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Chiropractic safe for kids?

We received the following question on-line today. “I’d like to bring our twelve-year-old son in for chiropractic care. But I’m worried about if it’s actually safe. Are chiropractic adjustments dangerous for kids his age?” Many people bring their babies and … Continue reading

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How to find a good chiropractor

Here’s a question we get asked more and more often, and it seems to be getting more difficult to answer. Yesterday the questioner asked how to choose a good chiropractor. Usually it’s for a family member or friend living far … Continue reading

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Vertebral subluxation

Chiropractic offices often have information about vertebral subluxations and we tell people that everyone should have their spines checked for subluxation. But we know that the term may not be all that meaningful to most people. Subluxation is not a … Continue reading

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What to Wear – your chiropractic visit

There are various things we do to get the greatest benefit from our adjustments. For example we try to time them right. One wouldn’t want to get their neck adjusted only a few minutes before painting a ceiling. It’s not … Continue reading

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Happy Birthday Chiropractic

September is an important birthday month, not just for people like my sister Roberta, who have September birthdays, but also for the chiropractic profession. Chiropractic was born on September 18, 1895 when a Davenport, Iowa doctor discovered that a deaf … Continue reading

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Telling kids why it’s important to get their spines checked

“Today Janie gets to see her chiropractor.” Continue reading

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Out of Whack

A phrase we sometimes hear, especially from people who are new to chiropractic is, “I think I’m out of whack.” Of course no one would want to be “out of whack,” but just what does that mean? Taken literally, the … Continue reading

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How’s your back feel today?

That’s what Jane and her daughter, Jenny (names changed) heard during our conversation when a mother and daughter were having their chiropractic visit this morning. I did ask a question of Jenny but in actuality I asked, “How’s it going?” … Continue reading

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What’s Safe in Health Care?

In a conversation with a practice member yesterday we were discussing some concerns she had about certain symptoms she was experiencing. She said she understands that as her chiropractor it is my role to locate and correct spinal subluxations to … Continue reading

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Life is Magic

I was just listening to an internet radio show called, “Spinal Column Radio.” The show is hosted by Dr. Thomas Lamar and can be heard at, http://spinalcolumnradio.com/2013/11/01/episode-169-bj-palmer-epigrams/ I was being interviewed on this show a couple of weeks ago and … Continue reading

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