Chirocast

Retained primitive reflexes are essential to look for in pediatrics and especially in kids with neurodevelopmental issues like Autism. Dr Rubin describes how to find 4 common retained primitive reflexes and gives exercises to remediate them.

Developmental delay prevalence has risen from 4% to 6% and the CDC concludes that 1 in 6 kids has a developmental issue! We are seeing more and more kids with unevenness of skills, often indicating that one side of the brain is more developed than the other side of the brain. Articles here: https://go.nature.com/3SlL0fY and https://bit.ly/3ugah3l

Dr. Larry Webster, founder of the ICPA, gave the profession so much...the Webster technique, the infant toggle headpiece, and many pediatric adaptations to traditional adjustments. Dr Rubin was a student of his and here presents and interprets 3 of his favorite 'Webster-isms'.

How are you living your life? Easy Hard means making choices that are easy now but create difficulty later. Hard Easy equals taking 'the road less traveled' now, but by putting in the time, energy and effort today, you are rewarded later with an easier life.

Your philosophy determines your success. Whether you are a chiropractor or chiropractic student, or anybody else for that matter, what is your 'set of the sail.' We have been given an opportunity to serve...how do you take care of this opportunity? "Your attitude determines your altitude..."

Where is your mission trip? There are so many places around the world that need help. But there is one place that you can make the most impact because you are there most of the time...your office or your school! That can be your mission trip too!

After the holidays, so many people talk about going on a diet. Michael Beckwith suggests something 1 step further... how about starting a worry-free diet. Are you eating 'grateful fruit' every day? Stop ingesting negativity and plan on a better 2024!

How do we build resilience? How do we decrease vulnerability? Especially in our kids? Number one suggestion: get their nerve systems right through chiropractic adjustments. Combined with neurologically based exercises, you can improve kids (and anyone's) resilience! Originally recorded in 2018.

What do you do get new patients when you first open up? Where is the best place to practice? Why do you need a chiropractic assistant even when you are a new practitioner? How do you run a cash practice? These are some of the questions answered during the quarterly questions episode of Chirocast!

When you look at research articles through a chiropractic lens, you 'read between the lines.' You see things from a different vantage point. When the research says sub-concussive forces are changing the brains of kids, I wonder how many kids are getting adjusted? If the research says that life expectancy has dropped in the US, my thought is: what is the percentage of people in the US utilizing chiropractic?