KST Adjustments help with Bells Palsy

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Jim is a relatively new patient at Van Every Family Chiropractic. Recently diagnosed with Bells Palsy, he sought KST adjustments as part of his treatment plan. In the months he's been with us, he's seen vast improvement--and it's happened in a lot less time then he expected! Watch below as Jim, Dr. Saylor and Jim's daughter explain how quickly his Bells Palsy has transformed due to Chiropractic care.

Chiropractic can help treat old injuries and multiple health care concerns

We at Van Every Family Chiropractic Center of Royal Oak, Michigan, care about your health and well-being and strive to provide you with current information in a variety of health topics!

Seizures, blood pressure, visual and hearing disturbances. A 76-year-old woman had been suffering from seizures for ten years after experiencing a concussion. She also suffered from fluctuating blood pressure, visual disturbances, decreased hearing, abnormally wide stride and an abnormal walking pattern.

Immediately after her first chiropractic adjustment she experienced a more normal walking pattern. Within two months of care she reported a complete recovery from seizures, blood pressure stability and improved hearing (7).

References:
7. Sweat R, Adams T. Resolution of post-concussion seizures following atlas orthogonal technique.Journal of Upper Cervical Chiropractic Research. November 3, 2011;66-70.

Neck pain, back pain and multiple sclerosis symptoms improve after Chiropractic adjustments!

We at Van Every Family Chiropractic Center of Royal Oak, Michigan, care about your health and well-being and strive to provide you with current information in a variety of health topics!

A 28-year-old woman with multiple sclerosis suffered from severe neck and back pain following an injury to her neck

Chiropractic examination revealed subluxations in her spine, especially in the upper neck area. She was given a series of chiropractic adjustments to reduce her subluxations.

She reported improved sleep after her first adjustment and by her fifth visit she reported improvement in her neck and back pain and symptoms associated with multiple sclerosis. (8)

References:
8. Thornhill JT. Improvement in a female with multiple sclerosis undergoing chiropractic care utilizing toggle recoil technique: a case report. Journal of Upper Cervical Chiropractic Research. October 27, 2011;60-65

What does a subluxation do to me: why chiropractic care is so important!

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Subluxations are distortions in your body that interfere with your internal communications.

Doctors of Chiropractic locate and correct subluxations to promote improved health, healing, balance, energy and connection.

Among the ways subluxations damage your health and well-being are the following:

1. Spine and structural distortions. They can express as one leg being shorter than the other; one hip or shoulder not being in line with the other; hips being unbalanced. A distorted body causes weakness, fatigue and overall body malfunction (dis-ease).

2. Nerve interference. Your brain, spinal cord and nerves cannot send information and energy at top efficiency. You may feel pain or feel like you’re in a mental fog or both.

3. Chemical changes. This can cause inflammation of joints, ligaments, discs and bones. It can cause pain, weakness, lack of energy and dis-ease.

4. Muscle stress. This can express as trigger points, pain, soreness, weakness, imbalance and fatigue.

5. Internal organ weakness. Depending on which nerves are affected, your internal organs can be weakened which can result in malfunction, tissue weakness and disease.

Now do you see why it’s so important to get a chiropractic checkup to make sure you are free of subluxations? Why carry them around inside you? Subluxations are like cavities in the teeth – slowly damaging your health. It’s best to locate and correct them early, before they cause serious health problems.

KST is a gentle way to treat tooth pain

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KST adjustments are an extremely specific treatment for any type of body aches or pain. Watch below as Dr. Anna Saylor explains how the Koren Specific Technique helped Jackie with tooth pain.

Chiropractic adjustments part of an ADHD treatment plan

We at Van Every Family Chiropractic Center of Royal Oak, Michigan, care about your health and well-being and strive to provide you with current information in a variety of health topics!

A 4½-year-old male child with learning disabilities, reduced social interaction and increased sensory stimulation behaviors presented for chiropractic care. The patient was suspected to have attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) along with his diagnosis of sensory processing disorder one-year prior.

The child was adjusted for subluxations and placed on a gluten-free, refined sugar-free, and casein-free diet. In addition, exercises were given to stimulate the patient’s sensory nerve pathways. The child experienced a decrease in outbursts, improved attention span, improved ability to focus and he began to read. (6)

References
6. Olafsson JT. Improvement in a child with sensory processing disorder following subluxation based chiropractic care & dietary changes. Journal of Pediatric, Maternal & Family Health – Chiropractic. 2011;4:111-114.

Chiropractic care has positive effect on mental health!

We at Van Every Family Chiropractic Center of Royal Oak, Michigan, care about your health and well-being and strive to provide you with current information in a variety of health topics!

