I was chatting with Dr. Julia North at a conference (Dr. Tim Young’s Focus OKC!) when she mentioned this amazing story about a young woman with trisomy 21. I knew I HAD to have her tell you on the podcast. Dr. Julia practices at Schoenherr Chiropractic in St. Peters, Missouri. Not long after Dr. Julia graduated from chiropractic college, she got a new patient who didn’t have a specific symptom that needed treatment. A mother brought Em, her non-verbal daughter with Down Syndrome in for care to just improve her quality of life. They’d had difficulty in the past knowing if she was even in pain for not? Dr. Julia did a thorough evaluation and x-rays and determined she didn’t have contraindications. She began adjusting Em regularly. As time went by, Em gained stability while walking, began to say simple words, make more eye contact and was able to climb on the table to be adjusted by herself. She even was able to enjoy a new level of independence on a family vacation! This story is so important because it highlights that chiropractic increases an individual’s own potential and expression of LIFE. It also illustrates that everyone deserves access to care and quality of life! It’s also cool, because there could be no placebo effect of Em believing this would help her not - a clear nervous system just allowed her to function at a higher level. Dr. Julia shares more about how this experience changed her perspective of what chiropractic does and it goes beyond just realigning a bone; it’s about how an adjustment retrains your neurology. We also discuss how she shifts the conversation with patients from pain relief to quality of life. Studies: https://www.logan.edu/chiropractic-care-benefits-patients-with-down-syndrome/ Improved Health Outcomes in a Child with Down Syndrome Undergoing Chiropractic Care to Reduce Vertebral Subluxation: A Case Report & Review of the Literature Journal of Pediatric, Maternal & Family Health Chiropractic, Volume 2022 Peter Amlinger, DC & Constance Colcombet, DC https://vertebralsubluxationresearch.com/2022/05/02/1720-improved-health-outcomes-in-a-child-with-down-syndrome-undergoing-chiropractic-care-to-reduce-vertebral-subluxation-a-case-report-review-of-the-literature/ Connect with Dr. Julia North: https://www.schoenherrchiropractic.com/dr-julia-north/ https://www.facebook.com/julia.cain.35 https://www.instagram.com/gingersnap0358/ *** Ready to Adjust Your Media? Learn more about my services at: www.jennaquentin.com Learn more about Adjust Your Marketing Blueprint, so your team can effectively and efficiently create content here: https://www.adjustyourmedia.com/AYMB