Chiropractic Dependent?

I was reading in an article about a patient discontinuing chiropractic care because her fear of being "chiropractic dependent". Oh boy! I have heard these concerns before. I am not sure where that idea would come from, but I'll explain:
Chiropractic can be like getting an oil change for your car. Regular spinal check ups will help maintain your spine and nervous system to work the best it can. Just like regular oil changes and tune ups for your car. If you don't take care of your car, it will stop working. What chiropractic does is restore the optimal range of motion to the joints and take pressure of the nerves that are around those joints. With pressure on the nerves, they won't be able to work as well as they could. Think of stepping on a garden hose while the water is running. The water is spraying out instead of a nice steady flow. If you want your brain talking to the rest of the body without any problems getting the pressure off of them is highly recommended.
Continued chiropractic check-ups is recommended to help maintain your body. The frequency of your check-ups is dependent on the condition or your spine, daily activities and believe it or not, your work activity and nutrition. I would never consider any patient under maintenance care to be dependent on chiropractic, they know when their body isn't working at its optimal level and want to take care of it.

New Year

Happy New Year to all! Yes it is time for those resolutions. Most of them are to be more fit/less fat, quit or start something. My resolution is to reach out to the community more and share the benefits of animal chiropractic. I noticed the past few weeks that my dog has been slipping more on the ice. Luckily, the ice has melted but he is a little sore in his lower back and hindquarters. Got him checked out and all taken care of.

For you horse owners, please be sure to properly warm up and cool off your horses. Prevention is a lot easier and more cost effective than lameness.