Chiropractic..."Built-In" Healthcare

built-in

adj 

        1. made or incorporated as an integral part 

        2. essential; inherent

When I was a kid growing up in Miami there were two kinds of swimming pools - above-ground and built-ins (for some reason we didn't call them "in-ground" yet). And all built-ins were concrete...no vinyl and no fiberglass. I remember my neighbors putting in a built-in as we watched from our circular, four-foot-high, above-ground, vinyl-lined "pool' with a rickety wooden deck.  I always wanted a built-in.  Built-ins had slides and diving boards and underwater lights and you never had to worry about falling out of them. They looked so....permanent.  I recently looked at my old neighborhood on Google Maps and found it interesting that the houses that had built-ins when I was a kid still have them 40 years later.

It's kinda like that with health too. When we make our health habits "built-in" they just seem so effortless.  So permanent.  When eating right and exercise are part of  a lifestyle, we don't have to try so hard. It's just normal to do these things as healthy behaviors.  Being a membership practice has allowed our patients to see Chiropractic this way, too. Weekly adjustments to remove nerve interference for a greater expression of life. Integral. Essential. Built-in. I like that.

Babies need Chiropractic too

I love being a Chiropractor! What an honor and privilege it is to help another human being express their God-given potential.  

This week we were blessed with not only one, but two newborns from two different families getting their first adjustments. Let's face it birth is messy. And traumatic!  Both of these little ones came into the world under less   than ideal circumstances.  One was an emergency C-section and the other one just took rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrreeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaallllllllllllllllllllllllllyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy long. In both cases the added stress caused subluxations in their spines which leads to less than normal life expression. Both sets of parents knew this and made it a priority to get their newbies checked and adjusted right away.  If you've never seen an infant get adjusted it's way different that you'd expect.  There are special techniques designed specifically for these little guys. One of my favorite ways of checking for an atlas subluxation (the atlas is the very first bone in the neck and when subluxated can have devastating effects on nerve function) is to gently hang the baby upside down and look at their neck movement. This is being demonstrated with Baby Leah below. No, don't worry...this isn't that crazy baby yoga stuff you see on Youtube.  This is very gentle and very precise.  Once I see which way the baby's neck is misaligned I use my instrument to tap the bone into alignment, as you can see with Baby Ethan.  

Thanks again to both moms and dads for allowing us the opportunity to help. A healthy nerve system should always be a priority and these 2 little munchkins have parents that understand this and want their children to start life at 100%. 

Like I said...I love being a Chiropractor.

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Flat Dr. Chris' Vacation To Gatlinburg, Tennessee

with Josh, Sarah and Baby Aurora!

It was a sunny July day and Flat Dr. Chris, Josh, Sarah and Baby Aurora were packing up the final things for their trip to Gatlinburg, Tennessee. "I'm so excited to see the mountains!" Flat Dr. Chris said.  Baby Aurora squealed in excitement.  Once everything was packed and in the car, they set out for adventure.  With a few stops along the way, they arrived at their cabin in the mountains. "It's beautiful!" Flat Dr. Chris said.  Josh and Sarah agreed.

 

After settling into their cabin, the four of them admired the mountain view.  “I wonder what kind of adventures we will have on our vacation!,” Sarah said with excitement.  Flat Dr. Chris smiled.

 

As they were relaxing on the deck of their cabin, they suddenly began to hear noises.  “It sounds like a bear!”  Josh exclaimed.  After searching the grounds of the cabin, they came across a bear wincing in pain.  “I hurt my back digging in your neighbors trash can,” Mr. Bear said.  “I’m so sore!”  It was then that Flat Dr. Chris remembered that he had thought to pack his portable Arthrostim. “That sounds like a subluxation to me!” Baby Aurora proclaimed.  Flat Dr. Chris then began to check Mr. Bear's alignment for a crisis.  “Oh this is an easy fix!” Flat Dr. Chris said.  After a “tap tap tap”, the bear sighed with relief.  “Thanks Flat Dr. Chris, your adjustment really helped!” said Mr. Bear. “Glad I could help!” replied Flat Dr. Chris as Mr. Bear went on his way.

