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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About chiropractor
Welcome! My name is Dr. David Pearson. Please let me take a moment to share some of my background with you.
I have been practicing chiropractic for over 25 years, and I am committed to providing better health and a better way of life to my patients by teaching and practicing the principles of chiropractic wellness.
After completing the same undergraduate study that other types of doctors do, for me to become a Chiropractic Physician required another four years of postgraduate college education. I attended Palmer College of Chiropractic graduating summa cum laude in 1985. I have taken advanced courses in quite a few different techniques, such as Gonstead, Thompson, Logan Basic and extremity adjusting.
Before going into practice I had to pass a rigorous National Board Examination and stringent licensing requirements. I currently hold licenses to practice in Florida, New York and Colorado. I am a member of the Florida Chiropractic Association (FCA). I also attend post graduate seminars each year and read professional healthcare journals to keep up with the latest research and techniques in chiropractic.
I am originally from Western New York, a small town south of the Buffalo -Niagra Falls region, called Jamestown. Lucille Ball was also from Jamestown. My wife, children, and I moved to Palm Coast, Florida a year and a half ago.
