“I am on my feet 10-11 hours a day, 6 days a week working in the kitchen. 

I would have lower left hip pain and sciatica down my left side. Eventually I ended up in the emergency room. 

I was referred to you by Brian and I thought it was going to be a normal crack type adjustment. 

So I was surprised by your adjustment. 

I have more movement and freedom now. The pain is a lot less and there are many times where it is non-existent”. 

– Jospeh R.
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“In the beginning I thought it was a serious medical condition. I saw four different doctors over 4 years. They sent me for MRIs, Cat Scans, X-rays, and other tests with no answers…. I thought I was dying, I thought it was never going away.

One doctor told me that it was just anxiety and stress.

The pain was preventing me from doing daily activities, working to my full potential, and even vacationing. Finally, one of the doctors suggested I see a Chiropractor and that’s when my Mom and sister referred me to you.

Do you want to change your health? It starts with your perspective. No, I’m not going to offer you mantras or affirmations, or tell you to think positively. But what I will do is point out something which guides how we make decisions about our health, but which we don’t often stop and critically evaluate.

Right now, the conventional approach to health is pathogenic. In other words, it’s about the factors that cause disease. This method has very distinct characteristic and principles. In a pathogenic mindset, you are either healthy or sick. The attention is on the specific diagnosis of the specific disease of the patient. Attention is also focused on the risk factors of the disease being considered. The starting point is the disease or problem.

Now let’s try a new mindset. The Salutogenic mindset. The word Salutogenic comes from the Latin salus = health and the Greek genesis = origin. A Salutogenic approach to health focuses on what makes us healthy rather than what causes disease. In this approach, you are not either healthy or sick. Instead, you are on a continuum, in which you are moving towards health or towards being sick. The attention is focused on the overall state of the health/illness of a person. Rather than just looking at the risk factors of the particular disease, the focus is on where the patient is on the health spectrum.

The starting point in this approach is the health potential of each patient instead of the patient’s disease or problem. A pathogenic approach is reactionary. Decisions are made in response to signs and symptoms of the disease. By definition, a Salutogenic approach is a proactive approach. Decisions are made to enhance each patients overall well-being.

Exercise, eating well, and taking supplements are all examples of a Salutogenic approach. Another familiar example is brushing your teeth and seeing your dentist regularly. Taking care of your spine and nervous system would be a less familiar example, but it can be essential in helping you realize your fullest health potential.

The next time you make any decision about your health, ask yourself: Am I being reactive or proactive? Am I focused on the disease, or am I focused on creating health? This change in your mindset can make all the difference.

Is this what the rest of his life is going to be like?

Doctor after doctor, specialist after specialist, we kept hearing, “ I don’t know what’s going on.” We couldn’t get any answers. This was what it was like for 3 years. He was constantly sick. Colds, sinus infections. On top of all of that he was having pain in his legs. He would tell me “ I can’t walk mommy, my legs hurt.” He was hospitalized twice during this time and was taking Motrin to get through the day.

“ I had a good job and a good salary, I ended up using a local food bank. It’s been a humbling experience. I was humiliated. The local pharmacies wouldn’t fill my pain pill prescriptions, they wrote me off as just another drug addict. I know why they call it the suicide disease because I have thought about it. It all started in 2012 when I got into a severe car accident where I hydroplaned and flipped my car three times. Thats what set everything off. Different doctors gave me different diagnosis, MS, lyme disease, hydrocephalus. And finally Trigeminal neuralgia. I really lost who I was, my personality. I’m starting to get that back. After starting care, my pain has greatly reduced, it happens less and doesn’t last as long as it did before. I’m able to focus more now, I’m back to running my household again and helping my boyfriend with his business. I know what I was going through really affected my family. I’m thankful that they stuck by me and helped me through this pain.”

Stephanie N.

• Is your head on straight? Improper head and neck alignment can disturb the blood and cerebrospinal fluid flow around the base of the brain. This can lead to a decreased amount of dopamine activation.  This is what we take care of in our office.
• Deep and controlled breathing
• Gargling water for 15-20 seconds