CHIROPRACTIC PATIENT TESTIMONIAL

Tracee Bowie is a wonderful patient of mine.  I first met her at a Southfield, Michigan summer festival in 2010 where my office was an exhibitor doing health screenings and she was a volunteer for the city.  She is a public school physical education teacher and volleyball coach. 

This is her testimonial:


REASON YOU STARTED CHIROPRACTIC CARE:  

Neck and lower back--bulging disc and extreme pain

WHAT ARE YOUR RESULTS/BENEFITS FROM CHIROPRACTIC CARE?

I am able to make it through my teaching day without all of the burning in my neck and the extreme pain in my back.  I am playing better volleyball--can make it through five games.  Dr. Kim talked to me at an event and shared some personal info about her life that convinced me, someone who was very hesitant, to give it a try.  If I had not come in my only other option were shots or eventually surgery.  This was a much better decision by far.

Tracee Bowie       January 25, 2011.


Testimonials like these have poured into chiropractic offices throughout the world since 1895 when chiropractic was first discovered by D.D. Palmer.  Chiropractic is a safe, gentle, effective, and natural profession which stresses corrective and preventative health, and treating the entire person as a whole.  We chiropractors concentrate on optimizing the patient's health and function by removing the nerve interferences which prevent the body's innate ability to heal itself.  We are not focused on medicating and covering up the symptoms in the body, but rather, in removing the causes of dysfunction and dis-ease.

Chiropractic adjustments do not CURE any disease, illness, or pain.  When vertebrae out of their proper alignment, this condition can cause nerve interferences (vertebral subluxations) which can often lead to symptoms. Once these interferences are removed, usually the result is the absence of these symptoms.

Therefore, chiropractic care has been known to be effective in relieving symptoms of headaches, asthma, sinus/allergy problems, stomach problems, colic, ear infections, neck/back pain, extremity pain and numbness, as well as fatigue and sleeping problems, to name a few.

Regular chiropractic care, in conjunction with healthy eating, good sleeping habits, proper exercise, and a positive mental attitude, have all shown to be effective health and wellness tools. 

Don't forget to check your spine for proper alignment and nerve function.  Find a caring, experienced chiropractor today!

WHY DOES MY NEWBORN OR YOUNG CHILD WHO HAS NO PAIN NEED CHIROPRACTIC CARE?

WHY DOES A NEWBORN OR CHILD WHO HAS NO COMPLAINTS OF NECK PAIN OR BACK PAIN NEED CHIROPRACTIC CARE?

I have heard this from so many people over the years, including regular chiropractic patients who have seen such great results in their own health and wellness!  Many people are confused about what chiropractic is, what it checks for, and what it can do for your family's health.

What is chiropractic?  Chiropractic care is a safe, gentle, drug-less, and effective method for detecting and correcting spinal misalignments (vertebral subluxations) which interfere with the function of the nervous system and the surrounding tissues, causing dysfunction, abnormal bio-mechanics, inflammation, disc degeneration, and often later, pain or numbness throughout the body.  Interferences to the nervous system can also cause lowered immunity, arthritis, asthma, allergies, headaches, migraines, ear infections, colic, bed-wetting, stomach problems, fatigue, and cloudy thinking.

What does a chiropractor check for?  She looks for proper or improper spinal mechanics and range of motion, symmetry in the spine from the left to the right side, normal or altered lateral spinal curvatures in the neck, mid back, and low back regions, and areas of muscle spasms or tenderness along the spine.

What can chiropractic care do for my family's health?  Patients under regular chiropractic care are statistically healthier, have less sick days, less medical doctor and hospital visits, less time off of work, and take less medications than their counterparts who are not under any chiropractic care.  The children who grow up with corrective and preventative chiropractic care recover quicker from injuries and need less medications and drugs through their childhood, if at all.  There are also many chiropractic families where the children have NEVER had any medication or drug!

How about newborns and young children who are "healthy" and don't have any symptoms?  Do they need chiropractic check-ups?  Yes.  The only way to know if a newborn or young child has a problem is to have a thorough chiropractic spinal exam.  Problems can be detected long before any symptoms appear.  And, when illnesses or complaints arrive, chiropractic care can quickly correct them.  Infants and children have the most responsive nervous systems and it often takes just a couple chiropractic adjustments to get the results that would take multiple adjustments for adults.

