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"disease is the abnormal performance of certain functions;
the abnormal activity has causes." -dd Palmer
"disease is the abnormal performance of certain functions;
the abnormal activity has causes." -dd Palmer
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Chiropractic care has been shown to help with:
Chiropractic care has been shown to help with:
Why should I take my child to the Chiropractor?
Why should I take my child to the Chiropractor?
Stressful pregnancy, birth intervention, traumatic birth, and childhood falls are among a few of the stressors that a child undergoes within the first few years of life. These stressors increase your child’s sympathetic nervous system which is responsible for their “fight or flight” response. They decrease their parasympathetic nervous system which is responsible for their “rest and digest” response. When these systems aren’t working equally, optimal function is reduced.
What is a Pediatric Chiropractor?
A pediatric chiropractor is specially trained to analyze, detect, and correct spinal misalignments in children. During a pediatric exam, a thorough neurologic, orthopedic, and postural evaluation is performed. If deficiencies are found, they are explained, and then a proper battle plan is put into place. Some conditions that pediatric chiropractors are seeing in children today include forward head posture, scoliosis, torticollis, ear infections, allergies, autoimmune disorders, autism, ADHD, anxiety, and sensory disorders. A certified pediatric chiropractor in your area and chiropractic research can be found at www.icpa4kids.org.
What is an adjustment?
A pediatric chiropractor will remove the interference to the nervous system by giving specific adjustments to the spine. The frequency is determined by the severity of the issue as well as the location the adjustments. An adjustment is a low force, impulse into the spine to correct misalignments. On pediatric patients, this force is typically the same amount you would apply to your eyelids without pain. A specific adjustment increases the parasympathetic nervous system and allows information to travel from the brain to the body and vice versa without interference.
Why is this important?
Information to and from the brain needs to flow and communicate without interference at 100%. If this communication is disrupted, then the nervous system cannot function optimally and different symptoms arise. It is like cutting off water supply from the faucet and expecting the water hose to flow at 100%. You might get a trickle, but it’s not a full flow of communication. It is vital to make sure that your nervous system is functioning properly so that all of the cells, tissues, and organs in your body can perform to the best of their ability.
-Drs. Lauren and Jimmy Allgood
Proactive Care Vs. Reactive Care
Proactive Care Vs. Reactive Care
A great motivator for change is always pain. Pain is an indicator to your body something is wrong. Our society has adopted the mentality that pain is just something we must deal with and Tylenol is usually the fix. I can promise you the pain you experience is not a result of your Tylenol deficiency. So why is our mind trained for this? Here is what traditional healthcare looks like. In the entire world, there are 7.6 billion
people with a “B.” Of those people, America represents 323 million. America also consumes 80% of the world’s medication, yet we rank 34th in the world for healthiest countries according to the Bloomberg Global Health Index. We rank behind countries including Singapore, Norway, Spain, South Korea, Portugal, and Malta. With such an alarming statistic, it's evident that something needs to change in the way we
view healthcare.
What needs to change? Typically, if something hurts, you take a pill and it appears to go away. If you have a headache, you take a pill and it seems to vanish. Most Americans follow this common protocol. This symptom-based treatment does not address any underlying problems. A greatanalogy is putting a piece of black tape over your check-engine light. It puts your mind at rest, but you'll be delaying a much bigger, more expensive issue. This is called Reactive Healthcare.
So how do fix it? In most cases of pain, the problem could have been avoided long before it started. This is where Proactive Healthcare plays a role. Much like it's important to get regular checkups for your overall health, your teeth, or even to change your car’s oil, it's important to have the health of your spine checked too. Just because something doesn't hurt, doesn't mean there isn’t a potential problem. Pain is usually the last thing to show up when there is dysfunction. This can be the case for not only pain, but other things as well. For example, in cases of the upper cervical region (upper neck), if there's misalignment of bones in the neck it can lead to chronic headaches, allergy issues, sinus infections, and sometimes hearing loss. All of which can be prevented long before it starts by having the wellness of your spine checked.
So why the spine?
One hundred percent of communication throughout the body comes from the spine. This means in order for your heart to beat, there is a nerve that tells it to... For your arms or fingers to move, there is a nerve telling to... For your eyes to move and comprehend this message, you guessed it... there is nerve telling it to. The nervous system is extremely important in all of your body functions, keeping it healthy is the cheapest, easiest, and most painless way to improve your overall health and keep you free from regularly taking medications.
How do I get my spine checked out? Lookup a great wellness chiropractor. If you don’t have a Chiropractor that you see regularly, you are likely way behind the ball, especially if you are over the age of 35.
-Drs. Lauren and Jimmy Allgood
It doesn't hurt, but is it healthy?
It doesn't hurt, but is it healthy?
Do you go to the dentist? Why? If you're like most people, your answer is probably something like:
“So I don’t get cavities”
“To keep my teeth clean and straight” “Because my dentist tells me to”
“For proper dental hygiene”
“To express my genetic potential”
Okay, most people wouldn’t say that last one.
The fact is most people go to the dentist on a routine basis and have for many years. This is because the dental profession has done a fantastic job educating the public about what happens if you don't. They've also done a great job showing the public what your smile can look like with routine care and hygiene.
Doctors of Chiropractic on the other hand haven't done such a good job with this. Most people only go to a chiropractor when their neck or back hurts. This is like going to the dentist only when your teeth hurt. At that point, the damage has been done and you're doing damage control. The point I'm trying to make isn’t that people should stop seeing a dentist on a regular basis. It's actually the opposite.
People should see their dentist on a regular basis. They should also see their chiropractor on a regular basis. Here's why: You can replace teeth; you can’t replace the bones in your spine. Routine care is essential. The “cavities” of the spine are misalignments. When pain shows up, the damage is already done in many instances.
Any misalignment of the spine can cause organ dysfunction. Every organ has a nerve telling it how to work, and at what rate. If that nerve isn’t at 100% the organ never will be.
Even your heart has a nerve that tells it how to work. That nerve comes from the spine.
Why treat an injury when you can prevent it? Often, a misalignment leads to compensation from elsewhere. Over time, this breaks down normal movements; a recipe for injury.
Easier to raise a healthy spine than to fix a broken one. Kids of any age (including infants) should have their spine evaluated. Can you imagine if the first time you went to the dentist was when you were 45 years old?
Probably on the road to dentures... “Dentures” do not exist for the spine. You are stuck with the spine you have, so take extremely great care of it.
-Drs. Lauren and Jimmy Allgood
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