X-Games? How about X-Treatments?
ello Off Roaders! With over 100,000 Americans being killed by properly prescribed legal medications in the USA alone, as estimated by the American Medical Association, JAMA, April 15th, 1998 and other studies revealing a death toll as high as 196,000, maybe it is time to really take a look at the alternatives for all non-medical emergency conditions. Only about 15,000 die each year from illegal drugs. I like aspirin, of which Americans consume about 15 tons per day, 19 billion tablets a year. It’s my favorite over-the - counter drug to ease acute pain and inflamation. Yet aspirin causes about 1,500 to 2000 deaths per year and is the leading cause of kidney disease and can cause ulcers and other disease. So, the real drug problem in the United States seems to be the mis-use and over-use of both presciption and over-the-counter drugs! Wow, what a concept! And, it is true. Please read up on the real drug problem in America, look up “U.S. Health Statistics: Americans Most Over-Prescibed Country in the World.” Did you know that 75% of all visits to an MD end up with a presciption and the pharmaceutical companies spend about 10 billion a year to market their drugs? So, how about some other forms of treatment for non-medical emergency conditions? You may want to take a look at Chiropractic, Acupuncture, exercise, diet and proper eating habits. You know, those crazy eXtreme forms of treatment that don’t use drugs and surgery for every condition? Ever take a look at those “alternative” forms of treatment? You should.
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Speaking of eXtreme forms of treatment (which are really conservative and safer than the drugs and surgeries in general), I have come across a guy who does deep-tissue, cross-fiber, range of motion, eXtreme massage. Kelly Schlager, H.H.P in San Diego’s Old Town, does this incredible soft-tissue work on muscles and tendons that is out of this world. It is not for the faint of heart. Kelly is a master at what he does. If you have a frozen shoulder, a sore neck or back, tendinitis anywhere, sciatica, headaches, a sore hip, even if it’s chronic and been there for months or years, you should give Kelly a call. Mind you, this is not a lay down and feel good fluffy surface massage. If you bruise easy, let him know ahead of time.
This type of deep tissue work can help break up
chronic pain patterns, adhesions and restore normal function and range of motion to the injured areas. Kelly works with many mixed martial arts and eXtreme sports athletes that want to avoid the drugs and surgery. Some get treatment to come back from injuries and surgery. Kelly Schlager can be reached at 619-339-8586 for a consultation and/or treatment. Kelly has been working on me and I’m impressed with his work and dedication to the patient. The deep tissue work is painful but he gets results and I do not have to take those dangerous drugs and deal with the possible deadly side effects. If you call him, tell Kelly I sent you. Thanks. We have the so-called news telling all of us how many servicemen and women die in combat on a daily basis. Yet, not much mention, if at all, about the 100,000 PLUS citizens that die every year from medications, right here, at home, in the USA! It looks like the real war should be on presciption and over-the-counter drugs, as they kill 10 to 20 times the amount of people that we have lost in our wars over the last 10 years. Hats off and greatest respect to all our troops at home and abroad. I make this point to reveal the truth behind the way our nation continues to “say no to drugs”, yet the USA promotes and consumes legal drugs like they are going out of style. The average senior citizen gets 15 presciptions a year!
I urge you to try a good, non-medical
health professional for all non-medical emergency conditions. It may save your life. Do not get me wrong as I am all for drugs and surgery when they are needed. Thank God for great medical treatment and antibiotics when that is the best way to go. A good examination by an MD is never a bad idea but take a look at non- drug treatments whenever possible. Avoid being yet another victim of the big pharmaceutical machine that tries to convince us all to take this drug and that drug with their slick ads. Please eXcuse my “X’s”, as we can now see the real non-conservative forms of treatment are the drugs, legal drugs, from your MD. Look at the numbers. And the amount of folks killed. Scary! Drugs are eXtreme. There are many forms of
real, conservative treatment if you just do a little homework. The “X” has been used to make a point, as only about 10% of the folks in the USA use or are even aware of alternative forms of treatment. No wonder our health costs are so expensive and deadly! Well, now you know more than you did before on this subject! Dr. Gary De Forest has been a San Diego Chiropractor for 28 years at his clinic in Old Town. He is always happy to speak with you about any health concern you may have. He can be reached at
deforest192@yahoo.com or at his clinic at 619 291-2462. Dr. De Forest wants to give credits to U.S. Health Statistics part of the content of this column.
Dr. De Forest at speed on a 1970 CZ
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