CHAPTER CONTENTSCultural Differences in the Definition of Health.docx
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1.
2. In a study of over 191 healthcare
systems of all the major industrialized
countries in the world, the U.S…
…ranked #1 in crisis care
…ranked #37 in healthcare
…had the most-expensive healthcare system in the world
—World Health Organization, The World Health Report 2000 – Health Systems: Improving Performance (Geneva: WHO, 2000)
3. In 2005, the US…
…spent $2 trillion on healthcare
…was ranked 34th in life
expectancy
…was ranked 26th in infant mortality
…had 20-30% of patients receive
contraindicated care
—Medical Industrial Complex, Myths and Truths, Feb. 28th, 2009
4. “As grim as they are, these statistics are likely to be
seriously underestimated as only about 5%-20% of
iatrogenic incidences are even recorded.”
—Park A. America’s Health Check Up. 11/20/2008. Time Magazine Online
5.
6. “Perhaps the word „healthcare‟ has given us the illusion
that medicine is about health.”
—Medical Industrial Complex,
Myths and Truths, February 28, 2009.
7. “Out of 13 countries in a recent comparison, the United
States ranks an average of 12th (second from the
bottom) for 16 available health indicators.”
—Starfield B. M.D. Primary Care: Balancing Health Needs, Services and Technology. New York, NY. Oxford
University Press, 1998. published by JAMA
“The poor performance of the US was recently confirmed
by a World Health Organization study which used different
data and ranked the United States as 15th among
25 industrialized countries.”
—World Health Report 2000. Accessed June 28, 2000. Mercola.com, 2001.
8. Today in this country the majority of people die of only
three major diseases.
Can you name them?
9. Leading cause of death in the U.S.:
Heart Disease
• 831,272 deaths from heart disease in 2006
• 34.3% of all deaths in the US
• 1 of every 2.9 deaths
This year an estimated 1.26 million Americans will
have a new or recurrent coronary attack.
—American Heart Association, January 8, 2010
10. 2nd Leading cause of death in the U.S.:
Cancer
• 565,650 die every year
• 1 of every 4 deaths
• Expected to get worse
In 2008, an average of 1,500 Americans died per
day. Research shows this number is expected to
increase.
—Articlesbase.com, February 11, 2009
11. 3rd Leading cause of death in the U.S.:
Medical Care
• 250,000 die every year
• 20%-30% receive inappropriate or
contraindicated care
• 106,000 die from negative effects of drugs
(right drug, wrong effect)
• 80,000 die from infections contracted in hospitals
• 12,000 die due to unnecessary surgeries
• 7,000 die from medicine errors (wrong drug)
• 20,000 die due to other medical care errors
—B. Starfield, M.D., July 26, 2000. JAMA 284(4). pp483-485.
12. These kinds of deaths are preventable! These three
„diseases‟ are curable!
How?
13. What is the life source and
health of our body?
14. The power that made the body, heals the body. We are all
born with life energy!
18. Energy / Life starts in the brain.
One cubic inch of the brain‟s
cortex contains 10,000 miles
of nerve tissues.
Nerve energy travels
at the rate of 270 mph.
19. Abundant Health begins in the spine.
Optimal Spine = Optimal Health
Out of 9 systems in the
body, only one is cased
in bone, why?
21. Optimal spinal structure and posture, front
and side views.
The spine and posture should be
straight and balanced from the
front (i.e. glabella over public
symphasis, over middle of feet.)
Three curves from the side (i.e.
the ear should be over the
shoulder, hip, and ankle).
22. “If we regard posture as the result of the dynamic
interaction of two factors, the environmental force of
gravity on one hand, and the strength of the
individual on the other, then posture is but the formal
expression of the balance of power existing at any time
between the two groups of forces. Thus, any
deterioration of the posture indicates that the
individual is losing ground in the contest with the
environmental forces of gravity.”
—Martin Jungmann, MD “Backaches, Postural Decline, Aging and Gravity-Stain,” ca 1963.
23. Subluxation (sub-lux-a-shun)
df. Trauma or stress to the body
that causes the vertebrae or spinal
curvatures to shift out of place
from their optimal form and function.
24. Subluxations of the individual vertebrae or whole curves, especially those
complicated by soft tissue injury, accelerate degeneration, lead to
disability, and are known causes of morbidity.
Side view of neck x-rays
Normal Abnormal
25. Distorted Spine = Poor Nerve Function
Normal – Healthy Neck Curve
Healthy, relaxed spinal cord (open
nerves and blood vessels). Acts like
a fire hose of life energy.
