Chiropractic Questions and
Answers
What is the main difference between
chiropractic and medicine?
Some people think the difference between medicine and chiropractic is that one
approach is drug-free while another treats with drugs. While that is an
important difference, there are others.
The chiropractic approach is to permit the body to function better by correcting
a major impediment to body function: the vertebral subluxation.
The medical approach is largely to suppress symptoms such as pain, nausea,
vomiting and fever with drugs and to manage (not cure) diseases. The
chiropractic natural, drug-free outlook is gaining great popularity as people
are increasingly made aware of the dangers of drugs and surgery. Drugs and
surgery may be at times necessary, but should be used with caution since those
approaches are dangerous. Also, suppressing disease symptoms with antibiotics,
steroids and other drugs may drive a disease deeper. (See next two articles).
Antibiotic use and breast cancer
For centuries vitalist healers have claimed
that suppression of disease with drugs can cause more serious illness. In the
Feb. 18, 2004 Journal of the American Medical Association researchers
found that antibiotic use was associated with an increased risk of fatal breast
cancer - the more antibiotics taken, the more breast cancer. Papers suggesting
such a link appeared decades ago. It didn't matter which class of antibiotic was
used. (4)
Causes
of Death in US - the answer may surprise you
The US Center for Disease Control lists the ten leading causes of death in the
United States in 2000 as heart disease, cancer, stroke, respiratory disease,
injuries, diabetes, pneumonia/influenza, Alzheimer's and kidney disease.
However, researchers now find the number one cause of death in the US to be
medical care including adverse drug reactions, unnecessary surgery, hospital
infections, malpractice, bedsores, etc. These kill more people than cancer,
heart disease or stroke. The researchers preface their article:
What you are about to read is a stunning compilation of facts that documents
that those who seek to abolish consumer access to natural therapies are
misleading the public. Over 700,000 Americans die each year at the hands of
government-sanctioned medicine, while the FDA and other government agencies
pretend to protect the public by harassing those who offer safe alternatives.
(6) See the full article at
http://www.lef.org/magazine/mag2004/mar2004_awsi_death_02.htm
Chiropractic
and Spinal Research
Remember, all people can benefit
from chiropractic care no matter what condition they may have.
Improved breathing, better vision, normalized blood pressure, relief from
allergies and more. Over 1,000 chiropractic patients were interviewed in
this Swedish study. Although many patients came in for back and neck conditions,
they noticed many other improvements in breathing, digestion,
clearer/better/sharper vision, circulation, ringing in the ears, acne/eczema,
menstrual problems, asthma/allergies better, sense of smell heightened, reduced
blood pressure, numbness in tongue gone, hiccups gone, menses function returned,
cough disappeared, double vision disappeared, tunnel vision disappeared, less
nausea, etc. (7)
Multiple Sclerosis and Chiropractic. A 24-year-old female with nerve
sensations (paresthesia) and tingling in her upper and lower extremities,
stiffness in left arm and hand, and chronic fatigue diagnosed with multiple
sclerosis. The condition, which medically has no cure, resolved with
chiropractic spinal care. (8)
Sciatica and disc herniation. This is the case history of two patients
with incapacitating sciatica pain due to diagnosed disc herniation. After
initial chiropractic adjustments follow-up scans showed complete absence of disc
herniation in the first patient. The 2nd patient's follow-up scan showed the
bulge shifting away from the nerve. Both patients' pain levels decreased from
severe to minimal. The patients regained the ability to stand, sit and walk for
longer periods without discomfort; lifting tasks also became easier. The
patients were able to return to work after 3 and 9 months respectively. (9)
Humor
Answers given by elementary school age children to the following questions:
Why did God make mothers?
1. She's the only one who knows where the scotch tape is.
2. Mostly to clean the house.
3. To help us out of there when we were getting born.
How did God make mothers?
1. He used dirt, just like for the rest of us.
2. Magic plus super powers and a lot of stirring.
3. God made my mom just the same like he made me. He just used bigger parts.
What ingredients are mothers made of?
1. God makes mothers out of clouds and angel hair and everything nice in the
world and one dab of mean.
2. They had to get their start from men's bones. Then they mostly use string. I
think.
Why did God give you your mother and not some other mom?
1. We're related.
2. God knew she likes me a lot more than other people's moms like me.
What kind of little girl was your mom?
1. My mom has always been my mom and none of that other stuff.
2. I don't know because I wasn't there, but my guess would be pretty bossy.
3. They say she used to be nice.
What did mom need to know about dad before she married him?
1. His last name.
2. She had to know his background. Like is he a crook? Does he get drunk on
beer? Does he make at least $800 a year?
Why did your mom marry your dad?
1. My dad makes the best spaghetti in the world. And my mom eats a lot.
2. She got too old to do anything else with him.
3. My grandma says that mom didn't have her thinking cap on.
Who's the boss at your house?
1. Mom doesn't want to be boss, but she has to because dad's such a goofball.
2. Mom. You can tell by room inspection. She sees the stuff under the bed.
3. I guess Mom is, but only because she has a lot more to do than dad.
What's the difference between moms and dads?
1. Moms work at work and work at home, and dads just go to work at work.
2. Moms know how to talk to teachers without scaring them.
3. Dads are taller and stronger, but moms have all the real power 'cause that's
who you got to ask if you want to sleep over at your friend's.
What does your mom do in her spare time?
1. Mothers don't do spare time.
2. To hear her tell it, she pays bills all day long.
What would it take to make your mom perfect?
1. On the inside she's already perfect. Outside, I think some kind of plastic
surgery.
2. Diet. You know, her hair. I'd diet, maybe blue.
If you could change one thing about your mom, what would it be?
1. She has this weird thing about me keeping my room clean. I'd get rid of that.
2. I'd make my mom smarter. Then she would know it was my sister who did it and
not me.
References
1.
http://cbsnewyork.com/siteSearch/local_story_056143502.html
2. Horwood LJ and Fergusson DM. Breastfeeding and later cognitive and academic
outcomes. Pediatrics. 1998;101(1):e9.
http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/content/full/101/1/e9
3. Lipsey D. Two men run laps round fellow seniors. Aberdeennews.com Feb. 4,
2004.
http://www.aberdeennews.com/mld/aberdeennews/news/nation/7873584.htm
4. Velicer CM, Heckbert SR and Lampe JW. Antibiotic use in relation to the risk
of breast cancer. JAMA. 2004;291:827-835.
5.
http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/factsheets/death_causes2000.htm
6. Null G, Dean C, Feldman M et al. Death by medicine. Life Extension.,
March 2004.
7. Leboeuf-Yde C, Axen I, Ahlefeldt G, et al. The types and frequencies of
nonmusculoskeletal symptoms reported after chiropractic spinal manipulative
therapy. JMPT. 1999;22(9):559-564.
8. Kirby SL. A case study: the effects of chiropractic on multiple sclerosis.
Chiropractic Research Journal. 1994;3(1):7-12.
9. Richards GL et al. Low force chiropractic care of two patients with sciatic
neuropathy and lumbar disc herniation. Am J Chiro Med. 1990;3(1):25-32.
