ChiroKiddos: 2010

Monday, April 12, 2010

Celebrating soon - new blog

Another venture into the business world and the excitement of chiropractic begins soon...

As mentioned previously, Dr. Jason Blackketter will be opening up Genesis Chiropractic in Bentonville, AR. We are all working together as a team/family to make it a fun AND functional experience for all of our clients.

The Facebook fan page is up and we'd love you to follow drBlackketter on Twitter too.

More to come as we have some pics to post next week.

Thursday, March 11, 2010

Genesis Chiropractic -- Update

Howdy to everyone out there on the internet!
I know it has been too long since I posted. We had a fantastic time out in CA last summer/fall during our internship w/ Dr. Tom Forest He is an amazing man and an incredibly talented upper cervical doctor. Another shout out goes to our coach, Dr. Kevin Donka, who has been working w/ us since early October as coach-consultant-cheerleader through the many trials of starting up a chiropractic office.
The new practice will be open for business in May, 2010. Although I had planned to have my doors open in February (knowing full well this was wildly optimistic), I resigned myself to the fact "It takes longer and cost more than you think it should." Anyway, it has been an exciting journey with a million twisits and turns along the way!!
Nat at truecreativeinc has been designing an incredible logo for us. Just wait until you see it...I've looked at some the early design concepts...
more to come.
And one last thing about ChiroKiddos: we are back in business (after having stuff in storage for about 1/2 a year). Check it out on the web.

Healthy Spines + Healthy Habits = Healthy Kids

-- ChiroKiddos exists to help Chiropractors bring the BIG IDEA of health and wellness to children and their families. We believe that every child deserves to live a full and healthy life.
-- Since the brain and nerves control every function of the body (immune system, endocrine and hormone activity, tissue growth, repair and wound healing, strength and coordination, learning and memory development, special senses, plus all the internal organ systems), it is imperative to maintain a healthy nervous system. This is especially important during the rapid growth periods children experience...from birth through the teenage years.
-- The spinal column houses and protects the brain stem and spinal cord. When the spine is not properly aligned it will often impair nervous system function, leading to reduced nerve signals, loss of health, diminished immune function, and decreased ability to adapt to stress. Traumas, toxins, poor posture, emotional stress, and "just being a kid" can injure the supporting tissues of the spine allowing misalignments to occur. A child often develops a vertebral subluxation complex (VSC) without the parents even knowing it.
-- The VSC is commonly understood as a structural misalignment and/or malfunction of the spine which compromises the flow of nerve impulses and reduces the body's innate ability to adapt and function properly. The physiologic effects of a VSC (disruption of homeostasis) often go unnoticed for years until the long term neural deficit contributes to pain or some other known pathology.
-- Normal playing, simple falls, and even birth trauma all can cause vertebral subluxation. The resultant nerve interference diminishes the body's ability to adapt to its environment. This subluxation process can explain the lingering health problems, infections, allergies, deficits, diseases, and other named disorders many children suffer from every day.
-- The good news is that VSC is a reversible condition! Each child needs to have his spine checked for subluxation by a Doctor of Chiropractic. Even if the child appears normal and healthy, Chiropractors are the only health care practitioners in the world trained to detect and remove vertebral subluxation by adjusting the spine. True health and wellness is achievable if the body can function as designed, free of nerve interference.
-- I invite you to join with ChiroKiddos by helping us promote "Healthy Kids" so this generation of children can live up to their maximum potential. We need to teach them "Healthy Habits" (avoid all drugs & toxins, eat lots of fruit & veggies, and exercise regularly). We also need to provide chiropractic care and "Healthy Spines" for all ages, especially children. Read more in my Healthy Kids blog posts.