"The doctor of the future will give no medicine but will interest his patients in the care of the human frame, in diet and in the cause and prevention of disease."
- Thomas Edison

"The art of medicine consists in amusing the patient while nature cures the disease."
--Voltaire

"You already have the precious mixture that will make you well. Use it."
-- Rumi

"You can not solve problems with the same level of thinking that existed when the problems were created."
--Albert Einstein

"Dwell as near as possible to the channel in which your life flows"
- Henry David Thoreau

"Bodybuilders and fitness people have been using, very extensively, chiropractors in order to stay healthy and fit. Whenever I had a little problem with my body, I always ran to one of my dear friends [Franco Columbo,D.C.], he was always right there with the adjustments. This is how I found out the best way of going, is to use chiropractors, not only after injuries , but also before injury."

Arnold Schwarzenegger-former actor and governor of California

"I've been going to chiropractors for as long as I can remember. It’s as important to my training as practicing my swing."

-Tiger Woods

" "I have to have an adjustment before I go into the ring. I do believe in chiropractic. I found that going to a chiropractor three times a week helps my performance. The majority of boxers go to get that edge." "

-Evander Holyfield

Lance said that he could not have won without his chiropractor's help. "I am just coming into my best years. This year I did new things; stretching and abdominal work."

-Lance Armstrong-7 time Tour de France winner, The greatest cyclist in American history. After the 2000 Tour de France,

"I got a chiropractor to come along to the [Patriot] shoot, because they can actually stick you back together within 15 minutes. He spent a week and worked on the entire crew. All the stunt guys were like, 'Oh, fix my disc.' The guy's amazing. "

-Mel Gibson

"Chiropractic makes me feel a few inches taller each time I come out."

-Christie Brinkley

Parra has said he helps keep his body at its peak performance by receiving regular chiropractic care. "I've always been a proponent of chiropractic care. The problem doesn't get fixed until I go to a doctor of chiropractic."

-Derek Parra, 2002 Olympic Gold Medalist and World Record Holder, men's 1500 meters

"I probably wouldn't even be here now if it weren't for chiropractic

Merle Haggard-country singer

When a problem occurs... I want to see about getting it taken care of, and chiropractic helps."

Vikki Carr-singer

          Parents often ask if Chiropractic is safe and beneficial for children. The answer is most definitely “yes!” Whether addressing a specific health related problem or looking to increase the child’s overall health, Chiropractic plays a leading role when it comes to working with your child’s health. While other health care providers treat only a child’s symptoms, your Chiropractor constantly strives to find the cause of the problem by assessing the nervous system, the body’s master control system. Because the nervous system maintains and controls all functions of the body, it makes sense to keep your child’s nervous system as healthy as possible to reach the maximum health potential.

 Why Check a Child for Vertebral Subluxation?

           Chiropractors look for vertebral Subluxations. This means an interference to the spinal cord and/or spinal nerve roots that travel between vertebrae in the spinal column. They often result from the stresses of everyday activities. With the stresses adults endure every day, it would be foolish to think that our children are immune from such stress. Physical stress, such as falls, jolts, jars, tumbles, and accidents are but a few of the ways children acquire Vertebral Subluxations. If you see an infant asleep in a car seat, look at the position of the child’s neck. This postural distortion is just a sample of the way children acquire Vertebral Subluxations. The birthing process may in fact be where many children receive their first Vertebral Subluxation! Along with chemical and emotional stresses, it is obvious that children are not immune to Vertebral Subluxation.

Is It Safe to Have a Child Adjusted?

            Adjustments given to children are gentle and safe and different from those given to adults. They accommodate for differences in the size and shape of the vertebrae and strength of the surrounding tissue. The far-reaching effects of a healthy nervous system are essential for proper development and continued health. Most children can receive a Chiropractic adjustment and sleep through the whole process! In fact, most children enjoy their Chiropractic adjustments and can’t wait to get on the table to have their nervous system checked.

Regular Chiropractic Care Benefits All Ages!

             Because Chiropractic seeks to establish a healthy nervous system, it makes sense that any person can benefit from regular Chiropractic care, whether child or adult. Chiropractic care ensures the best of health and well being. Many Chiropractic offices are filled with families receiving lifetime chiropractic care as a major part in their health care formula.

            Adjustments and manipulations are techniques used to restore motion to joints that have lost their ability to move normally.  To fully understand, we must first learn about normal joint mechanics.            

            All joints have an active and passive range of motion.  Active range of motion is the movement a joint makes using only your muscles.  Move a finger back and fourth and notice how far it moves.  At the end of the motion you can push on your finger and it will move a little farther.  This extra motion is the passive range of motion.  The joint should give as you push it into the passive range.

            At the end of the passive range of motion is an area called the paraphysiological zone.  The goal of adjustments is to move the joint beyond the passive range of motion and into the paraphysiological zone.

            As the joint is moved into this special zone a popping sound is usually heard.  This requires great speed and skill and should only be done by someone who has had extensive training.  Adjustments may be used on any joint of the body that has lost its normal joint motion. 

What makes the popping sound?

            When a joint is adjusted the two surfaces of the joints separate.  The popping sound is not made from the bones, but is the collapse of a gas bubble formed in the joint fluid as the joint is separated.  It takes approximately 20 minutes for the joint surfaces to return to their previous position and pressure.  This is why may patients feel �gloose�h after an adjustment.  Adjustments allow the joint to have more freedom and a greater passive range of motion.

How do adjustments work?

�œIncreasing joint motion (mechanical) which causes a decrease of pain (reflex).  You have different types of nerves that sense different types of sensations.  The nerves that sense motion, cold, heat, vibration will override the nerves that sense pain. 

�œStimulating a joint with an adjustment (mechanical) causes relaxation of the muscles around the joint (reflex).

�œChronic pain results in decreased joint mobility, shortening of joint tissues, and the formations of adhesions.  Adjustments stretch shortened tissues and break joint adhesions.  This results in increased joint motion causing reflexes noted above.

�œSometimes a tag of joint tissue will become trapped in the neck or back joints.  This may cause irritation in both the affected and neighboring joints, which leads to muscle spasms and a locked neck or back.  Adjustments can release joint tags. (mechanical)

�œSpinal adjustments stimulate the autonomic nervous system (reflex), which regulates the function of organs.  Some of the effects include changes in blood circulation, skin temperature, blood pressure, blood chemistry, and the diameter of the pupils.

�œCorrecting abnormal joint mechanics provides relief of chronic nerve compression and irritation.  Some patients have a combination of stenosis, or narrowing of the canals that the nerves pass through, and decrease joint motion.  Adjustments will increase joint motion and relieve compression of the nerves, resulting in reflex effects that reduce pain and muscle dysfunction.