I was trying to explain chiropractic to a 5 year old, with little success.  It’s different from medicine and occasionally meets with resistance.  It’s based on the principle that the body is a self-healing organism.  Our bodies can heal themselves best when they are in good alignment.  Chiropractors work with the inborn mechanisms of repair.  They do this by balancing the spine and taking pressure off the nervous system.  Obviously, this is too much information for a five year old. 

I simply told him, “There’s a doctor inside you that knows everything about you and can heal you.”  He was appalled and exclaimed, “a doctor inside of me?”  I reassured him this was true, but obviously he was not fond of metaphors.

I had to win him over, because he wouldn’t let me check his spine.  Children are extracted from the birth canal by their heads and necks with forces that vary from 60-90 lbs.  They fall about 3,500 times just learning to walk.  They are very active, and should have their spines checked regularly to avoid serious problems later on in life.

He was afraid of doctors.  He had been poked and injected by ordinary doctors his whole life and wouldn’t let me touch him.  I finally offered him a wrist bracelet, which he promptly refused.  I left it in front of him saying, “If you change your mind, it’s yours.”  As I walked away I heard him whisper to his mom, “I’m not going to change my mind.”

Some weeks later, after helping his older brother with bedwetting and hyperactivity disorder, he decided on his own, to get his spine checked.  I work in a large room with many tables.  While I was working on several adult patients, he climbed onto one of the tables.  He rubbed his back with both hands and cried out as if he was in excruciating pain.  Of course, he just wanted my attention. 

Finally, I checked his spine, which was perfect.  I told his mom, “Your son has unlimited potential.”  He overheard me and jumped off the table with excitement.  He ran to his Dad with the news.  He wasn’t sure what it meant, but he was quick to announce loud enough for the whole clinic to hear, “I hab unlibited potenzel!”

When the spine is in good alignment, you stand your best chance of being and staying healthy.  Power, life, and healing forces surge form your brain through the spinal cord to control and coordinate the various organs.  Your body has a tremendous potential to heal itself when your spine is straight and there is no interference with the nervous system.

Medicine assumes something is terribly wrong with you. Ordinary doctors do lots of tests to diagnose a problem.  Then, they use drugs to cover it up.  Failing that, they try to chop out the problem with surgery.

Chiropractic is totally different.  The chiropractor assumes there is a lot more right with you, than wrong with you.  The doctor of chiropractic works with the miracle healing systems that you were born with.  With chiropractic, it’s possible to become so healthy, you don’t get sick in the first place.

Get your spine checked.  You’ll reach your potential, only if your spine is straight.  See a doctor of chiropractic and achieve a balance from within.  This is the best way to be and stay healthy.

Dr. Visentin, D.C.

Care Chiropractic

Denver, CO

©2010

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