Everyday Miracles

Many people have heard the story about how D.D. Palmer "discovered" chiropractic back in 1895. He had a thriving practice in Davenport, Iowa as what was then called a "magnetic" healer. One night, he was working late in his office when the janitor, Harvey Lillard, passed by. The old man was deaf and Palmer was curious as to how he had lost his hearing.

It turns out, Lillard explained, he was picking something up one day when he heard a "pop" in the back of his neck. Almost immediately, he noticed a decrease in his stability to hear and shortly afterwards he could barely hear a thing. It had happened years before, and Lillard went to other doctors but finally had given up and accepted the fact he would have to live without sounds.

Palmer pondered the situation. If something "popped" in Lillards neck and made him lose his hearing, could that "something" be popped back so he could hear again? It was an intriguing premise and he began working on the old janitors neck. He felt for anything that might be "out of place." After a while, he began working the spinal bones in the area, and eventually "adjusted" one of them. Lillard regained his hearing.

This is what got D.D. Palmer interested in learning how the positions of the vertebrae affect nerve function.

This is a similar case of a man whose speech was restored through chiropractic! The case was reported in the Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics in 1991 and later summarized in the Health & Wellness report edited by Dean Black, Ph.D.

A 46-year old man suffered from "spasmodic dysphonia," a constriction with the vocal chords that intereferes with speech. He went from hoarseness to not being able to speak at all. The condition became so serious that any attempt to talk would make it difficult for him to breathe properly.

After seeing several medical doctors at two university hospitals, he decided to give chiropractic a try. The chiropractor found a vertebral subluxation (misalignment of the vertebra) in his upper spine. After only two adjustments, he was able to speak -- although still with some difficulty. After the fifth adjustment, his speech had been completely restored!

It's nice to realize that, had they lived in the same era, these two men -- one with new powers of speech and other with restored hearing -- would have been able to talk and listen to each other...thanks to chiropractic.

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Chiropractic Asthma Testimonial

Seven year-old Becky, had a history of bronchial asthma and bronchitis since she was eight months old. She was unable to laugh, run, play, or bicycle hard without continued coughing, that untreated, led to bronchitis. Between October and March, she would have so many bouts of bronchitis that she was taking Amoxicillin two weeks on and two weeks off. In the summer of 1994, she went to an asthma specialist so she could get off Amoxicillin. That resulted in weekly allergy injections and two inhalers to be used three times a day. When she got bronchitis again at the end of the summer, another inhaler was prescribed. Perhaps the Amoxicillin was better.

Becky's parents were currently seeing a chiropractor for themselves. Their chiropractor had a wonderful library available for his patients. Becky's mother read about chiropractic care and asthma relief and decided to give it a try for Becky. By December, in a 3-month period, she had not had bronchitis, nor had she had coughing fits. Becky can laugh, run, play, and bicycle unrestricted. She is no longer taking Amoxicillin, or allergy injections, or inhalers. Becky now prefers chiropractic care as opposed to the alternatives. She is now able to live the life she deserves, unrestricted by the limitation asthma used to have on her life.

-Becky, Norfolk Virginia

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Who Has Used Chiropractic?

Who's Been Under Chiropractic Care?

Richard Pryor: "Chiropractic work has helped me a bunch--in ways I didn't imagine. I walk better and exit buildings better and I think I like myself more. My energy is a whole lot better, too."

Bob Hope: "Chiropractic is a wonderful means of natural healing!"

Andy Griffith: "Chiropractic has advanced tremendously over the past few decades. It has grown leaps and bounds to become a specialized and accepted science."

Lou Waters: "I've been adjusted so many times that I know when C-7 is out. I know when I need an adjustment. I know what works for me and I trust my own body."

Mel Gibson: He credits chiropractic with helping him keep in top physical form.

Dennis Weaver: "It is wonderful to find a chiropractor whose philosophies abotu healing the body and the mind are in 'sync' with mine."

Adam Arkin: "I have been helped by the healing art of chiropractic throughout most of my life, though I've never suffered any serious chronic health problems."

John Robbins: "Chiropractic works in harmony with the basic healing forces of the body, whereas the allopathic, western medical establishment doesn't have nearly as holistic a vision."

Rosanne Cash: She served as a National Chiropractic Chairperson for the "Stars of Chiropractic" program to spread the word about how great chiropractic is.

Arnold Schwarzenegger: "Bodybuilders and fitness people have been using chiropractors very extensively in order to stay healthy and fit. I found it was better to go to a chiropractor before you get injured. We are a perfect team - the world of fitness and the world of chiropractors."

Jose Canseco: "I've found that it's a great stress reliever to get adjusted. It takes away a lot of the tightness in the muscles, and when calcium deposits form in the neck and lower back, adjustments seem to disperse the deposits."

Joe Montana: "I've been seeing a chiropractor and he's really been helping me out a lot. Chiropractic's been a big part of my game."

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