Lifeline to Vitality

Does Chiropractic Care Need a Medical Doctor Referral?

Chiropractors are considered Portal of Entry (POE) doctors.

Immunity and Chiropractic

Are Chiropractic Adjustments Safe?

If we look at the facts, a Chiropractic adjustment is one of the safest techniques available in the healthcare market.

Do Children Need Chiropractic Care?

Children need Chiropractic because it generates wonderful health benefits.

Are Chiropractors Really Doctors?

Some think Chiropractors are not doctors because they don’t prescribe medications, perform surgeries or walk around with a stethoscope around their neck. 

"How Do People Get Well Without Chiropractic?"

Chiropractic is not the source of health and wellness, but rather an instrument utilized to assist the body in its own healing process.

Disease vs. DIS-EASE

While disease and DIS-EASE look and sound alike, their definitions are somewhat antipodal.

9 Common Questions About Chiropractic X-rays

9 FAQs regarding Chiropractic X-rays

Unlevel Spine/Unlevel Head

A disrelationship between the two top bones of the spine and the occipital bone of the head puts added stress on nerves and strain on muscles to keep us balanced.

Insomnia and the Upper Cervical Spine

The connection between Insomnia and the Upper Cervical Spine

"How Can You Tell Where Subluxations Are?"

As a Chiropractor, I can’t tell where subluxations are on my own. I need scientific, objective tools to be my companion.

Colic and the Upper Cervical Spine

The connection between Colic and the Upper Cervical Spine

Does Chiropractic Effect Mental Attitude?

...whether classified as Psychosomatic or Somatopsychic, one will always effect the other.

Pinched Nerves and the Upper Cervical Spine

The connection between Pinched Nerves and the Upper Cervical Spine. 

Don’t be so Sensitive! Unless You Are a Nerve...

The sensitive nature of the Nerve System allows the body to be adaptive to itself and its environment.

Neurophysiological Importance of the Upper Cervical Spine

The brainstem is at the “cornerstone” of brain development.

Torticollis and the Upper Cervical Spine

The connection between Torticollis and the Upper Cervical Spine

Brain/Body Mismatch

There are four attributes of a vertebral subluxation that contribute to brain-body ‘mismatching’.

The Science Behind a Short Leg and an Upper Cervical Vertebral Subluxation

How and why a leg length discrepancy is associated with an upper cervical vertebral subluxation, is based on biomechanical and neurophysiological compensations.

ADD and ADHD and the Upper Cervical Spine

The connection between ADD and ADHD and the Upper Cervical Spine.

Can an Adjustment Cause a Subluxation?

A Chiropractor can cause a subluxation if he or she is NOT providing an adjustment.

"How Does a Red Blood Cell or a Sperm Cell Receive Nerve Impulses in Order to Function?

The Nerve System “talks” with the whole body through routes of communication other than a direct nerve impulse.

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and the Upper Cervical Spine

The connection between the Upper Cervical Spine and Carpal Tunnel Syndrome.

Why Do I Get Sick While Under Chiropractic Care?

While we can’t eradicate sickness and disease completely, we can try our best to enhance the expression of life in the form of health and wellness.

Top 5 Child Disorders That Start With The Letter "A"

Over ⅓ of all children suffer from one or more disorders that start with the letter “A”. Those disorders are Autism, Allergies, ADHD, Asthma and Anxiety.

Who Can and Can Not Get Adjusted?

Everyone with a subluxation can be adjusted. Not everyone with a subluxation SHOULD be adjusted.

Why is the Upper Cervical Spine Vulnerable to Nerve Disruption?

When nerve function is interfered with, it creates nerve disruption. And nerve disruption negatively effects how messages about muscle movement, organ regulation, sensation and perception are controlled.

Can You Adjust Someone With a Spinal Fusion?

When adjusting someone who has any type of fusion, precautions are warranted. It will depend on the type of fusion, the location of the fusion and the individual situation.

How a Head Tilt Effects Brain Chemistry

The brain, like all other aspects of us, needs balance. Our body, and brain by association, can become imbalanced. A vertebral subluxation of the upper cervical spine can create brain and body imbalance.

Digestive Disorders and the Upper Cervical Spine

The connection between Digestive Disorders and the Upper Cervical Spine. 

How Torticollis Effects Brain Development

How Torticollis Effects Brain Development

What Makes a Good Chiropractor?

The willingness of the Chiropractor to be specific determines how well the Chiropractic objective can be met.

Whiplash and the Upper Cervical Spine

The connection between Whiplash and the Upper Cervical Spine.

Nocturnal Enuresis (Bedwetting) and the Upper Cervical Spine

The connection between Bedwetting (Nocturnal Enuresis) and the Upper Cervical Spine

"If The Problem Is In The Brain, Why Adjust The Spine?"

Physiologically speaking, the connection between the brain and spinal cord is inseparable.

"I Heard That Too Many Adjustments Can Wear Down The Disc, Is This True?"

When the spine is better adjusted, the potential for the disc to wear down is actually minimized.

"I'm Pregnant, Might an Adjustment Harm My Child?"

Whether you are pregnant or not, a properly applied chiropractic adjustment never harms, but always helps. That being said, pregnant women do merit special care and consideration when adjusting.

What Role Does Exercise, Nutrition and Rest Play in Health?

Generally speaking, there are two sides to the health coin. One side is the realm of potential health and the other is the realm of kinetic health. You can’t have one without the other.

What Role Does Exercise, Nutrition and Rest Play in Health?

Generally speaking, there are two sides to the health coin. One side is the realm of potential health and the other is the realm of kinetic health. You can’t have one without the other.

Breastfeeding Difficulties and the Upper Cervical Spine

The connection between Breastfeeding Difficulties and the Upper Cervical Spine.

Sciatica and the Upper Cervical Spine

The connection between Sciatica and the Upper Cervical Spine

How Often Do I Need To Get Checked?

Everyone is different. Everyone’s subluxations are different. Everyone’s “holding” potential for an adjustment is different.

Stressed? So Are Your Nerves!

All stress has to go through the filter of our Nerve System.

Why Do Some Medical Doctors Put Down Chiropractors?

Many medical doctors who still today “put down” Chiropractic are ignoring the medical man or woman in their own office mirror.

If I Keep Physically Fit, Can I Expect to be Subluxated Less?

Yes, but only if you keep yourself chemically and emotionally fit as well.

Parkinson's Disease and the Upper Cervical Spine

The connection between Parkinson's Disease and the Upper Cervical Spine. 

Bell's Palsy and the Upper Cervical Spine

The connection between Bell's Palsy and the Upper Cervical Spine.

My Other Chiropractor Didn't Take X-rays, Why Do You?

The image provided by the X-ray is a constant I rely on. 

Radicular Leg Pain and the Upper Cervical Spine

The connection between the Upper Cervical Spine and Radicular Leg Pain.

If Chiropractic Really Works, Why Aren't Medical Doctors using it?

It’s not about one method working and one not. The real question is: What is each working at?