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Come and See us Today!
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Shelton Chiropractic Center
1635 Olympic Hwy N
Shelton, WA
(360) 426-8060
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Hoodsport Chiropractic
60 N Lake Cushman Road
Hoodsport, WA
(360) 877-BACK
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sheltonchiropractic.com
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| This newsletter is dedicated to your good health. Please accept our personal invitation to explore its contents and forward it to others you care about!!! |
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Arthritis
Meet Our Staff
Your Health Quiz/Chiropractic and DNA Repair
Your Childs Health
Our Gift To You and Your Loved Ones
Arthritis Patients turn to Chiropractic
The Annals of Internal Medicine published the results of a survey of 232 people who had arthritis and were under a rheumatologists care. Of those 63% responded to the survey by saying they were using some form of "complementary care" as named by the study. Of those people 31% were using chiropractic. These numbers may themselves be grossly under reported as only 45% of the patients told their doctor about using the other forms of care. These reported numbers translate to over 19% of the public who is seeing a rheumatologist is also seeing a chiropractor.
Possibly the most impressive statistic was that 73% of those trying chiropractic found it helpful. The reasons given why people said they tried the non-medical care was to control pain, because they heard it helps, because it is safe, because it helped someone they know, and because their prescription medication wasn't working.
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Meet The Staff
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Dr. Ernst, Chiropractor and Clinic director for Shelton and Hoodsport Chiropractic. Dr. Ernst enjoys helping the patient reach their potential health and well being through chiropractic. Dr. Ernst and Shannon have 4 children and one grandchild.
Dr. Morson is our token Canadian chiropractor, contributing to the multicultural feel of the office- not really eh! He is a 2002 graduate of the Los Angeles College of Chiropractic, and has been practicing chiropractic in the South Sound since 2003. He lives in Shelton with his wife and 4 young children, and enjoys aviation in his free time.
Shannon Ernst is our Office Manager and the better half of Dr. Ernst!! :) We have been in Shelton since 1998, We enjoy the beauty of this area and the small community. We have a great staff at Shelton Chiropractic and Hoodsport Chiropractic, and we are here to help you!
Carolyn H.; She's back:) Carolyn returns to our office after a brief retirement. Happy to have her back to help you with any office needs.
Erika, Chiropractic Assistant. My Husband Curtis and I moved from North Bend to Shelton in 2005. Including Shelton Chiropractic I have nine years experience working with chiropractic. When I'm not at work you will most likely find me knitting on some project. Look forward to seeing you soon at Shelton Chiropractic Center.
Carolyne W. Chiropractic Assistant started at Shelton Chiropractic July 2007 she is learning the ropes and is eager to help you.
Kristin, massage therapist, joined Shelton Chiropractic in 2000. She specializes in deep tissue and personal injury work. Kristin also works part time as our office manager/massage therapist in our Hoodsport office.
Jennifer, massage therapist, graduated from Massage School in August of 2000 and has worked at Shelton Chiropractic since April of 2005. She lives here in Shelton with her husband and two daughters.
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Chiropractic and DNA repair/Did you know?
The March Medical News Today reported on a study that shows that chiropractic helps body physiology and DNA repair. The study, published in the February scientific periodical, the Journal of Vertebral Subluxation Research, (JVSR), was a collaboration between chiropractors and researchers at the University of Lund in Sweden. In this study researchers found that chiropractic care could influence basic physiological processes affecting oxidative stress and DNA repair.
The article noted that serum thiols are primary antioxidants. Higher antioxidant levels can serve as a way of measuring human health status and DNA repair enzyme activity, which has been shown to correlate with lifespan and aging. In this study researchers measured serum thiol levels in 21 patients, some of these with a variety of health issues or pain, who had undergone short-term chiropractic care. Researchers also evaluated a group of 25 asymptomatic patients who had undergone long-term chiropractic care. These results were then compared to a control group of 30 people who had not received any chiropractic care.
The study results showed that, as the researchers expected, patients who were in pain had the lowest antioxidant levels. However, those patients who were under longer term chiropractic care had statistically significant higher antioxidant levels than both the short term patients with pain, as well as those without pain who did not receive chiropractic care.
One of the authors explained, "Going through life, we experience physical, chemical, and emotional stress. These stresses affect the function of the nervous system. We hypothesized that these disturbances in nerve function could affect oxidative stress and DNA repair on a cellular level." The author continued, "Oxidative stress, metabolically generating free radicals, is now a broadly accepted theory of how we age and develop disease."
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Abnormal Sleep Patterns helped with Chiropractic
A case study published in the July issue of the peer-reviewed, scientific publication, the Journal of Clinical Chiropractic Pediatrics (JCCP) documented the effects of chiropractic care on a nine month old infant girl with a history of disturbed sleep. The JCCP is the official publication of the Council on Chiropractic Pediatrics of the International Chiropractors Association.
The study article starts off by noting that the average 9 month old should sleep approximately 14 hours per day. In this case study a nine month old infant girl was presented for chiropractic care with a history of severely disrupted sleep and fussiness. Additionally, the infant was refusing to breastfeed on one side and exhibited, what was called a generally unsettled behavior. It was also noted that the child would not turn her head to the left. These problems had been occurring since birth.
The examination confirmed a reduced range of neck motion to the left and significant muscle tension in the left and upper neck. Upon touching the neck the child exhibited signs of being in pain by crying and moving away. It was determined that subluxations were present, and an appropriate course of adjustments was initiated.
The results in this case were very impressive. The study noted that on the afternoon after the infants first adjustment the baby girl fell asleep for 5 hours. This was followed by nighttime sleep of 2 periods of 6 hours each. Over the next three weeks of care the daytime sleep got shorter, but the nighttime sleep remained between 6 and 8 hours.
In addition to the dramatic sleep improvement, the child also improved her range of neck motion and was able to turn her head to the left in response to sound on the left side. Additionally the infant began to feed freely and comfortably.
In their conclusion, the authors of the case study noted that the dramatic improvements after just one adjustment indicated that the vertebral subluxation found in this case was at least in part responsible for the disrupted sleep pattern.
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August is health pass month. If you, a friend, or a loved one mentions the Health pass from this months newsletter, it entitles you to your first visit with the Doctor, for $25.
If you have a friend, family member, or a loved one that you feel could benefit from receiving an examination from the doctor, this special program enables your family members, friends or loved ones to receive their first visit including consultation, exam, and any needed x-rays, for $25.
Simply call the office directly(not via this newsletter) mention this program, and make their appointment. The greatest gift we can give to someone else is the gift of drugless health.
Please call our office for your appointment today. |
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We want to take this opportunity to thank all of you for referring your family and friends to us!! We are honored by your confidence in us and we thank you for your generosity and your loving concern for others.
We extend a warm welcome to all of our new practice members!!! |
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