Is The Word “Chiropractic” Doing Upper Cervical Docs a Disservice?
January 21, 2010 by drhambrick
Filed under Upper Cervical Forest
Dr. Kevin Leach, the first UCHC practitioner in Europe, practices in San Marino. A friend of his, Dr. Steve Nagel is selling his practice in Colorado and although he is not UC, I thought I’d pass on the opportunity to you:The practice is located in Longmont, Colorado, just 40 minutes from the Denver Airport, 50 minutes from Downtown Denver, and 15 minutes from downtown Boulder. It is a family-oriented community of about 90,000, with a plenty of outdoor recreation–mountain biking, hiking, and other outdoor activities very nearby.The building is set up for a family wellness practice, with open bay adjusting area, x-ray, ROF room with view-boxes, exam room, storage area,front desk/reception area, Kid’s play area. Plenty of parking, in complex with 3 restaurants, a coffee shop, among other things. All that you would need are your adjusting tables and the head clamps for the bucky. There is
4 years left on the lease. Current equipment in office is negotiable, depending on your needs. I’m essentially looking for a motivated buyer who wants to take over the property lease, xray machine, and whatever else is needed. I can find a place for everything else, or we can discuss purchase
of the remainder. Please call 720-684-9404 or email drsteve@nlcwellness.com for questions.
of the remainder. Please call 720-684-9404 or email drsteve@nlcwellness.com for questions.
While on the subject of Upper Cervical in Italy, the Grand Opening of the Rome UCHC office is February 13th. So if you need a tax deductible trip to one of the most beautiful cities in the world and be a part of UC history, hop on over. Here is what UCHC co-founder Dr. Ray Drury has to say about the Grand Opening:It is going to be an awesome Grand Opening. Many Italian dignitaries, senators, politicians, medical doctors, Vatican officials, etc. will be there. I hope you can come and meet them all. We will then have a personal tour of the Vatican by the head of the Vatican police and who knows what other events we will have. We WILL get to know Rome like few tourist get to.
Dr. Lee Angle and his wife are opening a Blair UCHC clinic in Knoxville, TN. Here is the info and make SURE you add him to your referral list: My wife Margaret and I are opening a Blair UCHCA office in Knoxville, Tennessee. We are opening February 1st and are ready to schedule appointments. If anyone has a patient to refer, our number is 865-249-7276. I would appreciate it if you would put this info in the next newsletter. Thanks and have a great day.
Dr. Lee Angle
Dr. Lee Angle
Don’t know if you checked out the first page of the most recent Dynamic Chiropractic but it details a study Palmer is doing on UC care and hypertension reduction. They are performing the study in conjunction with a Florida and Iowa hospital, so it looks like two of the three campuses will be involved. A quote from Palmer lead investigator of the study, Dr. Christina Goertz: “Although many medical treatments for diagnosed hypertension are available, only about 30% of the patients achieve blood pressure goals. Many patients report that they are unable to tolerate medication side effects and find it difficult to sustain significant lifestyle changes.Thus, a non-pharmacological therapy that lowers blood pressure could become an attractive option to many patients and their physicians.” Cardiovascular scientist Dr. Gervasio Lamas of Mount Sinai Medical Center in Miami states, “The concept that manipulation of the upper cervical spine could reduce blood pressure is both novel and appealing at the same time. It is novel because of its originality of thought, and because it is backed up by preliminary data. It is appealing because any treatment for high blood pressure that does not expose the patient to drugs and their side effects should be investigated.”
Rhonda Tomasi, UC Advocate Supreme, wrote me the following food for thought:What would happen if every (1760) UC DC put a $100 a month into a mass advertising campaign? Of course, you’d need to be under banners like UPCspine.com and UpperCervicalAdvocates. IF the ADS came from us, it would set you ahead of Atlas Profilax.
Right now, your worst problem is that patients call us saying they ask
their chiropractor if they do Upper Cervical, and they respond “YES”.
Hmmm…..problems in both camp. Atlasprofilax is one name, set apart and
advertising for anyone under their banner.
We should learn from failures and success. Rhonda
Ierano Joseph wrote:
> it turns out i get more inquiries about atlasprofilax these days than
> people inquiring about chiropractic
> what are we doing wrong?
> the word chiropractic is doing us a disservice?
Got a list of the some of the very best NUCCA doctors all gathered together for a dynamic seminar coming up in Vegas. My copy got cut off a little, so I’ve enclosed theirs also or contact www.nucca.org/practice-
I am continually asked the same question…WHY AREN’T THERE MORE UPPER CERVICAL DOCTORS? In my opinion one of the major reasons for the shortage is that we do what we are familiar with…if your field doc was full spine, you probably will be also. Thus, a paradigm shift is needed and “it aint easy.” So, I would implore all UC docs to get on campus and talk about your technique, have students visit your office, (I had two Life West students in the office last week and barely had time to hide that colonic machine in the basement!), and most importantly…bring in associates so they can not only master the technique, but learn the business aspect of a UC practice. Drs. Patrick and Jackie Newhouse, super UC docs in Moline, Ill, are doing just that…check out what Patrick wrote me:Dear Blair society, I have some good news regarding the Blair society at Palmer. This past Friday we had about 10 students over at the office on Friday afternoon going over BP’s , xray positioning, scanning, etc. Many of which were early tri students! This is a very good sign we have a huge interest in the Blair club on campus. I have agreed with Kyle, the Blair club Prez to have interested students over every Friday afternoon that I am in town. In the future if any of you have a trip planned for the Quad Cities, perhaps you could stop in and teach some eager young minds the wisdom you all have amassed over the years. Look forward to seeing several of you this weekend!!! Have a great rest of the week.
