Chirocast

Functional neurology is the basis of a solid pediatric chiropractic exam. We are not only looking at spine, posture, shoulder & hip height or anterior head carry. We are looking at the child's brain through simple neuro exams that tell us how well that child is connected or disconnected.

Questions haven't really changed over the years. "What are the most important points in a contract?" "How do you find a place to settle?" "How do you know if an office is right for you?" The salient point that runs through all this can be answered with a Zen-like statement: "When it seems right and it goes smooth, you'll know."

Patagonia, valued at $1 Billion, just sold the company, but instead of selling to a person or a group, they sold Patagonia to a 'trust', whose intent is to help save the planet! WOW! Instead of selling for a profit, they sold for a purpose. Now that's commitment!

When someone's been getting adjusted their whole life, they naturally think that everyone gets adjusted. It's so embedded in their lifestyle that it's what they do! It's part of their health habits like exercising and eating right. Do you have kids like this in your practice, who are being raised as chiro-kids?

BJ Palmer asked years ago, "which side of the yellow line are you on?", referring to the double yellow line on a highway. The term diagnosis means "between 2 possibilities." What are you thinking when you examine a child or pregnant momma for the first time? Which side of the line are you on?

A patient said to me a few days ago, "you have the dream job, having all these kids around you all day long." They were right...there is nothing that brings me more joy than looking in an infant, toddler, child on the spectrum, or a pregnant momma's eyes, and seeing the gratitude. How thankful I am that chiropractic found me and that Dr Larry Webster turned me in the right direction!

There is a sense of urgency that exists when you feel that if you fulfill your mission, no-one else will. That was the message delivered to a packed house at the 2022 ICPA Gathering, where pediatric chiropractors from around North America came together with one common purpose...taking care of the kids and pregnant mommas that we have been chosen to serve.

There are actual brain changes in kids with ADHD, according to recent research. This has also been seen in kids with Autism. Why is this so important? Because if there are brain changes, through the power of neuroplasticity, brain-based chiropractic can help rewire their nerve system! Article: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41380-022-01706-4

"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure..." begins the quote from Marianne Williamson. With our hearts, head and hands, we chiropractors can do incredible work, help change lives, redirect brains that are firing less than efficiently, and reconnect the disconnected kids.

How are you describing chiropractic care? If you are talking about how practice members are feeling vs how they are healing, then you have a more pain-based vs. brain-based chiropractic focus. Chiropractic was originally 'founded on tone' (DD Palmer, 1910) and then added the concept of dis-ease, or disharmony/dysfunction of the nerve system (BJ Palmer & Ralph Stephenson, 1927). Our founders had 'the big idea'!