McLeod Chiropractic Center Newsletter
The purpose of this newsletter is to provide information to help you live a healthier, happier and more fulfilling life.
PO Box 447
1107 West Broadway-Suite
Three Rivers MI 49093
Phone: 269-273-6712
Facsimile: 269-273-3436
Dr. Gary R. McLeod
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This monthly e-mail newsletter will provide tips about DREAM-Diet, Rest, Exercise, Adjustment and Mental Attitude so you can make informed and healthy choices. There will also be articles intended to stretch you beyond your comfort zone of thought. Enjoy!
Sports and Chiropractic: A Winning Combination!
Dr. Brian Kerner
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Why Should Your Children See a Chiropractor?
Daniel Gonzales, D.C
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Headaches: Study Shows Chiropractic Effective
Dr. John Zimmerman
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Chiropractic Service For Whiplash - An Alternative
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"Kid's Day" is Tuesday, August 12, and the Kid's Day fee is only $2.00. This is for children who are already established as patients and includes ages from birth through high school graduation. Be sure to call and schedule an appointment for your children to help them stay healthy. "Kid's Days" happen on the second Tuesday of each month and we have been doing them since 1982.
Headaches: Study Shows Chiropractic Effective
Dr. John Zimmerman
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Evidence reports recently released by the Foundation for Chiropractic Education and Research (FCER) show the effectiveness of chiropractic care for sufferers of Tension Headaches. The story released February of 2001, was the continuation of a release of a study done at Duke University several years earlier. In the study many different types of physical and behavioral treatments were used for patients with headaches. Chiropractic care was specifically compared to amitriptyline, a common medication used for headaches. In this study the staff at the Duke Center screened articles from the literature, created evidence tables, and analyzed the quality and magnitude of results from these studies. They then drafted an evidence report with peer review from a panel of 25 reviewers, including researchers and clinicians in chiropractic.
The results showed that chiropractic was highly effective for patients with tension headaches. When compared with the drug amitriptyline, chiropractic and the drug had similar short term effects during the episode. However, the drug carried with it an adverse reaction rate in 82% of the patients.
The most profound effects were seen after the care was discontinued in the study. In these instances the patients who were on drug therapy essentially returned to the same state as before. However, the patients who were under chiropractic care continued to show sustained reduction in headache frequency and severity even after the chiropractic care was discontinued. The implications are that chiropractic is not actually a therapy or treatment, but rather gets to the cause allowing the body to effect a correction that lasts beyond actual care.
We offer chiropractic care for the entire family, from infants to seniors. We specialize in Activator Methods Chiropractic Technique to correct spinal subluxations for the restoration AND maintenance of health. By incorporating the use of x-rays and high-tech computerized spinal analysis, we are able to deliver a very effective level of care. Our office is open five days a week (9-noon, 2:30-6 on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and 2:30-6 on Tuesday and Thursday.)