One of the most memorable times in my chiropractic career was the day a mother allowed me to adjust her young daughter, who happened to be on the “autism spectrum.” She was 3 1/2 years old, constantly ill with a cold, flue, or something else. At this pointRead More >
CanAm 2012: Friends to the Rescue (Photos not for the Squeamish)
If any of you have followed my most recent hockey related injury, you may have already seen a couple of these photos. While I don’t want to upset my wife more than she already is, I am glad to be part of such a great group of friends.Read More >
Time to throw in the towel: My Sports Injury Saga
My father and I still have a laugh about the description someone once used about famously tough hockey player, Wendel Clark, to describe his overall condition. An eggshell of a man. This seemed extremely funny a few years ago, but after many acute and chronic injuries I seemRead More >
Pfizer Recommends Seeing a Chiropractor?
If you don’t already subscribe to Dr. Gerry Clum’s, The Latest Stuff From Gerry, you’re missing out on these chiropractic gems. It was brought to Dr. Clum’s attention that the pharmaceutical drug company Pfizer has been recommending that seeing a chiropractor is a vital part of treatment forRead More >
94 Year old Chiropractor, Jack Lalanne at the top of his game
Jack Lalanne really is an inspiration. I only found out he was a chiropractor a few years ago, when he was on the cover of a magazine. Here he is hamming it up and speaking truth about nutrition: I saw him receive an award on ESPN a fewRead More >
Which drug can cause Spontaneous Tedon Rupture?
I have finally found a bit of time to update the blog. I was off to a torrid pace but the duty of work and family must take priority over my blog. However, it has given me a chance to take some notes on some interesting things IRead More >
Shout Out to Queen Anne Businesses: Stuhlberg’s
I feel lucky that I was able to get in so many blog posts already for 2010, as my time and energy levels have been dwindling since Maggie arrived. I realized today that it has been a month or so since my initial Shout Out to Queen AnneRead More >
The Biggest Health Care Lies in America by Mike Adams
Mike Adams, of The Natural News, is becoming one of my favorite sources for original, succinct, health articles. This most recent article is one that broaches a variety of subjects from vaccines to personal health accountability. The 10 Biggest Health Care Lies in America, is to the point,Read More >
P90X Seattle Chiropractor Challenge Update: Celebrate a Cheat day
Well, since Thursday I have only been able to get in one day of exercise. That was a few hours of playing street hocket on Saturday afternoon. The best thing is, I am feeling great while playing, and the best is still to come. I am quite soreRead More >
Riskier Back Surgeries on the Rise Due to Kickbacks
The information seen in this recent article I read on Yahoo really comes as no surprise to this chiropractor. It is common sense that riskier surgeries raise costs of treatment. This is how costs are determined in medicine. The more complicated and riskier the procedure the more itRead More >
Shout Out to Queen Anne Businesses: Betty
It is amazing that my family and I have called Seattle home for nearly 20 years. I was walking down Queen Anne Avenue today thinking about how my life had changed since we moved here, which led to thinking about how the face of Queen Anne Hill hasRead More >
Patient Speaks Her Truth About Chiropractic
I recently came across a letter written to the editors of The Chicago Reader, written by a woman who is speaking the amazing truth about her experience with chiropractic. “To the editors: As an adult who spent her childhood and adolescence in an overmedicated fog, I feel IRead More >
Back Pain Results: Study Compares Chiropractic to P.T. and Back Education
A study complete in January, 2010 published in the Clinical Rehabilitation Journal studied the benefits of chiropractic adjustments to physical therapy, and back education. The results showed that chiropractic adjustments(manipulation) group showed the greatest improvement from an individual treatment. “Spinal manipulation was associated with higher functional improvement andRead More >
Update: Examples of Cokes Commitment to Health
I was surprised to see that the American Academy of Family Physicians and Coke campaign was already in full effect. I am proud to say I had no idea about the commercials, but it could be because Diet Coke is not sponsoring many NHL hockey games. The adsRead More >
More Doctors Drink Coke Than Any Other Soda
According to Natural News, the Coca-Cola Corporation and the American Academy of Family Physicians have joined forces via sponsorship to give health advice. I can safely say that all of the Seattle chiropractors I know do not look to the Coca-Cola Corporation for health advice, nor do weRead More >