Somewhere your body is out of balance. Chiropractors can find where you are out of balance and address it.

If you have a spine, why aren’t you taking care of it? For a limited time, first time patients can receive a free spinal examination! See the Limited Time Coupon for more details.

* Headaches or Neck pain
* Low back pain
* Shoulder, knee, ankle & joint problems
* CARPAL TUNNEL
* Can’t get comfortable
* Body just doesn’t feel right
* TMJ/jaw problems
* Pregnancy Related Discomfort
* A Doctor that listens
* Natural, drug free
* Preventative!
* YOU WILL FEEL BETTER!

For more information about the partnership, please call 602-254-8696 or visit the organization’s website at www.downtownphoenix.com.
]]> http://bewelladjusted.com/wp/?feed=rss2&p=365 0 http://bewelladjusted.com/wp/?p=362 http://bewelladjusted.com/wp/?p=362#comments Mon, 31 Aug 2009 12:17:37 +0000 Rebecca Carlson http://bewelladjusted.com/wp/?p=362 » What services are available?

* Chiropractic adjustments
* Physiotherapy, i.e. muscle stimulation, ultrasound, ice
* Nutritional and supplements counseling
* Personalized rehab programs

» What are the hours of operation?

* Mon: 7:30am – 9am, 10:30am – 12:30pm, 1:30pm – 3pm
* Wed: Same as Monday
* Thurs: Same as Monday
* Friday: 7:30am – 10:30am (straight through!)

» How soon can I be seen?
* We strive to make it as convenient as possible for you. We offer a variety of appointment times to meet your schedule.

Do you accept insurance?
* Most insurances are accepted
* We work with all insurances that work with us
* We will work with you to work it out

» I don’t have insurance, can I still see the doctor?
* Absolutely! We offer convenient cash payment plans to those who are eligible.

FACT: Chiropractic care has an excellent safety record. In addition, only the most advanced techniques are used in our office to ensure the fastest healing in the safest manner.

My friend had this bad experience with a chiropractor. FALSE

FACT: There is no denying that every profession has bad apples. For this reason we offer consultations for you to interview the doctor and evaluate your condition and health concerns AT THE DOCTOR’S EXPENSE. If the doctor does find that she may be able to help, we promise you will be absolutely delighted with our outstanding level of service.

Spinal adjustments hurt. FALSE

FACT: Many patients feel instant relief immediately after their adjustments. In fact, most look forward to their chiropractic treatments. In patients suffering from severe bouts of back or neck pain, some discomfort may be experienced for obvious reasons, however, for most patients this is not the case.

Spinal adjustments are dangerous. FALSE

FACT: Chiropractic spinal adjustments are extremely safe when performed by chiropractors. In fact, chiropractic adjustments are among the safest treatments for most back and neck problems. According to a 1993 Ontario Ministry of Health commissioned study,

“There is no clinical or case-control study that demonstrates or even implies that chiropractic spinal manipulation is unsafe in the treatment of low-back pain. Some medical treatments are equally safe, but others are unsafe and generate iatrogenic (doctor-induced) complications for low-back pain patients. Our reading of the literature suggests that chiropractic manipulation is safer than medical management of low-back pain .”

Lead investigator of the study, Pran Manga, Ph.D., however, did warn that spinal adjustments performed by health care professionals other than qualified doctors of chiropractic were potentially harmful and less effective:

“Indeed, several existing medical therapies of low-back pain are generally contraindicated on the basis of the existing clinical trials. There is also some evidence in the literature to suggest that spinal manipulations are less safe and less effective when performed by non-chiropractic professionals .”

On December 8, 1994, the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research (AHCPR) of the US Department of Health and Human Services released clinical practice guidelines for the management of acute low back pain. Their guidelines were developed after extensive study of the diagnostic and treatment methods used for acute low back pain. Their findings included:

• The risk of serious complications from lumbar spinal manipulation is rare ;
• Conservative treatment such as spinal manipulation should be pursued in most cases before considering surgical intervention ;
• Prescription drugs such as oral steroids, antidepressant medications and colchicines are not recommended for acute low back problems.

Chiropractic doctors lack education compared with medical doctors. FALSE

FACT: The training and education by chiropractors is extremely thorough and demanding, similar to that of medical doctors with the exception of pharmacology and surgery and with a much stronger emphasis on neurology than medical students.

Prior to entering Chiropractic College, the aspiring chiropractor requires 2-4 years (depending on the college attended and the state one wishes to practice in) of pre-med undergraduate studies. Once completed, the student must next complete 3 ½ -4 academic years at a chiropractic college. This includes extensive training in anatomy, physiology, pathology, neurology, radiology, differential diagnosis, chiropractic adjusting techniques, biomechanics, and other health-related studies.

In addition, prior to graduation each student must successfully complete several hundred clinical hours of patient management in a clinical setting under professional supervision. Most chiropractic colleges also require students to undergo clinical externship programs that place them in actual chiropractic offices.

Near or soon after graduation, the new doctors of chiropractic must successfully complete 4 rounds of rigorous National and State Board Examinations prior to obtaining a license to practice chiropractic. Once licensed, most states require that chiropractors receive annual continuing education to ensure that a high level of competency is maintained.

Chiropractic is not scientific. FALSE

FACT: Chiropractors have always sought to provide the safest and most effective healing methods for their patients. In order to achieve this, the chiropractic profession has been dedicated to conducting scientific studies to improve their diagnostic methods and treatment techniques. In the last 70 years chiropractic health care has established an impressive array of scientific research that demonstrates the efficacy, safety and cost effectiveness of chiropractic care.

