Chiropractic & Headaches

Have helped thousands of headache sufferers get rid of their headaches. Yes, you should see a Chiropractor.

Chiropractic & Headaches

See how chiropractic can help ease headache pain.

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What Causes Upper Back Pain?

Great information - Upper Back Pain

What Causes Upper Back Pain?

Learn what causes upper back pain in this Howcast video with Eric Sampson.

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Bob Loves His Chiropractor

I do hope he gets better.....

Bob Loves His Chiropractor

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Al Refers Bob to a Chiropractor

Ya gotta love cartoons and talking heads .. especially when they make sense

Al Refers Bob to a Chiropractor

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Cold and Flu Prevention

Early detection is awesome - but prevention beats it every time!!!

Cold and Flu Prevention

1. Daily Basic Needs for Immune Health : a. Get adjusted! With a clear functioning nervous system, your body just works better! b. Balanced Nutrition/Healthy Eating/ Gut health! Did you know 80% of your immune system starts in your gut?! c. Appropriate Exercise d. Adequate Rest and Recovery – Don’t let yourself get run down! e. Whole Foods Multi-vitamin, Vit C, Vit E, Vit D3, probiotics, Omega 3 & other healthy fats f. Stress Reduction! Did you know that stress can greatly suppress your immune system?! B-Complex also gets depleted during times of stress. 2. Preventative : a. Chiropractic care has been shown to boost immune function for hours after an adjustment! (Research studies available on request) b....Read More

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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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Chiropractic - What does it mean?

Good Balance produces Good Function.

Chiropractic - What does it mean?

If we accept the premise that all function in the body is in some way regulated or influenced through the brain, we have to come to the conclusion that there is no dysfunction in the body without a corresponding dysfunction in the nervous system. There can be no postural or other musculo-skeletal imbalance without a neurological imbalance. For every occurrence of discomfort or dysfunction in the body there is an imbalance in activity and control at the level of brain. The conclusion above only becomes completely valid after you understand neuron theory , because if the communication between brain and body was a one way street, either the body or the brain could get damaged or fail independent of the other. However, once you realize...Read More

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Chiropractic care is essential

Dentists says "As the twig is so grows the twig" Early Chiropractic Care sets the stage for your healthy future

Chiropractic care is essential

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Think Outside The Box

As people look closely at our health care system. Chiropractic Services are at the top with efficacy and cost

Think Outside The Box

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More than Natural Pain Relief

The care you get from your Chiropractic doctor is about choices that help your body actually get well.

More than Natural Pain Relief

Chiropractic optimizes the way your body works. No matter what your age.

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Chiropractor says: let them crawl!

Research shows position & movements of crawling profoundly effect posture, spine strength, & neurological health.

Chiropractor says: let them crawl!

Crawling is an important developmental activity for infants. Research shows that the position and movements of crawling profoundly effect posture, spine strength, and neurological health. Safeguard the house, keep an eye on the infant at all times, and watch them zoom!

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Learn more about Standard Process

These are wonderful products and a wonderful company that we use in our office,

Learn more about Standard Process

For more than 80 years, Standard Process, headquartered in Palmyra, Wis., has provided health care professionals with high-quality, nutritional whole food supplements. Standard Process offers more than 300 products through three product lines: Standard Process whole food supplements, Standard Process Veterinary Formulas, and MediHerb herbal supplements. The products are available only through health care professionals. Standard Process is involved in every step of production. The company grows crops on company-owned, organically certified farmland, utilizes state-of-the-art manufacturing processes, and employs the highest quality control standards. Standard Process strictly adheres to the Food and Drug Administration's good...Read More

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Chiropractic care is a family affair

If you could get well without the use of drugs - would you? Most people would!

Chiropractic care is a family affair

Doctors of Chiropractic have training to analyze and adjust subluxations in all ages.

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Food Choices and Health

“Processed foods not only extend the shelf life, but they extend the waistline as well.” – Karen Sessions

Food Choices and Health

“Processed foods not only extend the shelf life, but they extend the waistline as well.” – Karen Sessions

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Get plugged-in with Chiropractic

Those that know me - Know I love this analogy. Chiropractic just makes sense.

