One of the most vital areas of our bodies that needs daily stretching is the back. The spine and its connection to the brain control every organ and system. It is dependant on water, as the intervetebral discs provide cushioning for our upright frames. The spine is an “S” curve, which keeps us upright and moves in unison with every twist and turn. When we turn our heads to the right or to the left, our lower back, the lumbar and sacral area, holds steadfast so we don’t spin with the movement. When we take a forward step, the spine maintains an opposing force so we don’t fall forward.
The back, leg, and neck muscles attach to our hips and shoulders, and to the spine, so they can coordinate our movements. Our nervous system is dependant on the alignment of the vertebrae in the spine, and thus the balance of energy within our bodies.
Chiropractors are trained to manipulate the vertebrae, sometimes too forcefully, but more often through soft tissue pressure. The art and science of this manipulation has been in existence for thousands of years. Chinese records from 2700 B.C. show some of the earliest manipulations, and the Greeks recorded leg manipulations to relieve lower back pain.
In 1895, in the United States, Daniel Palmer first performed chiropractic manipulations on a patient who had been deaf for seventeen years after he felt something change in his back. After manipulating the spine in the upper back, the patient reported that his hearing improved.
What we don’t realize or seem to remember, is that we can do many of the same manipulations performed by chiropractors through stretching. We did it as children. We rolled on the floor, brought our knees to our chests, curled into the fetal position, hung upside down from monkey bars, touched our toes without bending our knees, and did push-ups without raising our bellies from the floor. All of these movements have been copied by ancient practices, such as yoga, and helped our backs to remain aligned, strong, and supple.
Of course, as children, we also slept on smaller pillows, exercised more, drank more fluids, and ran on the earth, rather than on concrete. Children today are visiting the chiropractor more often, or worse, having back pain and back surgery because of sublaxations and misalignment. Poor nutrition, soda instead of water, lack of physical exercise, and poor posture are all contributing to the imbalances in our children. Since the spinal nerves connect to all other systems, children’s diseases, physical and mental, are on the increase and the drug industry is flourishing.
More than seventeen million Americans suffer from asthma, approximately 5 million of them being children. The prevalence of asthma in children has increased more than sixty percent since 1982. We blame this on second hand cigarette smoke or increased urban populations. This is partially correct. Children can’t breathe because their diaphragms don’t expand and their spines are misaligned. The misalignment interferes with the impulses to the lungs, the liver, the intestines, and the endocrine system. Everything in the air becomes an allergen and triggers an asthma attack. They can’t breathe because of psychological or spiritual triggers, sending them into panic attacks that the body is no longer able to cope with. Inhalers filled with steroids and bronchial dilators are carried to school with peanut butter sandwiches, candy and soda. Recess is a hand-held video game and after-school activities are bus riding, television, and computer chat rooms.
Adults can’t breathe because our pillows and beds are too soft, our diets are poor, our shoes (especially women’s shoes), don’t support our spines, and we sit at desks or in car seats or sideways on couches.
In the peripheral nervous system, which is made up of the nerves that run from the brain and spinal cord, there are chemical signals that pass between neurons and muscles or glands. These transmitters either activate or inhibit cell functions. ADHD, or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, is treated with drugs that alter the chemistry of these transmitters, the belief being that the problem is in the brain and that the electro-chemical processes need to be changed. Nowhere in research studies is it suggested that spinal alignment, along with proper nutrition, including healthy water, could be the answer to the behaviors associated with ADHD. In other words, children could be hyperactive, because they are not active.
Animals, except those in unhealthy, domesticated environments, don’t have asthma or ADHD, although many animals are now starting to suffer from environmental and water pollution. Most animals have straighter spines that don’t need to support the weight as humans do, but they still stretch, exercise, and try to drink clean water.
The spine, spinal nerves, and nerve processes don’t need to be fused or surgically altered. They need to be open to allow the electrical impulses necessary for life.
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Rayna Gangi – holistic health consultant, therapist, author and teacher.