A 58-year-old male with shoulder and neck pain sought chiropractic care. Past history revealed two major car accidents that involved hospitalizations. At the same time the patient had many symptoms related to his depression and anxiety, such as poor concentration, irritability, lethargy, panic attacks and heart palpitations. He scored 46 on the Beck Depression Inventory-II, which indicates severe depression.

Care was directed towards the location and correction of subluxations. The patient was seen three times per week for three months with documented improvement in quality of life. (2)

References:
2. Teytelbaum M. Improvement in symptoms related to depression, anxiety and pain in a patient undergoing subluxation based chiropractic care. Annals of Vertebral Subluxation Research. August 29, 2011;84-91.

Kids Club and other special events coming up!

Kids Club!
On the third Friday of each month, all established patients under the age of 12 can get adjusted for just $10! Special prizes and giveaways for the kids that get adjusted! Mark your calendars for the next one coming up: Jan 20th! Please note that February's Kids Club will be on the 24th!

Special Fund Raising Event
Thursday, February 2nd, from 10 am til 6 pm we will be holding a fundraiser event for Billy and Jennifer Saylor and their three beautiful triplets, Margaret Grace, Cooper Yeager and Emily Faith. Billy is Dr. Saylors brother and Jennifer is Denelle's sister. Just bring in baby wipes and diapers and get a free adjustment! Also, both massage therapists will be on hand for mini massages from 3 pm til 6 pm. Suggested donation for a mini massage is $1 a minute. All donations will be greatly appreciated!

March 8th from 11:30 am to 1:30 pm we will be hosting a "lunch and learn". More details to come!

Just a reminder: We will be closed Saturday January 21, 2012

Congratulations to Dr. Saylor! Voted top Chiropractor by Hour Magazine!!!!!!!

Migraines and Chiropractic Care!

We at Van Every Family Chiropractic Center of Royal Oak, Michigan, care about your health and well-being and strive to provide you with current information in a variety of health topics!

Migraine, cervicogenic headache and chiropractic. Systematic literature searches of controlled clinical trials published through August 2009 relevant to chiropractic practice were conducted using many databases. Twenty-one articles were used to develop recommendations. The evidence suggests that chiropractic care improves migraine and cervicogenic headaches. (3)

References:
3. Bryans R, Descarreaux M, Duranleau M et al. Evidence-based guidelines for the chiropractic treatment of adults with headache. J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 2011;34(5):274-289. doi: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2011.04.008.

Van Every Family Chiropractic's 12th Annual Royal Oak Kids Day 2011 is Saturday, May 14th from 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Make sure to join us on Saturday, May 14th from 10-1 for our annual Kid's Day!!! We have a ton of free events, food, fun and prizes ~ even for adults!!! Kids can have their nervous system checked, get their faces painted, ENTER TO WIN A BIKE, have a personalized Child ID kit/Amber Alert Profile made, play in the bouncy house, take a train ride, see the police department's motorcycle unit & the Royal Oak Fire Department!!!

16 new deaths from Gardasil™

Please just say no when asked if your child should have this useless, dangerous vaccine. More and more deaths and injuries continue to be reported. For example, between May 2009 and September 2010 there were 3,589 adverse reactions reported from Merck’s Gardasil (HPV) vaccine including 213 people who became permanently disabled, 16 deaths (including four suicides) and 25 cases of Guillain-Barre Syndrome including:

A 19-year-old girl received Gardasil. A few weeks later she developed “headache, nausea, dizziness, chilling, tiredness, shortness of breath, chest pain, severe cramps,” experienced an acute cardiac arrhythmia and died.

A 13-year-old was vaccinated. Ten days later, she developed a fever. “The patient did not recover and was admitted to the hospital, developed dyspnoea, went into a coma…and expired. The cause of death was claimed to be ‘death due to viral fever.’” Her death occurred 23 days after receiving her first dose of Gardasil.

Thirteen days after vaccination, a ten-year-old girl developed “progressive loss of strength in lower and upper extremities…” and was diagnosed with Guillain-Barre Syndrome that is considered to be immediately life-threatening.

Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton said, “These reports are troubling and show that the FDA and other public health authorities may be asleep at the switch… No one should require this vaccine for young children.” (8)

References:
8. http://www.judicialwatch.org/news/2010/sep/judicial-watch-uncovers-fda-records-detailing-16-new-deaths-tied-gardasil

Chiropractic and Thoracic Outlet Syndrome

Thoracic Outlet Syndrome

Thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS) is similar to Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) but is caused by irritation of the nerves that form the brachial plexus (in the upper back) as they exit the neck. TOS symptoms include pain, weakness and numbness or tingling in the arm.

