q&A
  • Teenagers need chiropractic
  • Words of wisdom
  • Chiropractic and spinal research
  • Ban water?
  • Hot tubs ok if you have high blood pressure?
  • Humor
  • References

Chiropractic Questions & Answers
What Is the Youngest Age for Chiropractic Care? There is no age limit. Newborns may need to be adjusted, especially if they had a difficult or traumatic birth. Chiropractors had adjusted sick newborns in hospitals with miraculous recoveries reported.

On the upper end of life, people can be adjusted well into their advanced years with no ill effects. Of course your chiropractor is trained to know if there is any condition that would contra-indicate a certain adjustment technique and we tailor our care to every patient so that they get the spinal adjustment that is the safest and most comfortable for them to receive. Chiropractic is for people of all ages.

Even teenagers need Chiropractic
Even alien life forms such as teenagers need spinal care. Bring in your child for a quick chiropractic check-up. We can't promise the music they listen to will be better but you never know - adjustments are known to do pretty incredible things. But they are able to locate subluxations they are carrying and correct them now before they cause problems later.

Words of wisdom
Our cells are constantly eavesdropping on our thoughts and being changed by them. A bout of depression can wreak havoc with the immune system; falling in love can boost it. Despair and helplessness raise the risk of heart attacks and cancer, thereby shortening life. Joy and fulfillment keep us healthy and extend life. This means that the line between biology and psychology can't really be drawn with any certainty. A remembered stress, which is only a wisp of thought, releases the same flood of destructive hormones as the stress itself. - Deepak Chopra

Chiropractic and Spinal Research
Remember, all people can benefit from chiropractic care no matter what condition they may have.
  Disc herniation. A 44 year-old man had severe neck pain, constant burning, left arm pain, left shoulder pain and left index finger tingling. An MRI scan revealed a large left herniated disc at the C6-7 level. By the fifth week of chiropractic care the patient's symptoms completely resolved. An MRI 14 months later revealed that the herniation had disappeared. (1) Whiplash and lower back. This study interviewed 52 patients who had been involved in a whiplash injury. The patients in this study had no previous motor vehicle accidents, were wearing lap and harness seat belts and had no previous low back pain. The researchers found that 85% of the patients reported lower back pain after the whiplash. People who suffer whiplash injuries will go on to develop low back pain. (2) Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). This is the case of a 10-year-old boy with a three-year history of hyperactivity, ear infections, headache and allergic symptoms. Chiropractic analysis revealed cranial, cervical, thoracic and pelvic subluxations. After his first few adjustments all his physical health problems had cleared up. By his 11th adjustment all hyperactivity symptoms had abated. (3) 

Ban Water?
We're from the government and we're here to help you "It's embarrassing. We had a paralegal who did bad research." Aliso Viejo, CA City Manager David J. Norman explaining why the city almost banned dihydrogen monoxide H20 (water) due to its perceived health risks. http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/breaking_news/8185305.htm

Hot tub ok if you have high blood pressure?
You've read the signs at the side of the hotel Jacuzzi or hot tub saying if you have a heart problem or high blood pressure it's not safe to enter. But is that really true? Not accord-ing to researchers who assessed the health risks for themselves. They got 21 patients with stable hypertension to sit in a hot tub for 10 minutes and guess what? Their blood pressure actually went down when they were in the tub, and then rose within 10 minutes of them getting out of the tub. (4)

Humor
Fifteen top country songs....

15. If I Can't Be Number One In Your Life, Then Number Two On You
14. If The Phone Don't Ring, You'll Know It's Me
13. How Can I Miss You If You Won't Go Away?
12. I Liked You Better Before I Got To Know You So Well
11. I Still Miss You Baby, But My Aim's Gettin' Better
10. I Wouldn't Take Her To a Dog Fight 'Cause I'm Afraid She'd Win
9. I'll Marry You Tomorrow But Let's Honeymoon Tonight
8. I'm So Miserable Without You It's Like Having You Here
7. If I Had Shot You When I Wanted To I'd Be Out Of Prison By Now
6. My Wife Ran Off With My Best Friend And I Sure Do Miss Him
5. She Got The Ring And I Got The Finger
4. You're The Reason Our Kids Are So Ugly
3. Her Teeth Was Stained But Her Heart Was Pure
2. She's Looking Better after Every Beer

And the number 1 favorite country song of 2004 is:
1. I Haven't Gone To Bed with Any Ugly Women, But I Sure As Heck Woke Up With A Few

 

See you next month - and don't forget to stay young by using your body and mind and heart every day. Don't forget to call your mother (and father). Want copies of this newsletter for your friends? Please feel free to forward this to them (hey - this isn't Napster! Share it with your friends with our blessings!) Please remember that everyone needs to be free from subluxations, so bring your friends and loved ones for a spinal checkup.

References
1. Reabsorption of a herniated cervical disc following chiropractic treatment utilizing the atlas orthogonal technique: a case report. Robinson, Kevin. Abstracts from the 14th annual upper cervical spine conference Nov 22-23, 1997, Life University, Marietta, Ga. Pub. in Chiropractic Research Journal, Vol. 5, No.1, Spring 1998.
2. The relationship between whiplash injury and subsequent lower back complications. Neel SS et al. Chiropractic Oct 1988;1(3):86-88.
3. Case study: the effect of utilizing spinal manipulation and craniosacral therapy as the treatment approach for attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder. Phillips CJ. Proceedings on the National Conference on Chiropractic and Pediatrics (ICA), 1991:57-74. 4. CMAJ, 2003;169:1265-8.
4. CMAJ, 2003;169:1265-8.