The following day, Josh, Sarah, Baby Aurora and Flat Dr. Chris explored the Forbidden Cavern in Sevierville, TN.  The beautiful caverns were filled with flint and other unique calcite formations.  They were even able to see the largest wall of rare cave onyx known to exist.  As they made their way deeper and deeper into the cavern, they heard what sounded like panting.  They turned the corner to see an obviously very tired bat resting on a ledge.  “I'm so tired!" Mr. Bat huffed.  "I flew into this cavern to look for food but I'd now like to fly back to my family.  I took a nap earlier but I seemed to have slept wrong and now my wing is sore.  And we’re 650 feet below ground-level you know!" he panted.  “That sounds like a subluxation to me!” Baby Aurora proclaimed.  Flat Dr. Chris then began to check Mr. Bat's alignment for any priorities.  “Well it's good you mentioned your lack of rest, chiropractic care is known to help with this!  After all, you don't always have to be in pain to need an adjustment!" Flat Dr. Chris said.  After a “tap tap tap”, Mr. Bat sighed with relief.  “Thanks Flat Dr. Chris, your adjustment really helped!” said Mr. Bat. “Glad I could help!” replied Flat Dr. Chris as Mr. Bat flew out of the cavern.

Later that day, Josh, Sarah, Baby Aurora and Flat Dr. Chris headed to Ripley’s Aquarium.  The shark tunnel was Aurora’s favorite part of the Aquarium; she loved looking at all of the fish swimming around her!  Upon coming to the jellyfish area, they began to hear lots and lots of splashing.  “I hurt one of my tentacles,” Ms. Jellyfish sadly stated.  "It hurts to swim!"  “That sounds like a subluxation to me!” Baby Aurora proclaimed.  Flat Dr. Chris then began to check Ms. Jellyfish's alignment for a crisis.  “Well it’s not your spine because you don’t have one!” stated Flat Dr. Chris.  “But don't worry, chiropractic care can help anyone!” he stated as he manually adjusted Ms. Jellyfish.  After a quick “stretch" and a "bend”, Ms. Jellyfish sighed with relief.  “Thanks Flat Dr. Chris, your adjustment really helped!” she said. “Glad I could help!” replied Flat Dr. Chris as Ms. Jellyfish swam away.

As they were preparing to leave the aquarium, Josh, Sarah, Baby Aurora and Flat Dr. Chris began to hear awful cries of pain.  They followed the noises and found a Dinosaur exhibit that they hadn't yet seen.  As they entered they immediately came across a very large Tyrannosaurus Rex who was clearly in pain.  "I'm so hungry," Mr. T-Rex exclaimed.  "But I hurt my jaw eating dinner yesterday and now it hurts to chew."  "That sounds like a subluxation to me!” Baby Aurora proclaimed.  Flat Dr. Chris then began to check Mr. T-Rex's alignment.  “Oh this is an easy fix!” Flat Dr. Chris said.  After a “tap tap tap”, Mr. T-Rex sighed with relief.  “Thanks Flat Dr. Chris, your adjustment really helped!” he said. “Glad I could help!” replied Flat Dr. Chris as Mr. T-Rex began to eat his food.

The following day, Josh, Sarah, Baby Aurora and Flat Dr. Chris were driving down the strip of Gatlinburg.  Flat Dr. Chris and Aurora were gazing out the window when all of a sudden the car came to a stop.  “Guess what we’re doing?!” Josh happily said.  “Oh my gosh!  I’ve been here before.. I love this place!” Flat Dr. Chris stated.  “We’re going indoor skydiving!”

Flat Dr. Chris, Baby Aurora and Sarah had so much fun indoor skydiving.  However afterwards they were all very sore.  “My back hurts!” Sarah said.  “My ankles hurt!”  Flat Dr. Chris said.  “That sounds like a subluxation to me!” Baby Aurora exclaimed.  "It seems as though I've been so busy helping all of our new friends, that I haven't checked any of us all week!" Flat Dr. Chris announced.  "Baby Aurora, it looks like you are definitely out of alignment since we just went indoor skydiving!"

“Routine chiropractic care is very important to our overall wellness.  Let’s go home and get back to our regularly scheduled adjustments,” Josh said as they all got back into the car to go home.  “Well thank you for letting me come with you on vacation!  I had so much fun!” Flat Dr. Chris said.  Sarah and Josh just smiled as Baby Aurora and Flat Dr. Chris played games on their brand new iPad mini all the way home.

THE END