by DrAra | Feb 23, 2023 | Blog, Chiropractic, Company News, Health & Wellness |
We have all woken up feeling like our head is just not screwed on straight! Immediate attempted solutions may include an onslaught of caffeine or some other quick remedy which may provide that feeling of alertness but not really handling the head being screwed on straight. These are the days where things don’t go smooth. Accidents happen, little glitches pop up and lots of problems get in the way of productivity. You know what I’m talking about? Well, just recently a patient stated “I woke up today and felt my head was not screwed on straight” while I was adjusting her. It dawned on me how accurate that phrase actually was! Sometimes I do wonder how phrases like these come about but in this case, whether she was aware of it or not, it was quite literal! She had all sorts of Cranial and Cervical bones out of alignment and so unlocking them and returning them to their ideal position and restoring the tonicity of the region allowed her to figuratively get her head screwed on the right way. It sounds funny but the result was feeling more space, more at peace, and able to go about her day in a productive manner. This is where cranial adjusting comes in so handy. In my opinion it is too frequently overlooked. Correcting the cranial bones makes a huge impact on, not only your mood and attitude, physiologically it allows better coordination and function overall. A lot of people get surprised when I tell them that the cranial bones move. The most notable movements that occurs actually is the junction between...
by DrAra | Feb 15, 2023 | Blog, Chiropractic, Company News, Health & Wellness |
What do you look for when shopping for a chiropractor? Is it quality or just getting cracked? I get so many phone calls asking if I take their insurance or if I can provide just one adjustment without going through a proper exam. Shortly after that, the conversation ends and the individual continues looking on. But what are they actually looking for? Obviously one cannot determine the quality of care based on this. I definitely will admit that I am not the most inexpensive practitioner out there but there is a reason for that. One thing my patients can admit to is that the quality of care far surpasses the cost of care. After providing a few decades of chiropractic care at Sol-Center Chiropractic, I have noticed more and more patients coming in that have been to quite a number of chiropractors prior to giving my form of chiropractic a try. They wanted to go shopping to see if they can get their concerns resolved at minimal cost or at a more convenient location. Somehow, after much trials and tribulations, they found their way to my door. Many of them remarked how much different the experience was under my care in relation to other chiropractors from examination to adjustments and beyond. Now, let me set the record straight! I am not bad mouthing any other practitioner. I am simply sharing what has been told to me by the patients who have been to other practitioners (of various sorts of modalities). I do not know what the other doctors were doing in their office but what I do know is...
by DrAra | Feb 1, 2023 | Blog, Company News, Health & Wellness |
In my last blog, I mentioned a patient who mid-care got into a skiing accident. I got a beautiful update today after she went upstate to do cross-country skiing. She reported she was in a place of peace within herself and ok with whatever happened while skiing. This was a new paradigm of being for her. In the past she would have concerns and considerations but this time, it was as if she was ok with whatever happened. That being said, she had a wonderful time up there enjoying herself without encountering anything unpleasant. This is the beauty and magic of holistic chiropractic care. In previous blogs, I have referred to it as Esoteric Chiropractic – to have it stand out from other more traditional forms out there. It gets far deeper than just the physical bio-mechanical component of the issue. It dives into the emotional and mental patterns that were in play when the initial injury occurred. So how’s that done? Well there are a number of ways and approaches I use but the one I like most is simply talking about it. As the patient tells me what happened, the patterns of the incident emerges from the body. Once they come to surface, it’s simple, just adjust the body patterns to unlock the fixed condition it created. The adjustment creates a interruption in the pattern. Let’s break it down. Imagine an idea playing in the back of your mind and then you experience something. You interpret it as a validation to that idea and now that becomes true. The experience proved it, so it must be true! Now...
by DrAra | Jan 19, 2023 | Blog, Chiropractic, Company News, Health & Wellness |
There are two common approaches to health. One is restoring it from an undesired state and the other is maintaining it or preventing it from getting worse. Ironically when you are in pain, especially if the onset was gradual, you can frequently realize there were a lot of things you knew you should have done but instead neglected. Simple gradual measures could have been taken to maintain or preserve the body from declining towards pain, suffering or a crisis situation. So there is the sedentary approach towards health and there is the proactive approach towards health. Being proactive may include stretching, exercising, nutrition, chiropractic, acupuncture, massage and so on. These things take a little part of your time each week but build a strong healthy foundation for you and your body to work through its environment. I know what you’re thinking, who has time for all that? I have kids, I have to be at work too early and/or leave too late. I’m too tired by the end of the day. I can’t fit one more thing into my life, I am already overwhelmed … You can list all the justifications on why you can’t and when you run out of reasons, now you can actually start taking a look on how you CAN incorporate these things into your life. When you are in a lot of pain, nothing else matters! You can’t go to work, you can’t sleep soundly, you can’t take care of the kids and actually, given the pain being bad enough, you can’t do much of anything. You become a liability to yourself and others as...
by DrAra | Oct 13, 2022 | Blog, Company News |
We all have them and they always creep up on us under the radar to do their bidding! So what do you do to handle bad habits? And what would you consider qualifies as bad habits? Some habits are relatively obvious to notice. It is easy to point out habits such as: eating things you are not supposed to, eating late at night, binge watching when you are supposed to get up early for work, procrastinating, being on social media way more than needed, excessive drinking, excessive smoking and so on, But what about the more subtle ones. You know, the ones that lead you to getting into these divergences in the first place? Maybe people may not even consider them a habit to begin with, but what is a habit after all? It is a particular way of acting that is done on a regular basis. I had a patient, actually a few patients who were having problems in their life. One had a problem with her husband, the other had a problem at work and the other had the problem of worrying about things that were not based on reality but only possibilities. The common “habit” these patients had were their approach to their situations in life. They would think in terms of problems not solutions. They would get stuck at this point and continue to talk or think about it in hopes for some sympathy or something. They would find themselves in a vicious loop of seeing things as an unsolvable situation caused by the other people or things. Have you ever considered this way of...
by DrAra | Oct 5, 2022 | Blog, Company News |
One of the most interesting things I have experienced in my many years of practice as a holistic based chiropractor is the unique phenomenons that go far beyond any aches and pains patients come in with. And the best is when it is being exhibited while the patient is mid-adjustments. If you have been a patient at Sol-Center Chiropractic, you may have noticed some of your own subtle shifts. And you may have gotten a sense of the adjustment influencing aspects beyond the physical aliment that might have found you seeking help. Well every once in a while there is a unique pattern that gets released from the patient and becomes quite infections. I had a patient whom normally talks about the happenings of his life as he gets adjusted. In this particular session it started out in his traditional way of sharing his stores. As various patterns started releasing, he starts shifting his conversation and expressing gratitude towards all the people and things he was grateful for. I looked around the room and noticed the room filling up and being permeated with the state he was beaming. It filled the space like a thick mist. It was quite infectious indeed! I started feeling it all in my body and mind as well. And like him, started feeling grateful for all the people and things in my life (including him). It was a sacred and special moment; ever expansive. All one had to do was come in and tune in. It was that easy to feel. Experiences like these are the reasons I never get tired of what I...
