| Wellness is a state of mind and of being. When | | | | go for yearly check ups for preventive care by a |
| writing about a subject, I like to have it defined, and | | | | Chiropractor. |
| who better to do this than the Merriam Webster | | | | The results of several patient based studies suggest |
| dictionary. The following is an excerpt from said | | | | that chiropractic care may result in significant savings |
| dictionary: | | | | of healthcare dollars. One such study conducted an |
| Pronunciation: \Ë^wel-nÉ(TM)s\ | | | | analysis of an insurance database comparing persons |
| Function: noun | | | | over 75 years of age receiving chiropractic care with |
| Date: 1653 | | | | non chiropractic patients. The analysis showed that |
| : the quality or state of being in good health especially | | | | the persons receiving chiropractic care reported |
| as an actively sought goal | | | | better overall health, spent fewer days in hospitals |
| Thomas Edison "got it" back in the day with his | | | | and nursing homes, used fewer prescription drugs, |
| quote: | | | | and were more active than the non chiropractic |
| The doctor of the future will give no medicine, but | | | | patients. Furthermore, the chiropractic patients |
| will interest her or his patients in the care of the | | | | reported 21% less time in hospitals over the previous |
| human frame, in a proper diet, and in the cause and | | | | 3 years. |
| prevention of disease. | | | | Another study surveyed 311 chiropractic patients, |
| Thomas A. Edison | | | | aged 65 years and older, who had received |
| US inventor (1847 - 1931) | | | | chiropractic care for 5 years or longer. Chiropractic |
| Let's break down disease for a moment, dis = | | | | patients, when compared with US citizens of the |
| opposite or absence of, and ease = freedom from | | | | same age, spent only 31% of the national average |
| pain or discomfort. We live in a nation of disease | | | | for health care services. The chiropractic patients also |
| care, only fixing problems when dis-ease arises. We | | | | experienced 50% fewer medical provider visits then |
| are far from having a wellness system where we | | | | their comparable peers. The health habits of patients |
| keep our bodies at ease and take preventative | | | | receiving maintenance care were better overall than |
| actions to ward of dis-ease. | | | | the general population, including decreased use of |
| Addressing a problem before it occurs is the wellness | | | | cigarettes and decreased use of nonprescription |
| approach, taking care of a problem after it has | | | | drugs. |
| manifested itself is sick care or injury care. | | | | Clearly, there is a growing body of evidence that |
| Addressing a problem before it occurs is the wellness | | | | wellness care provided by Doctors of Chiropractic |
| approach, taking care of a problem after it occurs | | | | may reduce health care costs, improve health, reduce |
| sometimes results in longer recovery time and in | | | | health care costs, and improve the patient's overall |
| some cases un-repairable injuries or incurable illness. | | | | quality of life. |
| We are more focused on things like the upkeep of | | | | Experiencing pain from Accident Injury Whiplash or |
| our homes to prevent damage or preventive care on | | | | Work Injury? Visit All Injury Rehab & |
| our vehicles. We are generally trained to go to the | | | | Chiropractic Wellness Clinics of North Dallas today! |
| Dentist for preventive care far more often than we | | | | |