26. Distorted Spine = Poor Nerve Function
Abnormal – Loss of Neck Curve
Stretched and narrowed nerves
and blood vessels. Acts like a small
garden hose of limited life energy.
What if this nerve went to your heart,
lungs, or other vital organs affecting
your metabolism or immune system?
27. “Head and neck posture
is a major factor in the
fatigue and immune
function in patients
suffering from fibromyalgia
(FMS), CFIDS, chronic
fatigue, and immune
dysfunction syndrome.”
—Dr. Herbert Gordon, 1997 Seattle Fibromyalgia
International Team Conference
28. “Cervical kyphosis
(segmental or total) leads
to total spinal
malalignment,
rounding of the shoulders,
headache, neck pain,
scapular pain, and possibly
even lower back
pain.”
—Kai Y, et al. Traumatic thoracic outlet syndrome.
Orthop Traumatol 1998;47: 1169-1171
29.
30. “Patients with relative kyphosis in the lumbar region had
significantly more disability than patients with normal
Sagittal Cobb-angle measurements.”
—Glassman et al. “The impact of positive sagittal balance in adult spinal deformity.” Spine. 2005 Sep 15;30(18): 2024-9
32. Freeman, was published in the Journal of American Medical
Association in 1957 stating that “aging in the spinal discs
caused postural deviations leading to intestinal
diverticula, hemorrhoids, varicosities of the legs,
osteoporosis, hip and foot deformities, overall poor
quality of health and life, as well as a shortened life
span.”
33. “The abnormal trunk
deformity groups tended to
score lower than the normal
group with regard to subjective
healthiness and life satisfaction
measures, including subjective
health condition, every day
feeling, satisfaction with human
relationship, satisfaction with
economic condition, and
satisfaction with present life.”
—Takahashi T. Osteoporosis Int. 2005:16 273-279
35. Right Truck Shift of the Lumbar Spine (low back)
“The average life expectancy
of individuals with scoliosis
is decreased by 14 years”
(Idiopathic scoliosis; long-
term follow-up and prognosis
in untreated patients, J Bone
Joint Surg Am 1981
Jun;63(5):702-12).
36. "Posture affects and moderates every physiologic function from breathing to hormonal production.
Spinal pain, headache, mood, blood pressure, pulse and lung capacity are among the functions most
easily influenced by posture.“ AJPM 1994
Right Lateral Trunk Shift and Spine X-ray of the Low
Back. Posture is the window to spinal structure.
This weakened
spinal structure
may lead to disc
bulges, nerve
injury into the
legs and
disability, as well
as health
problems in the
organs of the
pelvis, like
digestive
difficulties, sexual
dysfunction,
urinary
conditions, etc.
37. Subluxations / Postural Distortions
There are three major causes of subluxations leading to
overall postural weakness. They include:
1. Emotional Stress
2. Chemical Stress
3. Physical Stress
38. Emotional Causes of Postural Weakness
Raise your hand if you experience and of the following…
1. Marriage/personal relationships
2. Raising a family
3. Work
4. Financial obligations
5. Driving in traffic
6. Economic concerns
39. Chemical Causes of Postural Weakness
Raise your hand if you experience and of the following…
1. Being outside, breathing pollutants
2. Being inside, breathing cleaning and other solutions
3. Drinking water
4. Showering
5. Using alcohol or tobacco
6. Take prescription or over-the-counter drugs
40. Physical Causes of Postural Weakness
Raise your hand if you experience and of the following…
1. Auto accident (Crash)
2. Athletic activities/injuries
3. Exercise (in bad form)
4. Repetitive lifting or motion
5. Yard work
6. Sitting in a forward-flexed position for 20 minutes or
more (i.e. desk job, driving, airplanes, etc.)
41. What‟s the constant physical stress we endure that we don‟t
ever think about?
Gravity!
42. “In general, there is a correlation in body structure, health, and span of
survival.” —Freeman JT. “Posture in the aging and aged body.” JAMA 1957, Oct. 19: 843-846
How you age is a choice.
43.
44. Headaches Fatigue
Thyroid conditions Heart attacks
High/Low Blood Pressure Shortness of Breath
Numbness in arms/legs Menstrual Irregularities
Poor Circulation Swelling in feet/ankles
Weakness in Extremities Depression
Asthma/Allergies Visual Disturbances
Heartburn/Indigestion Hearing disturbances
Cancer Bladder Incontinence
Parkinson‟s Skin Conditions
Alzheimer‟s Carpal Tunnel
Mental sluggishness Fibromyalgia
Which is the most common sign of nerve stress / weakness?
