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"The doctor of the future will give no medicine, but will interest his patients in the care of the human frame, in diet, and in the cause and prevention of disease."

Thomas Edison

 

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LATEST HEALTH NEWS

• Athletes Utilize Chiropractic - Read about how Tour de France race Cyclist Lance Armstrong and NFL's Wide Receiver Jerry Rice utilized chiropractic to helped them. Go to our latest health newsletter linked above.

• Chiropractic Cuts Blood Pressure - University of Chicago's Hypertension Center found to their amazement that chiropractic adjustments can lower hypertension. To read more, go to the lastest health newsletter linked above.

• Stress Levels Affect Digestion - Patient found out that too much stress shuts down the digestion with devastating effects. Read more in our lastest newsletter shown above.




• Running/Jogging Isn't Bad! - Stanford Unversity research study monitored 538 middle-aged runers to determine any serious injuries/osteoarthritis/replacements. Behold, "USE IT or LOSE IT" still applies. Read more in out newsletter shown above.

• Doctors Corner - Why Get Checkups? - If you are wondering why, read more in the newsletter linked above. It is worth you time!




CURRENT EVENTS

• Monsanto's top retail product is RoundUp, a broad-spectrum herbicide. Millions of pounds of RoundUp are used every year on U.S. gardens, lawns and farms. RoundUp has been linked to numerous environmental and human health problems, including: Increased risks of the cancer non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma; Miscarriages; Attention deficit disorder; Reduced production of sex hormones; Genetic damage and damage to the immune system in fish, and genetic damage and abnormal development in frogs. To sign a petition asking Home Depot to dump RoundUp from its inventory, go to: Organic Consumers Association





• OCCD is now offering Continuing Education meetings where OCCD members attend FREE and others pay a small fee to cover some expenses. Go to the OCCD website for details.





• The CA Legislature continues to present bills that affect chiropractic doctors or patients. Suggest reviewing periodically what is happening in governement by the going to CalChiro for the latest news.





• Patients, please continue to tell your congressmen your work injury story to point out to them that real people are being hurt with limited care!








ANATOMY OF PAIN

The dictionary defines pain: "a sensation of hurting … in some part of the body, caused by an injury, disease or functional disorder, and transmitted through the nervous system."

When we ignore dysfunction, pain, and/or discomfort — whatever the source — it interferes with our life. Unfortunately when it happens the degeneration has started which causes the aging process to speed up before our time.

To best review you own situation, answer yes/no the following which you may have experienced and/or ignored, probably from being too busy to take care of yourself.

• Arthritis

• Auto/Sport/Work Injuries

• Breathing Limitation/Pain

• Chronic Fatigue

• Headaches

• Hip Dysfunction

• Imbalance/Dizziness

• Muscle Ache/Spasm

• Neck/Back Ache

• Nerve Pinch

• Numbness

• Poor Posture

• Shoulder Limitations

• Tendonitis

FUNCTION vs. FEELING GOOD

This level of health can be obtained through a series of joint re-alignment training treatments which correct structural abnormalities and remove nerve interferences (subluxations). Goal is to help the body maintain its proper alignment and balance.

Having a chiropractic examination determines if and how we can help you. If your case is accepted, a plan of chiropractic adjustments, exercises and nutritional changes aimed to help your body relieve the discomfort and regain optimum health would be reviewed with you. If your condition can not be helped, you would be referred to another specialist.

What importance you give your own and family's health is up to you! We are here to help you resolve sport/work/auto injuries causing acute pain, or obtain and sustain wellness. We take pride in helping you and families be healthier and happier.

Come in for a complimentary consultation to discuss your particular condition.

Geo. F. Burdi,  D.C., and wife, Sherree' Burdi, M.T.

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