Health Talk Outline 10-7-2008
Health Talk—Chiropractic (Based on Tone)
Overcoming obstacles
1) Injuries; popping and twisting; appropriate force
2) No prepaying for long-term care plans
What is a subluxation?
The latest understanding of subluxation; potential energy theory of subluxation
Causes interference to the nervous system (discuss the nervous system)
What causes subluxation?
1) Stress 2) Trauma 3) Toxins
How are subluxations removed from the body?
The Adjustment (only chiropractors are trained to do this)
An external force
2 components of force (information and energy)
Any living system’s response to an outside force
a) receive
b) reject
c) store
Must be specific
Don’t self manipulate (give reasons why)
1) Can damage ligaments
2) Can create hypermobility (exacerbates problem/prolongs healing time)
Use appropriate force when adjusting (with understanding of how force works)
Talk about adjusting newborns (technique)
Why should we get checked when we have no symptoms?
1) dis-ease
2) think of organs, skin, immunity, …
Why should we have our families checked?
Energetic analogy: women and menstrual cycles
What can we do to help our adjustments hold longer?
1) Healthy thinking 2) Quality rest 3) Balanced diet 4) Strengthening the spine 5) Cardiovascular Exercise
Testimony: How did chiropractic help me?
*Time permitting
How chiropractic began. It wasn’t in regards to pain.
Magnetic healing—D.D. Palmer
1st adjustment—Harvy Lillard (hearing restored) 1895
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Question/Answer Period
Demonstration
Spinal Screening for those who want to participate