Conditions of Postural Weakness
45. What is the first and most common cause of
subluxation leading to weakened posture and health?
Birth.
46. Medical studies show that trauma to the upper cervical spine
during delivery causes two major problems:
1. Lowers immune resistance
2. Causes the spine to grow abnormally
Proper development of the spinals curves is essential for life-
long optimal health.
47. Baby delivered by C-Section. Mother brought her baby boy at
eight weeks old with extreme colic. A severe subluxation was found on
the left side of his upper neck. He required two weeks of daily adjustments
before he could sleep through the night and resolve his colic.
48. Gutmann, a German medical doctor, studied 1000 infants
and discovered that trauma to the upper cervical spine
caused many health problems beginning in childhood
due to lowered resistance to disease. By realigning the
neck “they were able to eliminate these conditions of
lowered resistance.”
50. “Research indicates that the major cause of spinal
subluxation in infants is childbirth stressing the need for
correction from birth so that irreversible
degeneration does not occur. Nerve system injury
through cervical spine trauma at birth causes abnormal
function, abnormal behavior, and early death (SIDS).”
— Abraham Towbin, M.D., Harvard Medical School
51. Effects on the vertebrae from poor alignment and posture over time.
Side neck x-ray simulation of spinal degeneration.
52.
53. Medical Rehab Programs
• Range from $20,000 to $60,000
• Rarely covered by insurance
• Ineffective in eliminating pain or resolving issue
• Do not focus on structural or postural correction of the
spine where many injuries occur and systems stem from.
54. Vital Questions
• Where do you want your health to be in the next 20-
50 years?
• What do you want your life to feel like?
• What do you want your activity levels to be like?
• What‟s the most important aspect of your life?
55. Spinal and Postural Regeneration Program
It is possible to regenerate your spine through our state-of-
the-art systems to offer you life-changing results.
56. Stress Test and Postural Exam
We begin with a stress test. This will determine the exact
rehab protocols for you to recover your health as quickly as
possible; as well as uncover an complicating conditions.
We then do an adjustment followed by a head-weighting,
Denneroll Orthotic use, or mirror-image posture x-rays.
We‟ll share the results with you immediately following.
59. Example of how we fix loss of cervical curve
Evaluation Traction Adjustments Head Weights
60. Example of how we fix abnormal posture
Evaluation Rehab Adjustments Body Weights
61. Home Rehabilitation Kit
One of the key aspects of our highly effective treatment is
the work you will do at home. Your home-health
rehabilitation kit will provide you with all you need.
Blocks for posture mirror with image posture exercises
including cervical, thoracic, lumbar Dennerolls, etc.
63. Get your
body out of
the crisis.
Reconnect
the brain to
the organs.
Reduce
inflammation
and calm
down the
symptoms.
3x/week. Re-
Xray at 6
weeks
Intensive Care
64. Once function is
restored, reduce
frequency to
2x/week..
Re-x-ray every 6
weeks to monitor
structural
change.
Research shows that
a minimum of 90- 180
days of rehab must
be performed to
attain permanent
correction of spinal
biomechanical
change.
Home rehab
MUST be
performed every
day
Corrective Care
65. We will monitor the
strength and
stability of your new
posture while we
monitor your
progression toward
optimal health.
1x/week for 12
months for full
rehabilitation
Includes home
rehab exercises at
least 5x/week
Stabilization Care
One cubic inch of brain cortex contains 10,000 miles of nerve tissue.Nerve energy travels at a rate of 270 miles/hour!So that energy starts in the brain, goes down through the spinal cord. Spinal cords like a river; it carries energy from the brain through all those nerves to animate and bring life to all the cells in the body. If I cut this nerve to your heart, what's going to happen to your heart? It's going to die. Why? Because it's getting no energy.
