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Posted on January 6, 2012 by chiropractor

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Have you been told you would have to have carpal tunnel surgery?

Posted on November 4, 2011 by chiropractor

 

Our Patients Speak

I had a car accident back on Sept. 14, 2010. I was prescribed to wear wrist braces. For a year I wore them every day and night. Frankly, I became dependant on them to reduce my pain.

My previous chiropractor had determined that I would inevitably need carpal tunnel surgery on my wrists. As anyone would feel when hearing such news, I was disheartened to know that was my potential future. I did not want to have surgery at 21 years old.

So, as one could imagine I sought a second opinion. I found myself here at Pearson Family Chiropractic Center. After one year of wearing those braces and devotedly performing my new physical therapy exercises for about two months now with Dr. Pearson, I have been able to stop wearing my wrist braces and now only wear them at night. I cannot explain how joyous I feel to almost have my entire full range of motion back without pain!

Thank you from the bottom of my heart,

LG/Female

Palm Coast Chiropractic

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Dr. David Pearson, DC

386-246-0739

www.palmcoastchiropractic.com

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I was quite surprised and extremely delighted to get such fantastic results this quickly!

Posted on November 2, 2011 by chiropractor

Our Patients Speak

In November 2010 I began having dizziness on a daily basis. I was also having severe headaches 2 to 3 times each week. These headaches would last all day and they were so intense that I literally couldn’t function. I would actually lose my peripheral vision with each headache. I spent the day in bed with the lights off, curtains drawn and with as little noise a possible just hoping the headache would go away. After two months of going on like this, I decided I had to do something, but I wanted a more natural approach. At the end of December, I found out about Dr. Pearson and made an appointment.

Dr. Pearson was very thorough and I began care in January 2011. I just had a progress exam and was amazed with the results of my x-ray comparison: my x-rays at the beginning of care showed I had basically no curve in my neck, but my latest x-rays show a very nice (and noticeable) “C” shaped curve!

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I seldom get headaches any more (I get one once every 2 months, if that) and if I do get one, it’s not anywhere near as intense as they used to be, I don’t lose my peripheral vision any more, plus they don’t last all day anymore; in fact I am now able to get up and do stuff!

My dizziness has been totally gone for the past 4 months! And I am feeling better overall.

I really thought progress would be slower, so I was quite surprised and extremely delighted to get such fantastic results this quickly!

I just love Dr. Dave! He’s thorough. He’s never rushed. He listens. And his concern for his patients shows.

MS/female

October 17, 2011

Palm Coast Chiropractic

386-246-0739

www.palmcoastchiropractic.com

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Happy Halloween from Dr. Pearson and staff

Posted on October 31, 2011 by chiropractor

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Tripping Over The Dog Caused That?

Posted on October 26, 2011 by chiropractor

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Tripping Over The Dog Caused That?

Today I came in for my regularly scheduled chiropractic adjustment. While getting ready to adjust me, Dr. Pearson asked if I had tripped or fallen since I was in last Friday.

I had totally forgotten that I had, in fact, tripped over the dog over the weekend!

I wondered to my self how the heck Dr. Dave knew this – I hadn’t told him about it! I was stunned by his response: “I knew you had to have done something because of the change in your leg lengths; one is shorter than the other.”

Since I was face down on the adjusting table and couldn’t see this difference, I asked if my Mom could come in and take a picture of it with her phone.

We took a picture before my adjustment and after my adjustment. What an amazing change! After my adjustment my leg lengths were completely even!

It literally shows how amazing a chiropractic adjustment truly is.

 

Palm Coast Chiropractic

386-246-0739

www.palmcoastchiropractic.com

 

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How a car accident devastated my life

Posted on October 25, 2011 by chiropractor

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Our Patients Speak

I was involved in a car accident on July 15, 2011. I was hurting after the accident, but I didn’t see a doctor until the beginning of September; I had to do something, my headaches and back pain were becoming unbearable. I started care with one of the larger rehabilitation offices in town and went to them for 6 weeks. In all that time, they focused on therapies. Lots of therapies. I only had 2 chiropractic adjustments during those 6 weeks.

At first I saw some improvement, especially with my sinuses, but then I started to get worse, and soon I was in constant pain daily. My headaches were terrible! On a scale of 1 to 10 (1= no pain and 10=excruciating pain), the headaches were at 10++++! My back pain was unrelenting; it felt like I was being poked with pins and needles. The pain was so bad that while sleeping at night I’d wake up every hour from pain. Needless to say, I wasn’t getting any kind of restful sleep. It seemed sitting in only one position offered any kind of relief. My body was literally tensed up all the time and not able to relax because of pain. When I went for my appointments, all they did was have me do some rehab exercises, massages, and muscle stim. When I’d tell them that the exercises were painful to do, it seemed they didn’t listen or care. I’d cry all the time because I was in so much pain.

I was really getting scared. I was wondering if this was what my life was going to be like – living in severe pain every single day for the rest of my life. I found myself getting pretty depressed about what my future was going to be like.

My friend, who had been in the car accident with me, had started seeing Dr. David Pearson at the same time I started seeing my doctor. She had been trying to get me to switch to Dr. Pearson because had been getting results on a regular basis and was getting out of pain and feeling much better. So, I made an appointment to see him and began care.