The day that the Life West students visited my office, one of my patients became very emotional as she related what UC had done for her teenage son. He started with us in June of 2008 and was diagnosed with Siever’s Syndrome 4 years prior. He felt constant bilateral calf pain, cramping in the feet, and walking any distance gave him a feeling that he was walking on glass and the feet would turn purple. They were very grateful for the pediatric and orthopedic care, but the symptoms were unchanged. Inability to walk 100 feet for a teenager (or anyone for that matter) is a serious impediment. Long story short, the symptoms resolved in 4 months, there was an exacerbation (which quickly cleared) a year later. Last office visit last August states:”Feet are fine!” Now that is the power of Upper Cervical!!!
So, is it really worth all the effort of straining your eyes looking for 1 mm or 1 degree C-1 misalignments? Is it worth the ‘paddling up stream’ as you try to convince a patient that they are clear and DON’T need an adjustment? (and have to pay for it!) Is it worth practicing in the minority with most of the profession feeling that what we do is ‘limiting’? Read the results of a Nicaragua mission trip by Dr. B.J. Kale’s team and I think you will know the answer:
I wanted to let you know about some great
upper cervical work going on. My team just returned from Nicaragua
where we had some true phenomenal care given. One case that stands out
from the many thousands that we delivered care to is a little 13 y/o girl
that has cerebral palsy. After giving her an initial scan and gaining
her listing, she was adjusted on the wall b/c she could not get out of
her wheelchair. We kept her in day care for the morning, checking her
every half hour. She kept a straight scan for over three hours, her
demeanor was ever so pleasant, and had a tremendous change after the
first adjustment. Then after the third hour she began to present a very
distinct movement in her scan so we elected to adjust again. After this
adjustment and with about 30 minutes of rest, her next scan was zero and
her mother started crying because she was beginning to act like she
never had before….she wanted to EAT. Something that simple. Her mom
said she would normally have to force feed her and even through that
Maria would only eat about a handful. Not this time, NOT AFTER THE
REMOVAL OF THE SUBLUXATION that has been with her since her VERY
TRAUMATIC BIRTH. She was calm, she sat, and ate an ENTIRE PLATE of food…
then began reaching for another plate and yelling “MAS..MAS”. Then we
began to notice that she was sitting up on her own without any
assistance in her wheelchair, after asking the mother was this normal,
her mother cried and said ‘NO!!” Her mother explained to us that she
has NEVER seen her sit up on her own, NOT ONCE! Then the little girl
began to stand up and began to walk. Her mother was completely blown
away with excitement. Maria took a ‘lap’ around the church we were in,
all with smiles and giggling. She was so happy. We have all this on
video of course, and will have it out soon. What a great way to
express the power of this principle. This little girl along with many
thousands of others with some really great conditions, have now been
subjected to the Specific Upper Cervical principle that you and I live
by.
upper cervical work going on. My team just returned from Nicaragua
where we had some true phenomenal care given. One case that stands out
from the many thousands that we delivered care to is a little 13 y/o girl
that has cerebral palsy. After giving her an initial scan and gaining
her listing, she was adjusted on the wall b/c she could not get out of
her wheelchair. We kept her in day care for the morning, checking her
every half hour. She kept a straight scan for over three hours, her
demeanor was ever so pleasant, and had a tremendous change after the
first adjustment. Then after the third hour she began to present a very
distinct movement in her scan so we elected to adjust again. After this
adjustment and with about 30 minutes of rest, her next scan was zero and
her mother started crying because she was beginning to act like she
never had before….she wanted to EAT. Something that simple. Her mom
said she would normally have to force feed her and even through that
Maria would only eat about a handful. Not this time, NOT AFTER THE
REMOVAL OF THE SUBLUXATION that has been with her since her VERY
TRAUMATIC BIRTH. She was calm, she sat, and ate an ENTIRE PLATE of food…
then began reaching for another plate and yelling “MAS..MAS”. Then we
began to notice that she was sitting up on her own without any
assistance in her wheelchair, after asking the mother was this normal,
her mother cried and said ‘NO!!” Her mother explained to us that she
has NEVER seen her sit up on her own, NOT ONCE! Then the little girl
began to stand up and began to walk. Her mother was completely blown
away with excitement. Maria took a ‘lap’ around the church we were in,
all with smiles and giggling. She was so happy. We have all this on
video of course, and will have it out soon. What a great way to
express the power of this principle. This little girl along with many
thousands of others with some really great conditions, have now been
subjected to the Specific Upper Cervical principle that you and I live
by.
Take care-
Tom
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