Get plugged-in with Chiropractic

Brains are a lot like computers processing trillions of bits of information going to and coming from the body. The spinal chord inside the spine is like a USB cable that carries the information. Good health and wellness depends on a free flowing of information between brain and body. This is the specialty of a Doctor of Chiropractic.

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Is Your Child's Backpack Making The Grade?

Make sure that books and supplies weigh no more than 10-15% of their body weight and straps on both shoulders

Is Your Child's Backpack Making The Grade?

Is your child carrying too much weight in their backpack? Please check to make sure that books and supplies weigh no more than 10-15% of their body weight and that the straps are over both shoulders.

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Stand Up Straight!

I little weight - off balance can topple huge buildings - Don't topple. Stand Tall!

Stand Up Straight!

Whether it's a baby or a bag of groceries, you must pay attention to your posture when carrying anything around!

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cells

If you do, THEY know what to do and they will take care of YOU

cells

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BE The Change You Wish To See In The World

We are going to change anyway - might as well decide . what your healthy future looks like!!!

BE The Change You Wish To See In The World

"About one percent of all of our cells die and are replaced every day, meaning that at the cellular level we have new bodies about every three months. Thus, we are always participating in our own self-creation. And how we perceive daily life—with appreciation, gratitude and joy, or irritation, upset and negativity— literally shapes us into who we are tomorrow. This is how we have the power to grow a peaceful generation and cultivate a peaceful world." -Marcy Axness, Ph.D.

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Use Both Straps!

It may LOOK cool to use one strap but at the end of the day it not so cool when your shoulder and neck aches.

Use Both Straps!

Wearing a backpack on one side can lead to chronic back pain. Please urge your kids to use both shoulder straps!

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Eating For Health

Simple things seem to produce the most wonderful results in life.

Eating For Health

"Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food." - Hippocrates

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Chiropractor As Mood Booster

I know some people that REALLY need an adjustment!!!!

Chiropractor As Mood Booster

If you think about it, your mood does improve when you're free from pain. So in some cases...

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Brain Universe

This is totally fascinating to me.... what do you think?

Brain Universe

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When Health Is Absent

I have personally witnessed many people that get their priorities right when they lose their health. Goog Health opens the door to the rest of your life's blessings

When Health Is Absent

Make your life a priority by putting your health at the top of your list.

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Why Children Need Chiropractic Care

Healthy Children have always been a big part of my practice. Have you had your children checked?

Why Children Need Chiropractic Care

Why should children have chiropractic care? Jeanne Ohm, DC explains why here: http:// pathwaystofamilywellness.or g/component/ option,com_crossjoomlaartic lemanager/Itemid,583/ view,crossjoomlaarticlemana ger/

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Well Adjusted

There is balance in doing the right things

Well Adjusted

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Chiropractic Kids

Kids get better in about 1/3 of the time it takes adults - they are more active, metabolism is high, they follow the treatment plan, ans they know what feels good.

Chiropractic Kids

Kids don't just need chiropractic care to help them grow up healthy and strong, they enjoy it as well.  Chiropractic is safe and vital for kids as they experience the little traumas from every day life.  Help your child grow up to be a healthy adult through chiropractic care. 

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Fight Fatigue

Whatever your weight in pounds (lets say 160) then drink 1/2 in ounces of water (which would be 80 ounces) each day. That will be just right for you.

Fight Fatigue

If you're feeling sluggish, drink 2 glasses of water. The most common cause of fatigue is dehydration.

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Take That Extra Step

Each day, take an extra, little step towards wellness. Great book... The Slight Edge - Get it.

Take That Extra Step

Each day, take an extra, little step towards wellness.

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Correct Subluxations With Chiropractic

You can take a stone out of your shoe - or you can wear 5 pairs of socks and cover up the pain. Which makes more sense?

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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Did you know?

How? Chiropractic balances the body it to work better - the body then works like it is supposed to.

Did you know?

