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Well Folks, looks like the beginning of the Autumn Season is upon us. Leaves are starting to fall, back to school mentality and getting back to the rigors of schedules.  Let’s get back to a few questions that some of you may have.These are pretty good, and tell me if these are sound familiar?

·        Why do people believe that Chiropractor’s don’t believe in drugs?  Nothing could be further from the truth, let’s start at the beginning. Chiropractic IS A DRUGLESS PROFESSION and PHILOSOPHY. Drugs are everywhere, any where all the time. Most corners have a ‘drug store’ on them. Hard not to believe in drugs don’t you think?  Okay, here’s the skinny, the good ole US of A produces and consumes more drugs than any other country in the world, yet we rank 34 out of 34 in the HEALTHIEST countries ranked in the world. We have kids on psychotropic drugs, teenagers on Ritalin, mom’s and dad’s on tranquilizers and grandma’s on the everything else. Yet we aren’t healthy, hmmm? I took care of a pharmacist for a long time, he confided in me that NO drug was ever designed to be taken forever, but the “machine” was in full gear to sell to a willing market. If for any reason I thought you needed a medication, as any respectable chiropractor would, I would tell you EXACTLY that.Most likely though, you don’t. Isn’t it wonderful that we can work together to keep you off the drugs?

·        Chiropractor’s aren’t real doctors? This one is real simple, if you mean that Chiropractor’s aren’t medical or osteopathic, dental, podiatric or PhD’s-you’re RIGHT! If you mean that we earn a doctorate degree in CHIROPRACTIC, than we are indeed real doctors. If someone told you that dentists weren’t real doctors, what would you say? This is a dead horse that doesn’t need any more beating. End of story.

·        Chiropractor’s think they can cure anything!  FALSE, false FaLSe!!! There isn’t a chiro out there that has cured or healed anything-EVER! Back to the skinny, because the nervous system controls and coordinates every organ, system and function in the human body, we can say with a great deal of confidence that chiropractic has had its hand in allowing the body to do exactly what it’s designed to do, heal, grow, repair and function. ONLY the BODY can heal the BODY; no doctor, no pill, no knife, no adjustment. Remember we talked last time about what happens when the nerves become compromised? Same here, allow the brain to communicate at 100% with the body- awesome function!

·        Everyone says that once you start going to the Chiropractor, you have to go FOREVER! Tell me one thing that you have to do forever….I’m waiting….still waiting…..?  Back to the skinny, if someone wants to keep their car in MINT condition, what must they do? Great teeth? Strong marriage? Ideal body weight? Ultimate health? MAINTAIN IT!!  There is research out there supporting the fact when people receive regular care they use less drugs, less visits to the hospital and medicine man’s office. Bottom line-they are healthier and spend less money on their health.Would you argue that anything worthwhile is worthwhile maintaining? Well then, how about your spine, your nervous system, YOUR HEALTH?

Listen here folks, we LOVE serving patients here at the office, we are good at a lot of things, but we are GREAT at finding spinal misalignments and correcting them. Do you really need us to tell you to eat more fruits and veggies, drink more water, don’t drive drunk and leave the wooden nickels alone? Probably not, but we are EXPERTS at doing what only qualified Doctors of Chiropractic do, care for your spine and nervous systems. We have a great atmosphere, and the best staff on the planet, come join our growing family. Be healthy. Be happy. Be you really well.

If you know someone who should be getting their spines checked, we can supply some helpful information to help you better explain chiropractic care here at the office. Our website is a great place to start,  http://plinkechiropractic.com  Get them to take a peak.  If you haven’t been in for a while, give us a buzz and see what’s new. Until next time……

Dr’s Todd & Peter Plinke

694-7790