5 Steps to a Healthy 2009

1. Eat less, eat organic
2. Get proper rest
3. Reduce Stress
4. Exercise regularly - walking reduces stress and is the best form of exercise
5. Maintain your nervous system with regular spinal adjustments

Your Natural Health Care Provider for The Comox Valley.

THE NEED FOR

CONTINUING CARE

EVERY DAY .....

..... your heart beats 103,240 times, your blood travels 168,000 miles and you eat 3 and a half pounds of food.  You also turn in your sleep 23 times, speak 4,800 words and exercise 7,000,000,000 brain cells.

 You are a fascinating creature. 
One worth knowing about. 
One worth taking care of.

      The recovery from the back injury is almost miraculous, the pain is gone and the patient can once again function normally.  It would seem then, that any further treatment or spinal adjustments would just be a waste of time and money. 

      Nothing could be farther from the truth.

       In making a spinal correction, relieving the painful symptoms with spinal adjustments is our first objective.  This would be somewhat like having a crooked tree that is pushing two electrical wires together causing them to short, spark and interfere with the normal flow of electricity.  We could prop the tree away from the wires and we would immediately relieve the problem, but unless we continued to work with the tree and as it continued to grow on its crooked path, it would just be a matter of time until the problem would recur.

      Another analogy would be the use of braces to straighten protruding teeth.  after a few months and the teeth are now looking pretty straight, we could elect to remove the braces, but if the teeth are not firmly set in their sockets it would just be a matter of time until the teeth returned to their original crooked position. 

      Another consideration for the need for ongoing spinal adjustments is to make allowances for daily stresses which tend to pull the spine back out of its normal alignment.  We see the spinal muscles contract in the cat and dog when they have fear or anger, as evidence by their fur standing up along their spine.         The animal, especially in its normal habitat, does not generally have on-going or excessive stress as does the human.  Also, because the animal has very limited reasoning power, it does not create stress with worrying, fault-finding, jealousy, greed, hatred, pride, etc.

       On-going stress tends to do to the human spine what prolonged thumb-sucking would do to the teeth.  When these things happen it is necessary to have spinal adjustments and braces on the teeth to maintain the gain and to continue the corrective process. 

      Depending upon the severity of a patient’s condition, their age, physical and emotional stresses, recommended continuing care may be weekly, twice a month or sometimes monthly.

       Continuing care is somewhat like health insurance.  Regular spinal tune-ups / check-ups insure that we will keep that healthy and happy feeling!

For more information, consult with Dr. Ernie von Schilling.

Dr. Ernie von Schilling's Office Hours

Courtenay :

1-250-334-2070

1-866-608-2070