Did you know, Chiropractic adjustments have been show to significantly lower blood pressure? (Journal of Human Hypertension, 2007)

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Take care

Patients have told me if they knew they were going to live so long, they would have taken better care of themself

Take care

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Calming the Cry of Colic

Gentle Chiropractic Care can be All The Right Moves for a little one.

Calming the Cry of Colic

What do we know about colic and how can we help? Read more: http://goo.gl/i6wAq9

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Use Your Health

Wear it Out!!

Use Your Health

Living a fit life has been known to cause increased happiness and good health. Don't take your good health for granted. Use it!

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Healthy Living Made Simple

Simple Do and Don'ts

Healthy Living Made Simple

Healthy living doesn't need to be overly complicated. Keep these do's and don'ts in mind when making lifestyle changes.

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Stay Up

If you are not a positive person.... well what are you then?

Stay Up

Make an impact while you are on this earth. Not for yourself, but for the countless generations that will follow you.

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Keep It Connected

We try to take care of all of the parts the Whole person to get the best results

Keep It Connected

The spine and the nervous system connect it all. Keep the connection strong with chiropractic.

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Chiropractic For Chronic Ear Infections

I have seen it many, many times in my office.

Chiropractic For Chronic Ear Infections

More parents are considering chiropractic to help children with chronic ear infections. Read more here: http://www.acatoday.org/content_css.cfm?CID=69

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Chiropractic is: not what you might think

Healthy people do the things that healthy people do.

Chiropractic is: not what you might think

See the complete article here - http://www.esthetic-beauty.info/chiropractic-is-not-what-you-might-think

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Eat What's Good For You

simple truth. Your body uses what you eat to make you healthy. Are you uses the right fuel?

Eat What's Good For You

You are what you eat - so don't eat junk!

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Please Don't Try This At Home

Close enough to make them a new patient in our offices!!

Please Don't Try This At Home

We're going to file this post under "future patient."

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Sign up to be an AmpLIFEier today!

These are great products and we use them in our offices.

Sign up to be an AmpLIFEier today!

If you have a health and wellness message that you think is beneficial to the community, then make sure you sign up to be an AmpLIFEier and "Submit a Post" today! CLICK HERE TO GET STARTED

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Consumer Reports Ranks Chiropractic #1 for Low...

Chiropractic Rated the Number One Highest Rated Treatment For Low Back Pain.

Consumer Reports Ranks Chiropractic #1 for Low...

There is evidence that chiropractic adjustments relieves many types of back pain, lower back pain in particular, and helps restore normal range of motion. Chiropractic adjustments may take stress off surrounding tissues - muscles, tendons,... and ligaments - to relieve back pain and restore normal functioning. Not only that, chiropractic adjustments can improve your overall health and wellness.

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21-Day Purification Cleanses From the Inside...

Doing this could make all of the difference for you. Are you worth it? OF COURSE YOU ARE!!!

21-Day Purification Cleanses From the Inside...

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Eat Less, Eat More

It is the ultimate fast food...... Fresh Fruits and Vegetables!!!

Eat Less, Eat More

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Laptop Ergonomics

Simple - Sweet Wisdom

Laptop Ergonomics

If you're looking at this from your laptop, you need to watch this video!

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Big Rocks Have To Be First!!!

A LESSON TO REMEMBER

One day, an expert in time management was speaking to a group of business students and, to drive home a point, used an illustration those students will never forget. As he stood in front of the group of high-powered overachievers he said, "Okay, time for a quiz" and he pulled out a one-gallon, mason jar and set it on the table in front of him. He also produced about a dozen fist-sized rocks and carefully placed them, one at a time, into the jar. When the
jar was filled to the top and no more rocks would fit inside, he asked, "Is this jar full?"

Everyone in the class yelled, "Yes."

The time management expert replied, "Really?"

He reached under the table and pulled out a bucket of gravel. He dumped some gravel in and shook the jar causing pieces of gravel to work themselves down into the spaces between the big rocks. He then asked the group once more,
"Is the jar full?" By this time the class was on to him.

"Probably not," one of them answered.

