Chiropractic Care For A Healthy Family

To me it seems so odd that millions of dollars are spent on the development of new drugs and antibiotics to kill off the “bad guys”, but no one seems interested in asking the vital question, “what is it that renders us susceptible or resistant to infection?” Why does Laura frequently succumb to ear infections, chest or sinus infections while his twin brother never gets sick? Why does Jordan get repeated vaginal and respiratory infections, while her sister Amy, who stays out late and eats poorly, remains untouched by illness? Why do some children have multiple courses of drugs and antibiotics before the age of two, and my daughter has never needed any? How can I be around sick people almost every day and rarely get sick? Our medical system spends lots of money treating “sickness” and trying to kill these “bad guys” without ever studying these people above. Our medical system studies disease treatment and not health promotion. It is time for all of us to stop treating sickness but preventing sickness in the first place. Can chiropractic care help? Absolutely! Research shows that chiropractic care not only keeps your body healthy, but it also contributes to a healthy mind and spirit. A study of two thousand chiropractic patients revealed the following health benefits associated with chiropractic care:

Improved physical state relative to:

• Less physical pain
• Less tension or stiffness of spine
• Improved allergies, eczema and skin rashes
• Fewer incidences of colds and flu
• Less menstrual discomfort

Improved mental/emotional state relative to:

• Improved positive feelings about self
• Less moodiness, angry outbursts and depression
• More interest in life
• Improved ability to think and concentrate
• Less anxiety and concern about vague fears
• Improved ability to stay on task
• Less distress about pain

Improved response to stress (Less stress relative to):

• Family/Significant relationship
• Health
• Finances
• Daily problems
• Work
• General well being

Improved life enjoyment relative to:

• Openness to guidance by "inner voice feelings"
• Experience of relaxation and well being
• Positive feelings about self, interest in maintaining a healthy lifestyle
• Feeling open when relating to others
• Confidence when dealing with adversity
• Compassion for and acceptance of others
• Incidence of feelings of joy or happiness
• Life as a whole
• Overall contentment with life
• Significant other
• Job
• Life being what one wants it to be
• Romantic life
• Actual work done
• Co-workers
• Physical appearance

Improved overall quality of life relative to:

• Personal life
• Oneself
• Extent one adapts to change
• Handling of problems in life
• Actual life accomplishments
• Overall health and well-being

I could go on and on about the importance of having your child checked by a chiropractor but I think I have written enough to give you a sense of the importance of the subject. After many years in this profession (and after seeing alert, healthy, vibrant, and drug-free chiropractic kids) I am more likely to be saying “Why wouldn’t you get your child checked by a chiropractor? rather than Why would you?”