Many people have discovered the benefits of Chiropractic care for their animals.

When I was still in practice, I regularly adjusted working greyhounds as well as domestic pets, horses etc. Obviously not in my people clinic! But my human patients found their level of health improved with regular chiropractic care and wanted their animals to experience similar benefits.

They found their animals were generally healthier, more mobile and flexible, they appeared to be less stressed and more obedient!

There are special courses available for Chiropractors and Veterinarians in animal adjusting. Ensure you take your animal to someone who is properly trained, just as you would ensure your health care practitioner was an accredited professional.

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Well! After my earlier article, this comes into my consciousness. Chiropractic Care Keeps you “Younger”.

It has now been demonstrated that regular chiropractic care influences DNA repair. WOW!

This study shows why people receiving regular long-term chiropractic care experience such positive health benefits. We have always known that chiropractic patients tend to be healthier overall than those people not receiving regular adjustments, but to have this shown to affect the body at DNA level just blows me away.

I’m kind of an old-school guy; I got my degree a long time ago. I know the benefits of adjustments in relieving nerve pressure, in relieving neck and back pain, in relieving infertility, in relieving asthma and colic and so forth and so on. It is a beautiful, simple and logical form of health care. And now to have proof that it alters the way the body repairs itself gives me another level of validation.

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More and more people are realising that “normal” western (allopathic) medicine is not the total answer to their health problems, and are looking for alternatives. Also, people are becoming more informed about the fact that there are other choices.

Holistic medicine treats the whole person. Lifestyle, diet, history are all relevant - not just the presenting symptom. People who take responsibility for their health are being attracted to this type of health care. Instead of taking a pill to make the symptom go away, more people are realising that with some lifestyle changes their health can be significantly improved.

And people are choosing Chiropractic, Osteopathy, Homoeopathy and other healing modalities which strengthen the body’s own defences, allowing for a healthy immune system and less likelihood of sickness.

Check out these articles:

IS ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE THE NEW MAINSTREAM?

WORLD HEALTH ORGANISATION

NURSING TIMES

GHANA WEB NEWS

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A lot of people seem to think that chiropractors, masseurs, physiotherapists and “manipulative therapists” all come out of the same box. Let me correct this.

My Degree is “Doctor of Chiropractic”, obtained from Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College. My subjects included physiotherapy, massage, and many, many hours of study and practice in adjusting vertebral subluxations. My class hours were in excess of 4000, over a 4 year period.

I was trained to diagnose and treat a range of musculo-skeletal conditions, to know when and where to adjust, and more importantly when not to adjust.

So before you let any one “crack your back”, check their credentials. Just because the guy works with the local football club does not mean he is an expert!

See this site: Vancouver Chiropractor - Tips for your Health

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What can chiropractic do?

This is a terrific article from Dr Paul Martin

Dr Paul Martin says: I’ve had a couple of conversations with people lately about chiropractic. Usually when people talk me about chiropractic, they approach it from the standpoint of, “what can you do for me?” This is a completely valid stance. …

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Found this informative article recently - from Health First Chiropractic - entitled “What Exactly Does a Chiropractor Do?“, and thought I would share it with you:

“There are many ideas out there (good and bad) about what exactly doctors of chiropractic do. Chiropractic is a very effective therapy for pain control; however, the profession has much more to offer than relief of aches and pain.

Chiropractic is a very unique approach to whole-body health care and wellness. The basic idea of chiropractic philosophy may be simplified through explaining five simple truths of the profession. They are as follows:

The body is a self-healing organism. As long as there is no interference with the body, it should always be 100% healthy. Nature is unable to program for less than perfect health.

The nervous system controls every part of the body. There is nothing we do or experience that is not controlled by the nervous system.

Interference with the proper functioning of the nervous system can occur – especially where the nerves exit the spinal cord and pass between the vertebrae. This disturbed function is referred to as a vertebral subluxation and arises when the vertebrae are not moving properly causing pressure or irritation on the associated nerves.

When subluxations are left uncorrected, they can have wide-ranging negative effects on health and result in dis-ease.

A chiropractor’s job is to locate and remove vertebral subluxations through a chiropractic adjustment. This restores the natural order of the nervous system and allows the body to effectively heal itself without the use of drugs or surgery.

These five statements support the fact that chiropractors do not treat specific illnesses; rather their goal is to ensure the body is operating at its maximum potential and heals itself as designed.

For further information on the detrimental effects of subluxation or the many benefits of chiropractic adjustments, talk to your chiropractor.”

Couldn’t put it better myself!

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