"Good!" he replied. He reached under the table and brought out a bucket of sand. He started dumping the sand in the jar and it went into all of the spaces left between the rocks and the gravel. Once more he asked the question, "Is this jar full?"

"No!" the class shouted.

Once again he said, "Good." Then he grabbed a pitcher of water and began to pour it in until the jar was filled to the brim.

Then he looked at the class and asked, "What is the point of this illustration?"

One eager beaver raised his hand and said, "The point is, no matter how full your schedule is, if you try really hard you can always fit some more things in it!"

"No," the speaker replied, "that's not the point. The truth this illustration teaches us is: If you don't put the big rocks in first, you'll never get them in at all.

What are the 'big rocks' in your life -- time with your loved ones, your faith, your education, your dreams, a worthy cause, teaching or mentoring others?

Remember to put these BIG ROCKS in first or you'll never get them in at all."

So, tonight, or in the morning, when you are reflecting on this short story, ask yourself this question: What are the 'big rocks' in my life?

Then, put those in your jar first.

P.S.  I searched on the web for a royalty free image of some rocks but could not find what I wanted  -
So I took a picture of these on my deck.  Stole them from the border around the flowers in the back
near the deck.  Feel free to use the picture of the big rocks if you re-post.... No royalties expected  lol.

Actual Footage of a Live Auto Crash – A Tale of Two Crashes

Many people are confused as to how it is possible for a person to be injured in a “Low Speed Rear Impact Crash” The above video explains very well the physics of just how the injury can happen.

Another concept that is very easily understood is called “Plastic Deformation”. This is the idea when there is a crash, the force of the crash follows through the vehicle until it dissipates. We all have seen horrific 150 mph NASCAR crashes where he car is in a crash and rolls over several times with parts of the car flying off of it every split second. With each piece that flies off of the car, the force is directed away from the occupant.

Unfortunately, the cars we drive in have bumpers that are meant to reduce the damage to our vehicles, but they actually increase the force to the occupants in the cars. Also, air bags,and seat belt unquestionably save lives by preventing occupants form being ejected from their cars, but they also increase the number of whiplash type injuries associated with car accident.

Obviously, if you have any questions or would like to make and appointment to talk with us about a car accident, you can find our contact information at  www.sheelychiro.com   If you think you are too far from our practice (People drive a long ways sometimes) , I would suggest that you contact a member doctor of the American Chiropractic Association. You can find a member at www.acatoday.org/findadoc

Why all the Fuss about the 2012 New Year Thing?

Well, maybe it is an obvious answer, but then again maybe for some it is not.  The truth is - MOST people are in a mindset that they are going to try one last time to make their lives a little bit - or even allot better.

They know that there is power in joining a crowd to change.  I mean gosh, when the world itself is starting over - it is a bit easier to join in.  We know what is coming - winter , spring, summer and fall and we know what order they come in.  SO, it makes a bit of sense that we think we might be able to do it a little better on another run though.

So, here we are, when millions of people looking for something better in our lives.  looking to see if THIS is the year that they really get things done better this time.  We human beings are quite an interesting race... there is a part of us that  always believes that something better can happen - and THAT is the MAIN reason it does happen.   Because we are LOOKING for some thing good.

The nice thing about being around the New Year time is that most smart businesses KNOW we are looking for something better - and THAT is why we see so many offers to help us do better, feel  better, be better.

And sometimes, the New Year Special Offers are things that we have said that we wanted to do in the past but just never got around to it. I know this to be true because to me  as a Chiropractic Physician,  the five most dangerous words are:  "Maybe - It - Will - Go - Away!"

I know that a lot of people tend to put off the very things that they really should be doing. I have an increasing number of people that are not waiting until they have pain in their neck or back before coming to see me.  Why? - because people are understanding that if they have a history of back problems - it just makes more sense to get it checked before the "BIG FLAREUP"."

I am very similar to a dentist -  a dentist can find a cavity  - even if it is not hurting.  And any good dentist will tell you that the time to get a cavity fixed is NOT when you are having excruciating pain.   Better to do it before it gets to the nerve. So - many businesses are putting out offers of things that they KNOW people have said that they want in their life - ans a special offer might just be the sort of incentive that might bring someone in that would not use the service at any other time.