In fact, the chiropractic profession has accumulated a greater number of scientific trials on chiropractic than the medical profession has accumulated for many of the treatments rendered by medical doctors. According to David M. Edy, M.D., Ph.D., professor of health policy and management with Duke University, North Carolina, only 15 percent of all medical interventions are supported by solid scientific evidence. Paul G. Shekelle, M.D., M.P.H., of the RAND Corporation made the following statement on ABC’s 20/20:

” There are considerably more randomized controlled trials which show benefit of this (chiropractic care) than there are for many, many other things which physicians and neurosurgeons do all the time .”

Chiropractic care is expensive. FALSE

FACT: Research clearly disproves this myth. Chiropractic care has been consistently shown to be the most cost effective in a number of government and workers’ compensation board studies. According to The Manga Report, a 1993 Canadian government commissioned study,

“There would be highly significant cost savings if more management of low-back pain was transferred from physicians to chiropractors. Users of chiropractic care have substantially overall lower health care costs, especially inpatient costs, than those who use medical care only.”

According to an economic analysis conducted in Richmond, Virginia,

“By every test of cost and effectiveness, the general weight of evidence shows chiropractic to provide important benefits, at economical costs. Additionally, these benefits are achieved with apparently minimal, even negligible, impacts on the costs of health insurance.”

When the State of Florida’s Workers’ Compensation Board conducted research in 1988 on treatment costs associated with injured workers who received care from either chiropractic doctors or medical doctors, they found chiropractic treatment costs were 58.8 percent of the treatments costs rendered by medical doctors ( $558 vs. $1,100 per case).

You’ll have to continue chiropractic care for the rest of your life. FALSE

FACT: Most doctors of chiropractic promote a preventative type of lifestyle, which has been construed by adversaries to mean that chiropractic care requires a lifetime of commitment. Actually, recommending that patients return for periodic spinal care is no different that what dentists recommend to their patients in order to prevent cavities and gum disease.

Just as it would be ludicrous to believe that visiting a dentist once per lifetime would ensure permanently healthy teeth and gums, it’s equally as silly to think that visiting a chiropractor a few times will ensure a lifelong healthy spine and nervous system. Our spinal tissues undergo daily bombardment of stresses originating from bad postural habits, sub-optimal work environments, psychological emotional stress, chemical stress such as; coffee, additives and preservatives in our foods and medications, and overall hectic lifestyles just to name a few.

For these reasons, after the resolution of acute problems patients are given the option to receive periodic spinal checkups or some type of corrective care, which act to minimize the likelihood of future recurrences or development of new problems.

It’s really that simple. Periodic care to prevent future problems – safe, natural, convenient care now to avoid nasty and complex problems later.

Chiropractors only treat your back pain. FALSE

FACT: Chiropractors provide effective treatment for all types of soft tissue disorders and not just back and neck ailments. This includes conditions of the joints of the extremities like the ankle, knee and shoulder.

What you may not be aware of is the chiropractic success in treating a number of non-soft tissue conditions like dysmenorrhea (painful menses), ulcers, irritable bowel syndrome, migraine headaches, colic, and ear infections in children. While we cannot claim to cure these conditions, we recognize that many of these problems can be mimicked, aggravated and some times caused by disruptions in the nervous system as a result of spinal abnormalities.

By correcting these spinal abnormalities like the vertebral subluxation, chiropractic has helped thousands of individuals overcome these conditions and regain control of their lives.

A number of studies have also supported these findings. In one such study, spinal manipulative therapy was compared with standard medical treatments in the treatment of duodenal ulcers. The researchers Pikalov, MD, and Kharin, MD, found those subjects receiving spinal manipulations took an average of 16 days to heal vs. 36 days to heal in the standard medical treatment group.

I ‘m too old (or young) for chiropractic to help. FALSE

FACT: Significant spinal trauma can occur at ANY age, and especially during the birth process. Naturally, chiropractic adjusting techniques are modified for the specific person’s condition and age.

Chiropractic has been shown to be helpful with significant results for most childhood health problems including scoliosis, colic, ear infections, asthma, bed-wetting, allergies, and has been effective in reducing many causes of arthritis.

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Chiropractic Care For Well Being.

If you are suffering from pain or you know that your body is NOT working the way it should, then call for a COMPLIMENTARY  1-on-1 discussion with Dr. Carlson.

It’s a call that could make a real difference in your life.

Dr. Carlson focuses on FUNCTION.  It doesn’t matter how you “FEEL”, it matters how your body is FUNCTIONING.  The human body changes how it works, LONG BEFORE there is any sign of pain.   Would you prefer to have PROPER FUNCTION or would you prefer to allow DYS-FUNCTION to persist and create pain and/or DIS-EASE?  That SINGULAR decision will dictate the quality of your life – for the rest of your life.

Chiropractic Care has been proven to help the following conditions:

• Arthritis
• Back pain
• Disc conditions
• Headaches
• Knee or ankle pain
• Neck pain
• Pinched nerves
• Sciatica treatment
• Shoulder or arm pain
• Spinal stenosis
• Any altered function

Dr. Carlson will review your health history and perform an examination to assess the function of your bones, joints, nerves and muscles. If clinically indicated this may include X-ray and other laboratory tests may also be used.

The principle treatment method of chiropractic care is the use of manipulation of the spine and other joints of the body. This procedure is used to restore normal joint motion and promote proper function between the joints and the nervous system. Emphasis is also placed on restoring function and flexibility of muscles that may cause strain to the joints.

SUBLUXATION: Chiropractors look for, diagnose and ADJUST subluxations.

A subluxation is present when the bones of your spine are out of alignment which interferes with the brain’s (The Nervous System’s) ability to communicate, regulate and coordinate the function of the rest of the body.

QUESTION: is there any tissue in the body that YOU DON’T want the brain to talk to and receive information from?  Then why aren’t you getting your spine checked regularly by a Chiropractor, Your Wellness Physician???