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The Healthy Lifestyle

The Healthy Lifestyle. Nick Kreiger Alternative Health Care Patients. WHAT IS CHIROPRACTIC?.

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The Healthy Lifestyle

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  1. The Healthy Lifestyle Nick Kreiger Alternative Health Care Patients

  2. WHAT IS CHIROPRACTIC? • Chiropractic is a health care professional focused on the diagnosis and treatment neuromuscular disorders. The idea of chiropractic concentrates on disorders of the musculoskeletal system and the nervous system, and the effects of these disorders on overall health.

  3. What does a Chiropractor treat? • Neck Pain • Back Pain • Headaches • Sports-related Injuries • Joint pain within the arms or legs • Car Accident Victims • Many More!

  4. Functions of the Spine • Helps and allows movement • Maintain and balance weight • Protects the nervous system

  5. Treatments • Spinal Manipulation (Chiropractic Adjustment) • Adjusting the spine allows unblocks nerve energy and allows for a better flow • Adjusting the spine changes the position of the body and realigned the spine into proper position

  6. Five Components • Vertebral Subluxation Complex • Bone Component • Nervous Component • Muscular Component • Soft Tissue Component • Chemical Component

  7. History of Chiropractic • In the 1890’s, a man by the name of Daniel David Palmer (Dr.) founded what is now known as Chiropractic. • In 1896, Palmer took his newly discovered practice to a school in Davenport, Iowa, to teach students about his affective method.

  8. Doctor of Chiropractic • Often referred to as Chiropractors • 3-5 years at an accredited chiropractic college • 4,200 hours of classroom, lab, and clinical experience • 555 hours of adjustive technique and spinal analysis • National board exam and all state exams for where chosen practice is located

  9. Schools for Chiropractic • Palmer College of Chiropractic • Life University • University of Bridgeport • Parker University • Texas Chiropractic College • And many more!

  10. X-RAYS • Many chiropractic offices have an actual x-ray machine. The chiropractor can take an x-ray and than go over what he sees with you once it is developed!

  11. Age Group • Chiropractors can treat all ages, anywhere from infants to senior citizen

  12. Keep Athletes in the game • Just take a look at the top athletes to use chiropractic treatment: • Jerry Rice • Tom Brady • Tiger Woods • Michael Jordan • Emmitt Smith Take a look at some of their testimonies!

  13. Know the Difference! • Wellness vs. Medical Care • Chiropractors practice a drug-free approach by using a hands-on method • Medical Care can be very cost efficient • Medical Care can have chronic side effects

  14. Side effects • The best thing about chiropractic is that there are little to no side effects!!! Unlike medication and drugs, the hands-on natural approach has left patients from painful side effects.

  15. What is Needed? • Chiropractors take insurance, Visa, MasterCard, ATM cards, and even cash!

  16. What Do You Really Want? • Ask yourself, do you really want to take medication to numb the pain, or actually find the problem and fix it naturally?

  17. Vitamins • Although chiropractic is a drug-free practice, it is important that patients are getting the proper amount of vitamins. Important vitamins to have are: • Vitamin B-6 • Riboflavin (B-2) • Vitamin C • Vitamin D • Calcium

  18. Partnerships • Chiropractors may partner up with: • Physical Therapists (PT) • Massage Therapists • Acupuncture

  19. IT’S A LIFESTYLE • Healthy living • Happiness • Energy • Cost Efficient

  20. BE PATIENT! • Healing of the body does indeed take time. Pain being relieved after one treatment does not mean the injury is properly healed.

  21. Interested? • Call 732-865-0015 for your next appointment! • Walk-ins welcome! • See You Soon!

  22. Bibliography • https://www.acatoday.org • http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/chiropractic.html • http://www.takingcharge.csh.umn.edu/explore-healing-practices/chiropractic • http://www.spine-health.com/ • http://www.palmer.edu/

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