Today's chiropractor?

In 1895 a profession was founded in Davenport Iowa that helped a deaf man, Harvey Lillard, regain his hearing: chiropractic. Thought to have found the cure for deafness (not the case) the profession was in its infancy stage.

At a time when blood letting and mercury treatments were common practice in medicine, chiropractors began developing methods of osseos adjusting to allow the nervous system to function properly.

After 118 years of practices what has changed? Chiropractors with a wall full of supplements, exercise equipment to sell, the next BSO (bright shiny object), and 3,000 dollar contracts. Medicine with an exponential increase in drugs and surgical interventions, and at the same time our health exponentially decreases.

Chiropractic, derived from the Greek word chiropraktikos, meaning "done by hand," poses the question, where do these changes fit? The answers are wide ranging. We know we must supplement with things like omega 3's, probiotics, and vitamin D as well as exercise.

However the adjustment (turning the power on), is unique and specific to the chiropractic profession. Throwing a myriad of protocols and treatments at Harvey isn't what helped him hear again. Adjusting the spine (extremities too!) and allowing the body to function and self regulate as it should: now that's powerful.

Protect your most important asset, health, by getting your spine and nervous system checked. And remember its not the quantity of treatments, it's the quality.