Be the best

Be the best

The best way to start is to have a nervous system free of interference!!!!

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Feeling vs Function

I had a demonstration in the office about this during the summer, pain is usually the LAST to show up when the nerve is being affected!

Feeling vs Function

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Are You Pro-Active or Re-Active?

Share if you're pro-active with your health!

Are You Pro-Active or Re-Active?

Share if you're pro-active with your health!

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Correct Subluxations With Chiropractic

Pressure applied to nerves because of a subluxation can affect the proper function of all the organs in your body.

Correct Subluxations With Chiropractic

A vertebral subluxation refers to a spinal bone that has become misaligned. Pressure applied to nerves because of a subluxation can affect the proper function of all the organs in your body, and can lead to pain, weakness, and numbness.

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More Than Just Relieving Pain

More Than Just Relieving Pain

Chiropractic is so much more than simply a means of relieving pain. Ultimately, the goal of receiving adjustments should be to restore the body to its natural state of optimal health.

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Ounce of Prevention

Would you rather build a fence on the cliff to prevent falling over,  or wait to be picked up in the ambulance after you have fallen off the cliff? What about for your kids?......

This is in relation to a poem by Joseph Malins http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-ambulance-down-in-the-valley/

Over my 13 years in practice, I have heard a lot of statements and questions regarding the reason they came in:
"I don't know how this happened, I wasn't even doing anything."
"How did it get this bad doc?"
"I wasn't even in an accident."
"This is due to old age." (WRONG! The person was 35!)
"I guess you are supposed to be in pain when you get older."
"I was told to live with the pain."
"My parents had this, so I am supposed to have the pain."

These are good questions and statements, but the statements are FALSE! 
I am here to HELP!
There are people out there that had theses thoughts just as you, or someone you know, do now. I have helped these people and I would love to be able to help you and your family!
Wouldn't you want your children to be free of pain and discomfort when they get older? Do you want to build them the fence? Or just have the ambulance pick them up?

I invite each and all of you to my Health Awareness Seminar Wednesday, June 5 at 6pm.  Complete Balance Chiropractic, 3832 14th Ave, Rock Island, IL. 309-793-7000
There is no obligation except your attention. Everyone who comes will get a FREE gift as well for participation.

Headaches and Chiropractic

Here is an article about headaches and chiropractic:

Headaches & Chiropractic

If you have a headache, you’re not alone. Nine out of ten Americans suffer from headaches. Some are occasional, some frequent, some are dull and throbbing, and some cause debilitating pain and nausea.

What do you do when you suffer from a pounding headache? Do you grit your teeth and carry on? Lie down? Pop a pill and hope the pain goes away? There is a better alternative.

Research shows that spinal manipulation – the primary form of care provided by doctors of chiropractic – may be an effective treatment option for tension headaches and headaches that originate in the neck.

A report released in 2001 by researchers at the Duke University Evidence-Based Practice Center in Durham, NC, found that spinal manipulation resulted in almost immediate improvement for those headaches that originate in the neck, and had significantly fewer side effects and longer-lasting relief of tension-type headache than a commonly prescribed medication.

Also, a 1995 study in the Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics found that spinal manipulative therapy is an effective treatment for tension headaches and that those who ceased chiropractic treatment after four weeks experienced a sustained therapeutic benefit in contrast with those patients who received a commonly prescribed medication.

Headache Triggers

Headaches have many causes, or “triggers.” These may include foods, environmental stimuli (noises, lights, stress, etc.) and/or behaviors (insomnia, excessive exercise, blood sugar changes, etc.). About 5 percent of all headaches are warning signals caused by physical problems.

Ninety-five percent of headaches are primary headaches, such as tension, migraine, or cluster headaches. These types of headaches are not caused by disease. The headache itself is the primary concern.

“The greatest majority of primary headaches are associated with muscle tension in the neck,” says Dr. George B. McClelland, a doctor of chiropractic from Christiansburg, VA. “Today, Americans engage in more sedentary activities than they used to, and more hours are spent in one fixed position or posture. This can increase joint irritation and muscle tension in the neck, upper back and scalp, causing your head to ache.”

What Can You Do?

The ACA suggests the following:

• If you spend a large amount of time in one fixed position, such as in front of a computer, on a sewing machine, typing or reading, take a break and stretch every 30 minutes to one hour. The stretches should take your head and neck through a comfortable range of motion.
• Low-impact exercise may help relieve the pain associated with primary headaches. However, if you are prone to dull, throbbing headaches, avoid heavy exercise. Engage in such activities as walking and low-impact aerobics.
• Avoid teeth clenching. The upper teeth should never touch the lowers, except when swallowing. This results in stress at the temporomandibular joints (TMJ) – the two joints that connect your jaw to your skull – leading to TMJ irritation and a form of tension headaches.
• Drink at least eight 8-ounce glasses of water a day to help avoid dehydration, which can lead to headaches.

What Can a Doctor of Chiropractic Do?

Dr. McClelland says your doctor of chiropractic may do one or more of the following if you suffer from a primary headache:

• Perform spinal manipulation or chiropractic adjustments to improve spinal function and alleviate the stress on your system.
• Provide nutritional advice, recommending a change in diet and perhaps the addition of B complex vitamins.
• Offer advice on posture, ergonomics (work postures), exercises and relaxation techniques. This advice should help to relieve the recurring joint irritation and tension in the muscles of the neck and upper back.

“Doctors of chiropractic undergo extensive training to help their patients in many ways – not just back pain,” says Dr. McClelland. “They know how tension in the spine relates to problems in other parts of the body, and they can take steps to relieve those problems.”