The Chiropractic Approach

Since everyone who does repetitive tasks does not get CTS (or TOS) there appears to be an underlying weakness contributing to this condition. That is why anyone suffering from CTS should see a chiropractor to ensure that his/her body structure is properly aligned and free from pressure affecting his/her nerves.

For over a hundred years clinicians, researchers and patients have reported relief of classic carpal tunnel symptoms and improvement in overall body function after chiropractic adjustments. (3-5) Subluxations (nerve irritation) have also been observed in many patients who have carpal tunnel or related hand and wrist problems. (6-7)

For these reasons, anyone suffering from carpal tunnel syndrome should see a chiropractor to ensure that their body is free of nerve stress.

References:
3. Bonebrake AR et al. A treatment for carpal tunnel syndrome: evaluation of objective and subjective measures. JMPT. 1990;13:507-520.
4. Stoddard A. Manual of Osteopathic Practice (2nd ed.). Melbourne, Australia: Hutchinson & Co.,1983:228.
5. Davis PT, Hulbert JR, Kassak KM et al. Comparative efficacy of conservative medical and chiropractic treatments for carpal tunnel syndrome: a randomized clinical trial. JMPT. 1998;21(5):317-326.
6. Upton ARM, McComas AJ. The double crush in nerve entrapment syndromes. Lancet. 1973;2:329.
7. Russell BS. Carpal tunnel syndrome and the "double crush" hypothesis: a review and implications for chiropractic. Chiropractic & Osteopathy. 2008;16(2):1186.

Chiropractic and bedwetting: a case study

Bedwetting:

A nine-year-old boy with nocturnal enuresis (bedwetting) was presented for chiropractic care after unsuccessful medical approaches. Subluxations were located and corrected in the cervical and lumbo-sacral spine regions. By the seventh visit he had been dry for two weeks and continued to stay dry at a four-month follow-up. (14)

References:
14. Alcantara J, Weisberg JE. Resolution of nocturnal enuresis and vertebral subluxation in a pediatric patient undergoing chiropractic care: a case study & review of the literature. Journal of Pediatric, Maternal & Family Health – Chiropractic. 2010;4:143-149.

Chiropractic and autism: a case study

Autism:

A 6-year-old boy was diagnosed with autism by a neurologist after brain pathology was ruled out. He had been fully vaccinated. Vertebral subluxations were found in the child. The Autism Treatment Evaluation Checklist (ATEC) was used to determine the state of his condition. A schedule of chiropractic adjustments was implemented to reduce the subluxations that were found. Over a 16-week period of chiropractic adjustments, a reduction in vertebral subluxation patterns and an improved ATEC score were noted. The child’s learning abilities, social interactions, language skills and behavioral patterns also improved. (13)

References:
13. Marini N, Marini S. Improvement in autism in a child coupled with reduction in vertebral subluxations: a case study & selective review of the literature. Journal of Pediatric, Maternal & Family Health – Chiropractic. 2010;3:107-115.

Vitamin D and the flu

Vitamin D was extremely effective at halting influenza infections in children – reducing relative infection risk by nearly two-thirds. The results are from a randomized, double blind, placebo-controlled study involving 334 children, half of whom were given 1200 IUs per day of vitamin D3.

Vitamin D appears to be 800% more effective than vaccines at preventing influenza infections in children.

Vitamin D also significantly reduced asthma in children.

Rather than slathering toxic sunscreen on our kids and ourselves, and hiding under hats and other devices to prevent all of the sun’s rays from striking our bodies, doctors should tell their patients to get lots of sun – just don’t burn.

Too many people have vitamin D deficiency that has been linked to cancer, diabetes, kidney and liver disorders, bone disorders and, of course, influenza. (17)

References:
17. Urashima M, Segawa T, Okazaki M, Kurihara M, Wada Y, Ida H. Randomized trial of vitamin D supplementation to prevent seasonal influenza A in schoolchildren. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. doi:10.3945/ajcn.2009.29094 March 10, 2010 online edition.

What about the flu shot?

The CDC has for years claimed that the flu kills 36,000 Americans a year; the major media unquestioningly repeated this number even though researchers said it was false. Now the CDC says flu kills as few as 3,500 Americans in some years, with an average of 23,000 per year overall. Those numbers are still too high because the CDC loves to call all winter deaths “flu.” But they don’t do lab tests to confirm the diagnoses.

