Chiropractic Myth vs. Reality

NUMBER 1 ALL TIME MYTH OF CHIROPRACTIC IS...........
Drum roll please...If I go to a Chiropractor for care I have to go (ADDICTED) for the rest of my life!!!
If I had a buck for every time I've heard that Bill Gates and I would be neighbors. The reality is , no, you wont have to see me forever. In fact, the average # of visits for routine spinal diagnosis is 6 (SIX) visits!!!What does occur (and this is why I have such a large wellness care practice) is that well informed patients who want their body to work at it's highest level ask ME if they can come back and get adjusted once in a while because they feel so good for so long after their treatment due to their NERVOUS SYSTEM now working optimally, and lets face it your body is just one long nerve that craves to work at it best, muck like a car after a tune up!!

Check back in a few days for MYTH # 2!!!

Recent Chiropractic Media Trifecta

Chiropractic recently got props from huge positive exposure, all within 1 week from The Wall Street Journal, Sports Illustrated and Working Mother. Hall of Fame receiver Jerry Rice figured prominently in the first 2 articles with the last touting the benefits of chiropractic care for pregnant women. Go to www.missionvillagechiropractic.com to read great testimonials from our patients on how great they feel after treatment from prenatal back pain.

Get your neck cracked and lower your blood pressure??

At first I was even skeptical of this report, but since this first surfaced several months ago it's been all over the news. ABC's Good Morn America own Dr. Tim Johnson (not exactly a huge chiropractic supporter!!!) ran a story on this and reported that it showed promise. A large scale study is now under way at my alma mater Palmer College of Chiropractic in Davenport Ia. in conjunction with Mount Sinai Medical Center conducting medical studies on the impact of treating hypertension with upper cervical (neck) adjustment. Now, this is all well and good but this regimen must have a dose of reality to it and any regimen should also include a diet change and exercise along with life time wellness care in addition to specific treatment. Visit our website www.missionvillagechiropractic.com or www.blakelychiropractic.com for more info. Your neck pain mat be causing hypertension.

Soccer not a contact sport????

With World Cup fever dominating every corner pub and PTA conversation I began to look at this sport to determine just how safe it was for our kids to play. To say that this is a completely safe sport for kids of every age to play is not exactly true. Is it great exercise, yes! Is it a great team building attitude game , yes and yes! But watching it on video it is apparent that all kicks are not to the ball. There is also the dramatic collisions and outright falls on the keester. Upon further investigation I learned that per age group indoor carpet soccer resulted in the most injuries in players under the age of 15 (hard ground/cement floor). Now I'm not saying to pull your kids from this sport, it is great exercise and it gets them away from the TV and video games. But do consider having them seen by a chiropractor for periodic check ups as we are specialist in treating the types of injuries that can occur from this game and besides kids love to be adjusted, just ask them!!!!

Big Pharma Scam of Omega 3's

Don't you love it when big Pharma gets ahold of a good thing and tries to make a buck (actually, lots of bucks!!) off it. Now they have discovered how popular omega 3 is and in their infinite wisdom have incorporated it into a statin drug( Crestor etc.. ) to somehow make it more popular to take and feel less guilty that you are taking a Prescript. drug!!! Do yourself a favor.. exercise regularly, eat well and do take omega's but not at the outrageous price for script drugs. Also, try red krill. Go to our website for additional info. www.blakelychiropractic.com or www.missionvillagechiropractic.com

San Diego Auto Accident Injury Tip

Please be aware of all auto accident injuries when they occur, no matter how minor they may seem. More and more studies are indicating that even low impact collisions can result in potential soft tissue pain at a later date. Interesting fact..60% of the human body is soft tissue