I am embarassed to say that my 3-year old does not like to be adjusted. Flat out refuses. Today, in an attempt to convince her to get adjusted, I suggested that we first adjust her Teddy bear. Well, my daughter has always been very independent and insists on doing everything herself. And, so, she thought that she should be the one to adjust her Teddy. Whatever it takes, right?
She started by gently placing her hand on Teddy's chest. Her other hand, she placed on Teddy's face. She then proceeded to wring Teddy's neck. First twisting one way - you'd think that Teddy was an owl! And then she twisted the other way! All, with a grimace on her face. Finished, she gently patted Teddy on the head and smiled up at me sweetly.
Now, that's the sort of thing that gives chiropractic a bad name! We don't do that!
Here's what really happens. Chiropractors correct subluxations. A subluxation is a misalignment of a bone, typically a spinal vertebrae. When the vertebrae is misaligned, there may be interference to the spinal nerve that exits the spinal column between the spinal vertebrae. Interference of the spinal nerve may cause pain, tingling, numbness, muscle spasm or muscle weakness, or potential dysfunction of other systems of the body.
To correct the subluxation, the chiropractor, a trained professional, applies a controlled force to the joint in order to restore normal movement of the joint. The adjustement rarely causes discomfort. On the contrary, an adjustment often provides immediate relief of symptoms.
I am happy to report that Teddy is doing fine. My daughter is also well adjusted, chiropractically speaking, now that her misconceptions (and subluxations) have been corrected.
She started by gently placing her hand on Teddy's chest. Her other hand, she placed on Teddy's face. She then proceeded to wring Teddy's neck. First twisting one way - you'd think that Teddy was an owl! And then she twisted the other way! All, with a grimace on her face. Finished, she gently patted Teddy on the head and smiled up at me sweetly.
Now, that's the sort of thing that gives chiropractic a bad name! We don't do that!
Here's what really happens. Chiropractors correct subluxations. A subluxation is a misalignment of a bone, typically a spinal vertebrae. When the vertebrae is misaligned, there may be interference to the spinal nerve that exits the spinal column between the spinal vertebrae. Interference of the spinal nerve may cause pain, tingling, numbness, muscle spasm or muscle weakness, or potential dysfunction of other systems of the body.
To correct the subluxation, the chiropractor, a trained professional, applies a controlled force to the joint in order to restore normal movement of the joint. The adjustement rarely causes discomfort. On the contrary, an adjustment often provides immediate relief of symptoms.
I am happy to report that Teddy is doing fine. My daughter is also well adjusted, chiropractically speaking, now that her misconceptions (and subluxations) have been corrected.
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Dr Candace...
ReplyDeleteI absolutely LOVE your story about Teddy...Thank you so so much for sharing!
A Chiropractor in the making... What an adorable story! I don’t know about you, but I did know some Doc’s that adjusted that way, back in college.. he he
ReplyDeleteThanks for the laugh!
Very nice! Coincidentally, I just participated in a discussion forum today in my graduate ed tech program talking about chiropractic adjustments. I had posted a project with chiropractic pictures and had several responses back saying they didn't like their neck "cracked" and preferred the activator. One even had a brother for a chiropractor. Perhaps relatives are our greatest critics? I responded by saying that I was very gentle and didn't usually have trouble getting someone to relax.
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