So,  I guess I have to "join the crowd" in that I have an "offer" that also fit the time of the year.  Lots of people want to loose weight, get fit, be healthier, start exercising, stop hurting, and start living and being the best they can be.

Many times, I help people do what they know they should do but will not do until they come to see me.

For my 2012 special offer......   Click here!!

To find a local Doctor of Chiropractic that is also a member of the American Chiropractic Association go to: http://www.bit.ly/findadocb

For Free information about what A Chiropractic Physician can help and how they can help you - sign up for our special Chirovoice Reports from the following link. http://bit.ly/Chirovoiceb

A Good Reason to See a Chiropractor First

Chiropractic Physicians very frequently deal with patients that have been hurt on the job. They focus on eliminating the cause of the pain and attempting to correct the source of the problem.  Chiropractic Physicians know that keeping a patient moving and active is the fastest road to recovery.  Total Bed Rest is Totally Bad Advice to be perfectly honest. Doctors of Chiropractic have been able to get their patients back to work faster than other methods, have higher satisfaction rates than other practitioners, love their life work more, and based on the above study - be in the category that produces the least amount of disability one year after beginning treatment.  Need a Great Chiropractic Physician?  Go to www.chirovoice.org and look for a doctor that is a member of the American Chiropractic Association and their own state association or ask your medical doctor or your friends and family for a recommendation.. 

The Answer Man

THE ANSWER MAN: Movie Trailer - Awesome video clips here


I am excited to watch the soon coming movie - The Answer Man. A man that was a best selling author several years ago and is still sought after for answers that he really does not know.

I found it wonderful that the lady of the movie is a chiropractic physician. Although low back pain is a mystery to many in the health care field, Chiropractic Physicians have long been - The Answer Man - for these types of problems and quite honestly many other physical ailments. A very recent consumer reports article has Chiropractic as the # 1 rated treatment for low back pain

Consumer Reports: Relief for your aching back: What worked for our readers http://www.consumerreports.org/health/medical-conditions-treatments/back-pain/overview/back-pain.htm

Another growing source of credible, Chiropractic Research and information is the following Blog:

www.chiropracticresearch.wordpress.com/


For anyone that would like to recieve a Special Report on how Chiropractic Care works at relieving or eliminating low back pain and other physical ailments, request your free report below.



To receive additional information about the benefits of chiropractic care from the largest Chiropractic Association in the world - the American Chiropractic Association, locate a member doctor of the American Chiropractic Association in your area, and help communicate Chiropractic's message to Health Care Decision Makers in Washington - please go to www.chirovoice.org

101 Creative Ways To Save Money

The Author of this amazing book is a very good friend of mine that clearly has a winner with this very timely book. Click here for a special price link. http://bit.ly/TTqeV

101 Creative Ways to Save Money is more than just another financial how-to book. This interactive workbook will allow you and your family to begin creating an immediate plan of action.

Filled with common sense and easy-to-implement ideas, this book is the A-Z for couples or the entire family to start having healthy discussions and setting goals around money.

You and your family will work together to:

• Save Money

• Pay off credit card debt

• Set time-based financial goals

• Get out-of-debt faster than you ever imagined possible

This WORKBOOK is jam-packed with:

• Hundreds of savings tips and beneficial websites

• Checklists for success

• Domino debt reduction strategies and worksheets

• Budgeting worksheets

• Daily health and financial trackers

• 6 steps to easy credit repair

• Action-planning worksheets and much more.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Cheryl Bassitt is CEO and co-founder of HWS International. Known as the Healthy Habits and Common Sense Coach, Cheryl has worked with numerous organizations and over 400 individuals and families in the areas of personal responsibility and healthy lifestyle habits.

Cheryl is also the author and co-author of several interactive workbooks that teach individuals and their families core values in the areas of healthy body, healthy mind and healthy finances.“My passion for health ultimately drove the completion of this book because I’m confident that when our finances are stable, our lives are healther and more meaningful.”