That was just 5 days ago! And here’s what’s happened since starting care with Dr. Dave (by the way, I’ve been adjusted every day):

· I am now sleeping better. Instead of waking up every hour from pain, I actually go to bed at 10:30pm and can sleep until 6am! That’s 7 ½ hours of sleep each night!

· My headaches are now at a 1 (not a 10+++)!

· I am able to move around a lot easier.

· The pins & needles sensation in my back is gone.

I am very happy and amazed! What a difference chiropractic adjustments make! I cannot believe at how quickly I have gotten results.

CL/female/age 32

Palm Coast Chiropractic

Dr. David Pearson, DC

386-246-0739

www.palmcoastchiropractic.com

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What is health?

Posted on October 21, 2011 by chiropractor
 

What is health? How is it defined? Is it not having any aches and pains and simply feeling good? Is it not having a flu or cold? Is it being able to breathe easily without your chest or lungs hurting? Perhaps you should consider that, maybe, health is something more than any or all of those things.

Chiropractors have always considered health to be something much more: it’s more than not being sick, it’s something more than being pain free. As the World Health Organization defines health, it says “health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being, not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.”

So, you see, being healthy isn’t just being pain free. It’s about taking care of yourself on three different levels. Our bodies and minds should be functioning well in order to fight off stresses which can affect one’s overall health. This leads to feeling good physically. Mental health means that our needs are being met and that we are relatively happy or satisfied with what is happening in our lives. Social well being refers to the fact that by nature we are social creatures. Correctly functioning minds and bodies leads to better overall health, which in turn, leads to a better ability to function in many different social settings, which leads to “feeling good” on a whole other level.

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1992 AMERICAN HEALTH POLICY REPORT

Posted on October 16, 2011 by chiropractor

A 1992 review of data from over 2,000,000 users of chiropractic care in the U.S., reported in the Journal of American Health Policy, stated that “chiropractic users tend to have substantially lower total health care costs,” and “chiropractic care reduces the use of both physician and hospital care.”

Via: Florida Chiropractic Association

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Neck Isometrics with band exercises

Posted on October 13, 2011 by chiropractor

 

Isometric Cervical Extension
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• Place middle of band around back of head.
• Grasp  ends  of band  in hands  with elbows bent, and hold in front of head  as shown

• Keep neck in a neutral position with chin slightly tucked  inward.
• Hold head  and neck steady  and do not allow neck to bend.
• Extend elbows, stretching the  band in front.
• Slowly return and  repeat.

 

100_2341  Isometric Cervical Side Bending
• Place middle of band  around back of head.
• Grasp both ends of band in hand with bent elbow, to one  side of head  as shown. Keep neck in a
neutral position with  chin slightly tucked inward.
• Extend elbow outward to side, stretching the band  away  from head.
• Hold  head  and  100_2342neck steady  and  do not  allow neck to bend.
• Slowly return and repeat  extending with  other  hand.

 

 

 

Isometric Cervical Rotation100_2343 • Place middle of band around back
of head. Cross the ends of band
over forehead.
• Grasp ends of band at eye level
near head as shown. Keep neck
in a neutral position with chin
slightly tucked inward.
• Extend one elbow outward to side,
stretching the band away from head.
• Hold head and neck steady and do not allow to rotate.
• Slowly return and repeat extending with other hand.

*Caution: User must wear suitable eye protection such as safety goggles during this
exercise to protect against possibility of eye injury as a result of the band or  tube
snapping towards the face  if grip is lost or  if the band or  tube breaks. ‘

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How well educated is my chiropractor?

Posted on October 10, 2011 by chiropractor

Today’s Doctors of Chiropractic have six or more years of College Education:

Have you ever wondered justdeploma how much education your Chiropractic Doctor has? The facts may very well surprise you.

Today, at least six years of highly specialized college training are required to graduate from an accredited Chiropractic College and gain licensure. Today, Chiropractic has gained recognition comprehensive, scientifically sound force among the healing arts.  Only Chiropractic specifically concerns itself with the interrelationship of structure and body functions.  Chiropractic further does not use drugs or surgical alternatives therefore utilizing a drugless, nonsurgical method of treatment, primarily the spinal adjustments.

Look below to see that the Doctor of Chiropractic and Medical school graduates are required to take extensive educational courses with Chiropractors actually taking more courses that directly relate to the bodies ability to heal.

Above the noted classes, a Chiropractic Doctor also spend about 600 hours of externship, which qualifies them for licensure if they successfully pass all college and state board examinations.

MEDICAL                                CHIROPRACTIC
Class Hours            Subject            Class Hours
(Minimum)                                (Minimum)

508                Anatomy                520
326                Physiology                420
401                Pathology                205
325                Chemistry                300
114                Bacteriology                130
324                Diagnosis                420
112                Neurology                320
148                X-ray                    217
144                Psychiatry                65
198                Obstetrics/Gynecology        65
156                Orthopedics                225
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2,756                TOTAL HOURS            2,887

Other required subjects for the Doctor of Chiropractic: adjusting, spinal manipulation, kinesiology, and other subjects related to this specialty.
Other required subject for the Doctor of Medicine: pharmacology, general surgery, and other subjects related to this specialty.

GRAND TOTAL CLASS HOURS
4,248                                    4,485

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