Wellness has been a word that has been thrown around alot in the past year or two. Chiropractors have promoted wellness for over a hundred years. People ask me if I like what I do — the answer is an emphatic yes. Sometimes I get frustrated when a patient chooses sickness care. “I am sick, get car – I am sore, get care – I am tired, get care – I have a headache, get care”. Although I don’t turn those patients away; at least they are going the natural anti-drug route, yet are they? This approach is like “taking” an adjustment instead of “taking” a pill.
I know that my patients, “get it” when they bring their children in for wellness care — not because they are sick. My grand-daughter, Jordyn is now 16 months old — she received her first TFT22 craniospinal adjustment at 12 hours old. Not only is she cute and bright — how many toddlers this age do you know that have never been sick — NEVER — no colds, no colic, no ear infections, no flu (not one pill, syrup, shot for illness)– Although, the odds are she will eventually show signs of something; most likely it will be milder than the average child. She has started out her life on a wellness track.
I also try to walk the talk — in 25 years of practice, I have missed 1 1/2 days of work due to illness. My job isn’t as demanding as Cal Ripken’s was — yet there are some people that miss 1 1/2 days every month.
Ask what it takes to be on a wellness program — and don’t leave your kids home to suffer with the same ailments you have. WELL, WELL, WELLNESS