Marchiori DM, Henderson CNR, A cross-section study correlating cervical radiographic degenerative findings to pain and disability. Spine 1996;21:2747-26752Norris SH, Watt I. the prognosis of neck injuries resulting from rear-end collisions. J House and Joint Surgery 1983;65-B:608-611
I want you to write down where you want your health to be in the next twenty to fifty years. Write down where you want your health to be, what you want your life to look like, what you want your activity levels to be like. So write that down. "Now I want you to sign it.“ Write their goal, sign it, discuss it, have a couple testimonials. Now that takes a few minutes, but this is hugely emotional right here. Now, I'm going to get into the program:
I want you to write down where you want your health to be in the next twenty to fifty years. Write down where you want your health to be, what you want your life to look like, what you want your activity levels to be like. So write that down. "Now I want you to sign it.“ Write their goal, sign it, discuss it, have a couple testimonials. Now that takes a few minutes, but this is hugely emotional right here. Now, I'm going to get into the program:
I want you to write down where you want your health to be in the next twenty to fifty years. Write down where you want your health to be, what you want your life to look like, what you want your activity levels to be like. So write that down. "Now I want you to sign it.“ Write their goal, sign it, discuss it, have a couple testimonials. Now that takes a few minutes, but this is hugely emotional right here. Now, I'm going to get into the program:
I want you to write down where you want your health to be in the next twenty to fifty years. Write down where you want your health to be, what you want your life to look like, what you want your activity levels to be like. So write that down. "Now I want you to sign it.“ Write their goal, sign it, discuss it, have a couple testimonials. Now that takes a few minutes, but this is hugely emotional right here. Now, I'm going to get into the program:
I want you to write down where you want your health to be in the next twenty to fifty years. Write down where you want your health to be, what you want your life to look like, what you want your activity levels to be like. So write that down. "Now I want you to sign it.“ Write their goal, sign it, discuss it, have a couple testimonials. Now that takes a few minutes, but this is hugely emotional right here. Now, I'm going to get into the program:
Now here's the three phases of care: Initial intensive care. Get your body out of crisis, reconnect the brain to the organs, restore function back to 100%. Get your body out of crisis. What's the crisis? The brain is not connecting to the body. The crisis is your organs aren't getting energy right now. Why? Got not curve in the neck. So our first goal is we got to start putting curves in your spine.
Corrective care once function is restored. Reduce the frequency to three times a week: Monday, Wednesday, Friday. Why is it Monday, Wednesday, Friday? Because initially in intensive care you can't even hold your adjustments or maintain that energy flow for twenty-four hours. Not until we get a curve in your neck. So once you can maintain your adjustments, and energy can get into your body for at least twenty-four hours, then we're going to go to every other day. Monday, Wednesday, Friday is well spaced through the week, but guess what? We have the weekends don't we? So what two days do you think are the most important? Mondays and Fridays, why? It's before and after the weekend. Mondays and Fridays are the most important adjustments; they are not an option. If you miss a day, you have to make it up within twenty-four hours. Okay? We schedule at the same time each day, if possible. In order for us to monitor the progress of how your nervous system is responding in the same time works the best. (Associate it with an event.) So what you'd say is, "Every day after you go to yoga. Every day after you drop your kids off from school. Everyday when you pick your kids up; then you can bring them in with you. So right at 3 o' clock when you pick your kids up, just take the whole family to the chiropractor right there. Or when your family comes together at night, you know, right before you have dinner, or right after dinner, then bring your whole family in. And that way you get into a routine. We re-exam every thirty days to monitor your nerve progress. We re-x-ray every 90 to monitor structural change. Research on muscle-physiology show that it takes a minimum of 90 to 180 days rehabilitation for permanent correction. Okay, so right there you're telling them 3-6 months. Now what I'm going to say, "If your like that woman in 1961 and that's what your x-rays look like, you'll probably be about 90 days. If you're like the woman in 1968 where we have to regenerate a disk, you're going to be about 90 days, maybe 120 days. If you're like that person in 1978-or 1975, you have advanced degeneration, advanced forward head, you're going to be more like 180 days of corrective care.” Right now what I want you to do is this. Right now, as I give you those parameters, what I want you to think about right now before you go into that room, "Is your health enough of a priority that you're willing to commit to a program like this?" (Now notice what I do innately. I'm walking towards you right. I'm walking towards the crowd because I‘m like, "Here's what I want you to think about right now." I'm coming towards you because I'm like, "This is serious. I want you to think about this. Is your health enough of a priority that you're willing to go through a program like this.) Are you willing to change your lifestyle for you and your family so that you can ensure and empower yourself that you'll have the life that you want, the life that God created you for? I want you to have that answer and what time of day that you feel you can come in most consistently when we go in this room. When we go in there, it's not about personal stuff, exercises, stuff like that. This is simply a "yes" or "no" and what time. Okay, and it's your decision to make." You have to do the home rehab twice a day.
Research on muscle ligament physiology shows it takes 12-18 months for the muscles to become functional, ligaments to become functional. So once you're through corrective care, it'd be once a week for about 12 months depending on your condition. Okay? Includes the home rehab once a week. After you first stabilization program we can help you develop….keep you healthy for the rest of your life.