CHIROPRACTICS ROLE IN PREVENTATIVE CARE

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CHIROPRACTICS ROLE IN PREVENTATIVE CARE

• BY
• Mark Morris
• Frank Sessa
• Jason Drivere
• Jeremy Lindstrom

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What is Chiropractic?
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Chiropractic is a unique model of healthcare...
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Today I want you to think of chiropractic and
dental care as being similar with focus on
preventative care.

• If a patient avoids getting check-ups from
  their dentist they are more likely to develop
  severe tooth and gum disease that is more
  difficult to treat and may require more
  extensive dental work.

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• If a patient avoids getting regular check-ups
  from their chiropractor they are more likely to
  develop a chronic condition that will be more
  difficult to treat.
• Dentists describe good oral hygiene as
  preventative care and not just avoiding
  toothaches.
• Chiropractors describe good spinal hygiene as
  preventative care and not just avoiding
  backaches.

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Chiropractic care seeks to maximize the overall
function of the entire body
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How does chiropractic care maximize function?

• By addressing the human body as a whole system.
• How.
• By optimizing the mechanics of muscles and
  joints. (posture, exercise, flexibility)
• By proper nutrition. (diet, supplementation)
• By optimizing communication within the nervous
  system. (adjustment)

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We are concerned about mechanical stresses
because

• Uneven and improper stresses on the joints cause
  degeneration in all joint tissues
• This results in abnormal activity in the nervous
  system and an activation of the bodys alarm
  system
• If left unchanged long enough, these mechanical
  stresses can eventually cause pain and other
  symptoms

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Something to think about.Your car will run even
if you dont change the oil...

• After 15,000 miles, how well is it really running
  even if the car appears to be fine?

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If you have poor spinal mechanics, these changes
eventually affect nerves, muscles and other
tissues...

• How well is your body really running?

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Poor mechanics in your spine can lead to

• Abnormal wear and tear (arthritic conditions)
• Activation of the bodys alarm system
• Poor posture
• Reduced overall performance
• All without symptoms!

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If these problems are not addressed they can lead
to

• Reduced movement and flexibilitymovement is
  life!
• Degenerative processes
• Pain syndromes

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It is much easier to fix a small problem than it
is to wait...
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NUTRITIONWe are concerned about nutrition
because

• Proper nutrition promotes a healthy lifestyle by
  providing the body with an essential balance of
  vitamins, minerals and nutrients.
• This helps prevent
• Heart Disease
• Osteoporosis
• Arthritis
• Sickness

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What is good nutrition?

• Protein (Fish, Poultry, Nuts, Legumes)
• Carbohydrates (Complex, whole grains)
• Fats (Omega-3,6,9 monounsaturated)
• Fruits and vegetables (5-7 servings/day)
• Water (8 - 8oz glasses a day)
• Supplementation

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Who needs good nutrition?

• Children
• Elderly
• Athletes
• Pregnant women
• Everyone..

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NERVOUS SYSTEMWe are concerned about the
nervous system because the nervous system
organizes, regulates and connects the functions
of the entire body.
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• The nervous system controls and coordinates
  every cell, tissue and organ in the body. -
  Grays Anatomy

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How?

• By regulating information from the brain, spinal
  cord and the nerves
• By maintaining pathways for this information
• By acting as the center of thought, memory,
  learning, attention and consciousness

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The Nervous System

• Disturbances in the nervous system may cause or
  aggravate disease processes in various parts or
  functions of the body
• Disturbances of the nervous system may be caused
  by derangements of the musculoskeletal system

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Who should see a chiropractor?

• Everyone should have their spine evaluated by a
  Doctor of Chiropractic.

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WHY?
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• It is possible to be sick in the absence of
  symptoms
• It is possible to be healthy in the presence of
  symptoms

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For example

• When would you normally make an appointment with
  your medical doctor?

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when you are feeling sick.Most people
believe that theyre sick when they have symptoms
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Symptoms

• Often indicate a healthy response
• Treating symptoms does not necessarily address
  the problem
• Masking symptoms may delay appropriate treatment
• Often delayed until significant damage has been
  donewhy wait?
• Often absent in the presence of disease

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So...

• What is health?

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HEALTH

• A state of optimal physical, mental and social
  well-being, and not merely the absence of disease
  and infirmity.
• Dorlands Medical Dictionary, 28th ed., 1994

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A good diet, exercise and positive mental
attitude along with chiropractic care can
optimize your bodys potential.

• Improve your performance and experience life to
  the fullest.

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Get into chiropractic care...

• Why wait?