Economic Spinal Stimulus and Recovery Package

The purpose for this post is to give visitors the opportunity to get a free report about our "Economic Spinal Stimulus and Recovery Package" The truth is there are alot of people hurting out there and I do not mean just financially. The stress of this "New Economy" can actually cause people to get physically sick. I wanted to do something about it and give you a great way to understand what we do and how we do it to help people get well and stay well. Go ahead and fill out the information - just your first name and your e-mail and I will send you your free report. Dr. Rob

Healthy People Do It.

Healthy People Do It. They do Healthy things. It is no real secret to being healthy. Eat right, sleep right, exercise, smile right and get your health check-ups. Basically - healthy people do the things that healthy people do. A spinal check-up IS a healthy thing to do.

My Green Backyard

So this is a look at my backyard. And the Vision that I have for it. Really I have been working on other things on the house up to this point and ... I had a bit of a break - literally - when I broke my leg in December of 2007. But - I believe we DO have power over many things that we are not exercising that influence over - yet. Having a big picture - before - knowing exactly what it will look like before - you know - "having the end in mind" is critical.

It is amazing how many problems I solve while spending a few minutes in the back yard.... because I really do not have very much time. I do not like to watch TV at all...... I tire of it very quickly..... I want to put into my brain the things that I want to have there.

I will post a picture of the new "green" back yard later - it IS a big project - but the benefits will be there for years to come. Those are the things I want to spend time doing...... I have several of those projects going on right now in my life.

Dr. Rob

The Scoop on Twitter

An amazing tool that will become even more important as our systems in business change. My twitter account is drrobs Sign up and follow me with your twitter account http://www.twitter.com/ It will open up a whole new world of connections and business. Dr Rob.

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The Safety of Chiropractic - Dr. Ronald Farabaugh

This is an extremely informative video that was produced by Dr. Ronald Farabaugh, a Chiropractor Physician from Columbus, Ohio and very close friend of mine. He asked me - Dr Robert Sheely - to assist him in producing this film and I agreed to direct the production. Dr. Farabaugh has been in practice since 1982 and serves on numberous national committees. The facts revealed in this video are very important - as they will help more people understand the amazing safe benefits of chiropractic care.

Rocky Balbo Inspiring Speech

The kind of words we need to hear at times when we are down and need to be lifted up by people that care. The truth is - we need to know how to lift ourselves up - because we might be down sometime and nobody else is around to do it. In fact - we need to learn to be like a Rocky - the one that inspires. Inspiring others on purpose automatically gets us back up! Go Forth and WIN!!!

A Randomized Clinical Trial Comparing Medication, Acupuncture, and Spinal Manipulation.

Giles and Muller: Chronic Spinal Pain: A Randomized Clinical Trial Comparing Medication, Acupuncture, and Spinal Manipulation. Spine July 15, 2003; 28(14):1490-1503

Objective: To compare medication, needle acupuncture, and spinal manipulation for managing chronic spinal pain.

Design: RCT, 115 patients, public hospitals multidisciplinary spinal pain unit. Evaluated at 2, 5, and 9 weeks. Manipulation performed by DCs with 18 adjustments or less. Drugs used; Celebrex, Vioxx, paracetamol. Average duration of spine pain was 8.3 years for the manipulation group.

Results: The highest proportion of early (asymptomatic status) recovery was
found for manipulation (27.3%), followed by acupuncture (9.4%) and medication (5%).

Conclusions: The consistency of the results provides evidence that in patients with chronic spinal pain, manipulation, if not contraindicated, results in greater short-term improvement than acupuncture or medication.