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As you may or may not know, most chiropractors fail. Most struggle and will continue to fail; and there is a reason for this. They fail by thinking inaccurately about nearly everything related to how to run a chiropractic practice. It is not because their town is “too small” or “too large”. It’s not because they have “too many chiropractors” in their town. It’s not because they “tried everything and nothing seems to work” for them. It’s not because they are great at what they do but just don’t know how to get patients in the door. It is ALL due to “Inaccurate thinking”.
Thousands of members have been where you are currently at; they became members of mine and have received my specific suggestions as to how to run a practice. Many (most) don’t implement everything; they pick and choose what they think is best for them and rarely email or call us for support. I hope this doesn’t describe you.
What I recommend is that you implement one thing at a time; create a system so everyone involved knows what, how, and when to do it. Then go to the next thing. When you run out of things to do, go to the websites listed above and implement one of those at a time. Once you get them all systematized, your practice will be wildly successful, easy to run, and someday, VERY easy to sell at VERY high price. See, the goal is to make your practice succeed on systems and not on your personality. To be “systems dependent” and not necessarily dependent on you. Just like a franchise; making the results duplicate-able regardless on who is at the wheel.
20% of my members succeed; the rest don’t because they simply don’t implement. They think that their office is “too professional” or that they are uncomfortable with mailing so often to their patients or they think that the material may not reflect what their office is all about. Well let me tell you this; my goal is to make you uncomfortable; to get you out of your comfort zone. To motivate you to “Just Do It!”.
Listen, either you believe that I have helped thousands of doctors or you don’t. If you don’t, then call my office and voice your questions or concerns because my job is to help. But if you do believe that I have changed more practices than any other person in chiropractic today (which is true), then you must implement if you want similar success. (And it starts with faxing in your “audit” if you haven’t already done so.
The choice is yours; whatever you choose to believe WILL be true for you. So pay attention to those internal conversations you have with yourself because those thoughts and beliefs will either drive you to success or to a never ending existence of dissatisfaction and frustration.
Chiropractors Helping Olympians
Several different stories, from two separate countries, highlight chiropractors helping winter Olympians at the 2006 winter games. One story, from the January 31, 2006, PRNewswire reported that two US chiropractors, Drs. Shapiro and Solomon, have been selected as the team chiropractors for the U.S. Olympic Team during the 2006 Winter Olympic Games in Torino, Italy.
The PRNewswire story notes that the athletes seek chiropractic care to maintain their health and improve their competitiveness. The article also notes that with the increased scrutiny surrounding the use of performance-enhancing drugs, “athletes are turning to safe, drug-free health care whenever possible.”
Another story in the February 10, 2006 St. Petersburg Times also reports on a local chiropractor, Dr. Sage Campione, who has been chosen to be one of 15 American chiropractors representing the chiropractic profession at the winter games.
These stories highlight the fact that many athletes see chiropractic as a way to increase their chances of winning while decreasing their chances of injury or lost time. The articles did note that prior to the official recognition of having chiropractors directly as part of the staffs at the games, many athletes went to chiropractors on their own.
The PRNewswire article concludes by pointing out just some of the athletes that have relied on chiropractic. They noted, “The roster of Olympic athletes who have benefited from chiropractic care is truly impressive. Star performers such as Derek Parra, Carl Lewis, Greg Louganis, Willi Banks, Edwin Moses, and countless other greats from previous Olympics have taken advantage of chiropractic in order to get a leg up on their competition.”
“Even in my clinic, I have seen several professional and amateur athletes,” explained Dr. Steven Read of Ortega Chiropractic Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida. “I can’t think of a single major professional team or college team that doesn’t have a chiropractor as part of their staff,” he added.
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Author: Dr. Steven Read is a 1988 graduate of Palmer College of Chiropractic. He has been practicing in Jacksonville, FL for over 20 years. He is the clinic director for Ortega Chiropractic and Medical Rehab.. He is currently offering a no cost no obligation initial visit. Please visit www.freeexamjacksonville.com /”> Chiropractor Jacksonville or www.freeexamjacksonville.com /”> Chiropractor Riverside for free Initial Chiropractor Consolation.
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