Rockford Chiropractor - Sports Injuries

People who are heavily involved in sports come to me for the following reasons:
1. When the spine is out of balance, the body twists and creates an environment unsuitable for exercise.
2. This unsuitable environment has some muscles that are tighter than others. In fact, one hamstring is going to be tighter than it should be. Anyone for the agony of a torn hamstring?
3. Sometimes the joints of the knee or ankle can become malpositioned. This causes pain and sometimes reflex contraction of other parts of the body. Nobody wants to be wasting energy on a muscle that doesn't need to be engaged.
4. They feel more comfortable when they are in alignment!

This Rockford Chiropractor is on your side!

Rockford Chiropractor - Helping Blood Markers

Dr. Rosner has a good article here detailing the effects of various types of chiropractic care on specific blood markers for specific disease states. Good job assembling this, but, really, what would you expect? If the nerve system controls and coordinates all systems of the body, then it follows that if you improve nerve system function, you are going to support normal physiology. Do you think normal physiology is going to extinguish disease states?

I won't answer that for you...

My only point of contention is Dr. Rosner's conclusion; "The conceptual limitation of spinal manipulation to vertebral fixations without this broader view (of its influence on blood markers) is an impediment to the potentials of chiropractic as an integrated approach to heath care."
That statement reveals two areas of deficit- first, that the stance of the "straight" chiropractor (all we do is adjust the spine) is a backlash from the problems created by the insistence of the Medical Doctor that only Medical Doctors can "cure" diseases.

I'm with Georg Groddeck here, when he criticizes the narcissistic doctor for being more interested in HIS diagnosis than he is interested in the patient.

The other deficit is seen when Dr. Rosner assumes that the lack of an integrated approach is the fault of the chiropractor (Unless he has written this article for Medical publications also).
Oops! Chiropractic has been saying this is important for over 100 years. Now Medical institutions are officially recognizing it. Just look at the conclusion of the Rush University Hypertension Study of the NUCCA procedure; "Correction of the misaligned atlas can reduce hypertension."
Meanwhile, this Rockford Chiropractor forges ahead, delivering foundational care to suffering people, and enjoying watching their blood markers improve over time.

Balancing the Brain

Rockford Chiropractor on Massage Therapy. After correcting the balance of the body and brain, are there other things that can help enhance health?

Health Care Timelines

ARE YOU PREPARING FOR 5010?
This is a real heading on an email received today from Medicare.
I know there's a lot of discussion on changes in health care administration, and we have seen some interesting events at Medicare this year, chiefly due to Congress' slow action, but giving us 3,000 years to prepare for changes at Medicare seems a bit much.
Oh, but it turns out 5010 refers to a format by which information is sent to Medicare from health care practitioners.
This Rockford Chiropractor is relieved...

Here are a few comments from one NUCCA doctor, and three NUCCA patients who have enjoyed the results of this approach. Neck pain, muscular dystrophy, motivation, short leg phenomenon are some of the things that get better with upper cervical NUCCA chiropractic in Rockford.

Rockford Chiropractor: Rescue, Recover, Restore

With Autumns' compelling colors, we look up and reach out to help those who need rescuing. Help us to help others. New Patients receive a $125 initial exam at no charge in exchange for a food donation to benefit the Rockford Rescue Mission. The week of October 18, 2010, is reserved for this event. 815-398-4500.

Rockford Chiropractor - Nurturing the Nerve System

What are we trying to achieve in an upper cervical healthcare office? Restoration of the body's ability to heal itself naturally.