Is it safe for my newborn or child to get chiropractic care?  YES!  The procedures done on a newborn or child is always age-appropriate, gentle, safe, and effective!  Most of the children who come to chiropractic offices love getting their adjustments and often fight to get on the table first!  Whether the chiropractor uses light finger-pressure on the subluxated vertebrae (especially for newborns and infants), a light adjusting tool or table, or a very light manual adjustment on the spine, the chiropractor can deliver the right amount of pressure to get the maximum benefit and results, gently and safely.

If you have been thinking about chiropractic care for yourself, please also consider it for your children.  If they suffer from ANY symptoms or conditions NOW, please don't delay getting help.  It will not get better in time, just more desensitized and chronic, which extends recovery time.

IF your newborn or child does not have any symptoms, it does NOT mean they are healthy.  Symptoms are an inaccurate measure of health.  Many newborns suffer some form of spinal trauma through the birth process or in-utero, 50% of all children have been dropped on their head at least once by age 1, and children statistically have thousands of spinal micro-traumas by the time they are 10 years old.  Don't wait until it becomes a serious problem to get your child's spinal health check-up.  I had to wait until I was 15 years old, after suffering for 8 years of progressively worsening health, before I got my first chiropractic adjustment.  I am grateful that I finally found chiropractic at that time, and that it gave me the health miracle I needed!

Please see a highly trained, loving, gentle chiropractor today for your entire family, from newborns to the elderly.

On The Straight Path: My Pesonal Testimonial to the Effectiveness of Chiropractic Care

I first started chiropractic care when I was 15 years old, after suffering for 8 years with daily, acute low back pain, inflammatory arthritis in all my joints, frequent headaches and neck pain, and a compromised immune system which caused me to get a cold every month, and a constant, runny nose.  I also had a 17 degree scoliosis which caused my left leg to be functionally 2 inches shorter than the right.  This condition caused me to be unable to walk straight, and to constantly feel off balance.  However, soon after starting chiropractic care, I started feeling improvements in my pain level and frequency.  After several months of regular care, I realized that most of my symptoms were dramatically improving. 

Within 1 year of corrective chiropractic care, ALL the symptoms I had suffered with daily completely disappeared!  Therefore, at 15 years old, I decided to dedicate my life to helping others also get healthy and pain-free, naturally and safely, without the use of drugs or surgery.
    
I have stayed a regular chiropractic patient for most of my life.  Even now, I get my spine checked once a week, more if I need it.  Throughout the many years of falls, accidents, injuries, and repetitive stresses caused from my many athletic pursuits and caring for hundreds of patients each week, chiropractic adjustments have been essential in restoring and maintaining my health and activity level.  Because of chiropractic,  I have been able to run marathons, bike, extreme hike, weight lift, skydive, and rock climb for many years.  When I was 15 years old, I could not even walk up a slight hill without extreme pain.  I could not even dare to dream of the health and strength I enjoy today.
    
Not only have I witnessed miracles in my own life, I have been blessed to have facilitated miracles in countless patients over the years.  Whether it is an infant or child with chronic ear infections, colic, or asthma finally finding relief and correction; a breech baby turning before the planned C-section; acute disc patients canceling their surgeries because of tremendous pain relief; or sciatic and arthritic patients finding pain relief for the first time in many months or years, I have been blessed to be able to help suffering people of all ages, naturally and safely.
    
Chiropractic is not just my career or business.  It is my passion, way of life, and mission.  I believe I was born to be a chiropractor.  I suffered needlessly for too many years of my young life, and I do not want others to waste their precious days on this earth living less than optimal health and vitality.
    
Please do yourself a big favor and find a passionate, loving, and gifted chiropractor today.  Ask for referrals if you can.  If not, then have faith and find one close to you who shares the belief that chiropractic care is not just about pain relief, but about releasing the innate healing power in you, by removing nerve interference.

Breathe deeply, love deeply, stay positive, and embrace the present moment always!