Points of interest:

1. It is impossible to reach specific diagnosis for the pathologic cause for 85% of those with an episode of spinal pain.
2. Patients with low back pain do exhibit abnormal spinal motion.
3. There is insufficient evidence for the use of NSAIDs to manage chronic low back pain.
4. The new COX-2 nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory (NSAIDs) drugs have problems and significant contraindications.
5. Gastrointestinal toxicity induced by NSAIDs is one of the most common serious adverse drug events in the industrialized world.
6. In this study, in the medication group, more patients experienced adverse events (6.1%) than recovered from their spinal complaints (5%).
7. Even though the chiropractic treatment group was the most chronic (8.3 years), 27.3% recovered with 18 spinal adjustments over a period of 9 weeks, or less. This means that better than every fourth patient became asymptomatic with 9 weeks or less of chiropractic manipulation, even though they had been chronic for more than 8 years.
8. The chiropractic group showed significantly greater improvement in subjective complaints, functional abilities, objective range of spinal motion, and in general health status than acupuncture and medication.
9. In this study, patient involvement in litigation did not influence the outcome measures.
10. In the treatment of chronic spinal pain, chiropractic manipulation is superior to acupuncture and medication.

The Fellow that Blows His Horn The Most Might Be in the Biggest Fog!

I have been thinking how easy it is to let people know what it is that you do on the web these days. Self promotion is an easy to do thing. And the truth is - if you do not say good things about yourself - it is unlikely that anyone else will either.

Speaking of self promotion - the reason I do it is because I am helpin glots of people when I tell people about what I do.

So, even though I am trying not to catch myself in a fog - I suppose we all find ourselves there at one point or another. Sometimes we just drift along and find ourself daydreaming - not being productive. Thinking of the future - thinking of the past - - it can ALL get a bit foggy!

Speaking of foggy and of the past - does any body remember THIS group?

Do NOT mess with the Moms

I sure got a chuckle out ot this. The makers of Motrin just did not seem to connect to the Moms in the world with this one. There was such as backlash from this ONLINE ad that it caused Motrin to pull the ad after only four days. You should see the posting on you-tube from the VERY upset Moms. The power of the Mothers in this country is enormous. This just shows how much people at paying attention to the online social media. Are you on Facebook or Myspace or LinkedIn? wow THOUSANDS of people are. Go to my website at http://www.sheelychiro.com/ and join me on those networks. I just started a facebook Business page - yeah - I am a little slow but I am getting there.

Look at just one of the responses below to the Motrin ad - Hey - I want to be on the right side of mothers in America.

And I am all for "baby wearing". We used to just call them a baby sling - but I am catching on. Anyway - I just know this - if the Mother or the baby has any pains - instead of covering them up with pain medication - we think that they would do better with a little care from our office. - No side effects and all natural!!! Keep Smiling!!

Dr. Rob

A Weak Bond Moment

Really - what is there to say about this? I have the best service week so far this year in my practice. Helping alot of people and having a blast doing it!!!!!

Spinal Manipulation in the Treatment of Low-Back Pain. Can. Fam. Physician Vol. 31: March 1985

Kirkaldy-Willis et al. Spinal Manipulation in the Treatment of Low-Back Pain. Can. Fam. Physician Vol. 31: March 1985

Summary: Spinal manipulation, one of the oldest forms of therapy for back pain, has mostly been practiced outside of the medical profession. Over the past decade, there has been an escalation of clinical and basic science research on manipulative therapy, which has shown that there is a scientific basis for the treatment of back pain by manipulation.

Most family practitioners have neither the time nor inclination to master the art of manipulation and will wish to refer their patients to a skilled practitioner of this therapy. Results of spinal manipulation in 283 patients with low back pain are presented. The physician who makes use of this resource will provide relief for many patients.

Points of Interest:
*80% of the adult population will experience LBP during their adult life.

*At any given time 20-30% of adults suffer from LBP.

*In industry, disorders of the LB account for 4 hours/yr/worker of lost time.

*LBP is second only to upper respiratory infections as cause for absenteeism.

*Patients with LBP represent a major segment of the chronically disabled.

*Estimates for the cost of tx and compensation in US exceed $14 billion annually.

*Less than 10% of LBP is due to herniation or the IVD or entrapment of spinal nerves. Most LBP is mechanical in nature.

*Spinal manipulation is essentially an assisted passive motion applied to the spinal apophyseal and sacroiliac joints.

*Three ranges of motion exist in the spine: active motion, passive motion, and paraphysiological motion.

*Only manipulation spans all three ranges of motion.

*Since 1952 there have been over 50 clinical trials of spinal manipulation for back pain.