This kind of dishonesty was revealed last year when the H1N1 flu was found to be bogus – so the CDC told health departments to just call all flu H1N1 so the numbers would look good. After all you can’t have a “deadly pandemic” if no one is dying from it. It makes the people who purchased a few $billion of vaccines look good if they can show they “saved” us. (15)

According to a study in the British Medical Journal the flu is directly responsible for only a few hundred American deaths in most years with an average of 1,348 deaths in a really bad year. Is this a serious problem in a nation of over 300,000,000 people? (16)

Fortunately the American public can’t always be fooled since about 70% of us did not get a flu shot last year.

References:
15. Thompson WW, Moore MR, Weintraub E et al. Estimating influenza-associated deaths in the United States. Am J Pub Health. 2009;99:S225--30.
16. Doshi P. Are US flu death figures more PR than science? 2005;331:1412. doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7529.1412 (Published 8 December 2005)

Chiropractic and Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

You won’t find the carpal tunnel on any map – it’s in your wrist. Your carpal (wrist) bones form a tunnel-like structure – the carpal tunnel – through which pass nine tendons and one nerve – the median nerve.

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS)

Carpal tunnel syndrome is called the occupational disease of the 21st century. Years ago telegraph operators, seamstresses, carpenters and meat cutters were the chief sufferers from this condition. Today it’s office workers, computer users, musicians and assembly line workers. It is also often found in pregnant women, women who use birth control pills or individuals with an underactive thyroid.

If you have one or more of the following you may have it: tingling and numbness in the hand, fingers and wrist; swelling of the fingers; dry palms; blanching (whitening upon pressure) of the hand; or pain so intense that it awakens you at night. In some people CTS causes similar symptoms in the upper arm, elbow, shoulder or neck. (1)

Millions of people now suffer from CTS (2) and increasing numbers of them are seeking chiropractic care. The drug-free chiropractic approach of releasing nerve and structural stress has been a blessing to untold numbers of people afflicted with this condition.

References:
1. Verghese J, Galanopoulou AS, Herskovitz S. Autonomic dysfunction in idiopathic carpal tunnel syndrome. Muscle Nerve. 2000;23(8):1209-1213.
2. Atroshi I, Gummesson C, Johnsson R et al. Prevalence of carpal tunnel syndrome in a general population. JAMA. 1999;282(2):153-158.

Chiropractic and Bed-Wetting

Bedwetting (nocturnal enuresis) and chiropractic. Thirty-three patients (3 to 18 years old) who had nocturnal enuresis were placed under chiropractic care in this study.

An analysis of their records showed that 22 had resolution of symptoms for 12 months after beginning chiropractic care. Most of the children received two adjustments. Ten of those with bedwetting also found their constipation resolved. (2)

References:
2. Poecke AJ, Cunkiuffe C. Chiropractic treatment for primary nocturnal enuresis: a case series of 33 consecutive patients. JMPT. 2009;32(8):675-681.

Does my child have to be vaccinated to go to school?

Know your rights. In most of the United States you CAN get your non-vaccinated children into public school. Michigan is a one of the states that you DO NOT have to get vaccinated! Some excellent medico-legal information is located at the Vaccine Rights website: www.vaccinerights.com.

The Pandemic Response Project (PReP) also has excellent vaccination information: www.pandemicresponseproject.com.

Chiropractic and infants with colic

Possible long-term chiropractic benefits for infants suffering from colic. This study investigated toddlers who were helped for colic with chiropractic care compared to children who had not had chiropractic care. Since behavior and sleep disturbances (tantrums and frequent nocturnal waking) are often found in children who were colicky as babies this study looked at those conditions to see if chiropractic care had any long-term benefits.

In the study 117 formerly colicky toddlers who received chiropractic care were compared to 111 formerly colicky toddlers who did not receive chiropractic care.

Researchers found that the colicky toddlers who received chiropractic care were half as likely to experience temper tantrums and frequent nocturnal waking than those who did not receive chiropractic care as colicky infants. (8)

Chiropractic and breastfeeding. Chiropractic care was administered to 114 infants diagnosed with breastfeeding problems. The most common age was one week.

The most common physical findings were neck subluxations (89%), and TMJ or temporomandibular (jaw) joint subluxations (36%). Under chiropractic care all the children showed improvement, with 78% able to exclusively breastfeed after 2-5 visits. (9)

References:
8. Miller JE, Phillips HL. Long-term effects of infant colic: a survey comparison of chiropractic treatment and nontreatment groups. Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics. 2009;32(8):635-638.
9. Miller JE, Miller L, Sulesund AK, Yevtushenko A. Contribution of chiropractic therapy to resolving suboptimal breastfeeding: a case series of 114 infants. Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics. 2009;32(8):670-674.