Chiropractic
Correction
about more
than
Just the spine
by linda sechrist
R
ising health care costs and a lack
of insurance may be more than
economic disasters: They might
be catalysts for change. According to
2008 statistics reported by the Na-
tional Center for Complementary and
Alternative Medicine (NCCAM), more
Americans than ever are open to trying
alternatives to traditional medicine.
About 4 in 10 adult Americans now use
treatments that appear on NCCAM’s
comprehensive list of modalities and father of chiropractic. He maintained device affords a low-force, high-speed
approaches that are generally not con- that the body possesses an innate adjustment that allows the chiropractor
sidered part of conventional medicine. capacity to heal itself; and the relation- to gently tap misaligned vertebrae back
These include acupuncture, aromather- ship between the spine and the nervous into alignment.
apy, herbal supplements, various forms system holds the key to maintaining a “Diehard chiropractors believe that
of massage and bodywork, meditation, healthy balance in the body. if you don’t move the bones by hand,
Tai chi, spinal manipulation and others. Many chiropractors see drugs as it’s heretical,” observes Goldman. He
Holistic-minded health practitio- a temporary fix that masks symptoms prefers his own evolved chiropractic
ners frequently consider treatments of which point to deeper problems within philosophy, which embraces alternative
this nature to be aspects of preventive the body and organs. Today, some use modalities like acupuncture, in which
health care management, a mindset a new, collaborative approach, working he recently has been certified.
that deals with the body from a less in tandem with other health practitio- A graduate of Life University
fragmented viewpoint. ners to restore health and balance to School of Chiropractic, Goldman relies
One NCCAM alternative is mind and body. Others choose to learn on other qualified associates for what-
chiropractic care, a profession dat- complementary forms of medicine, like ever field in which he is not expert. He
ing back to 1895, when Daniel David nutritional therapy, acupuncture and explains that because every individual’s
Palmer discovered that a manual spinal energy work, which they integrate into problem has many components, Pine
adjustment, known as a subluxation, their own practices and recommend as Ridge Chiropractic has two onsite mas-
could correct vertebral misalignments preventive health care measures. sage therapists. “I like working hand-
and eliminate nerve interference. This in-hand with them, because they are
central chiropractic tenet remained a
beacon for Palmer’s career, as well as
Tapping the Body’s
well educated in structural reintegration
techniques, like St. John’s Neuromuscu-
that of his son, Bartlett Joshua, who car- Innate Healing Power lar Massage and Upledger CranioSacral
ried on his father’s work at the Palmer In addressing the role the spine plays Therapy.”
College of Chiropractic, in Davenport, in overall health, Dr. James Goldman, This collaborative attitude serves
Iowa. of Pine Ridge Chiropractic, in Naples, patients and sometimes, the traditional
Today, 50,000 doctors of chiro- goes a step beyond Palmer’s manual medical community. For example, “If
practic licensed in the United States method of subluxation in the process of a patient isn’t showing a 50 percent
remain loyal to the Palmers’ belief that unleashing his patient’s innate healing improvement in their condition within
pharmaceuticals are not the solution to power. Goldman frequently relies on four weeks,” says Goldman, “I refer
health care. Chiropractors’ unwavering a small, handheld device, called an them out for whatever they need—
policy not to prescribe drugs is founded Activator
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Adjusting Instrument, to re- whether it’s an orthopedic surgeon,
upon two principles established by the lieve discomfort. Invented in 1996, this physical therapist or neurologist.”
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