Saturday

I’d like to share with you a recent article that appeared in the Thousand Oaks Acorn and featured my oldest daughter, Julia! She broke the Newbury Park Track Club record in the girls’ shot put and then broke her own record soon after. Needless to say, I’m very proud of her. To read the article, visit the following link:


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Sunday

Chiropractic Adjustments for Your Child

Did you know that your child encounters physical trauma and spinal subluxation at birth? Did you know that children fall down an average of 1,500 times while learning to walk? What better way to ensure that your child’s spine is on the right track as he or she grows than scheduling a chiropractic adjustment?

You may be intimidated by the idea of having your child adjusted and getting regular chiropractic check-ups. But rest assured, a child’s adjustment is very different from yours. They are lighter, take less time, and are generally less serious issues since any subluxations we may encounter haven’t existed for very long.

Children can benefit from chiropractic care in various ways: it boosts their immune system, identifies and even corrects scoliosis, helps prevent ear infections, and ensures that subluxations don’t go ignored and cause more problems down the road.

I personally adjusted all of my children 20 minutes after they were born. The picture to the right is my son at two weeks old, holding up his own head. This is an act that children don’t typically achieve until they’re 4-6 months old. This is just one piece of evidence that chiropractic adjustments for children are beneficial from the very beginning of their lives!

At Living Well Family Chiropractic, we’re happy to schedule appointments for your whole family when you’re in the office for your own appointment or give us a call. We know your child is important to you, so don’t wait to get them chiropractic care—start today and set them up for life!

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How Educated is Your Chiropractor?

Many people believe that Chiropractic Doctors (D.C.’s) are not as well educated as and/or don’t undergo training as rigorous as medical doctors (M.D.’s). This couldn’t be further from the truth! In reality, both Chiropractic Doctoral programs and medical schools require 60-90 credit hours, while that number is constantly increasing for D.C.’s.

Take a closer look at the class hours spent in various medical subjects by both D.C.’s and M.D.'s:[1]



Even after all the education D.C.’s receive in school (a whopping 4,485 hours!) and in clinics, they are required to pursue 24 hours of continuing education per year—including seminars and lectures—if they want to maintain their license. Many of us complete even more hours than required in order to stay up-to-date on the most recent chiropractic methods and findings.

D.C.’s like those at Living Well Family Chiropractic spend countless hours of their own time reading and doing research that doesn’t count towards continuing education hours. It’s important for us to learn all there is to know in the study of chiropractic care, and since it’s a subject that is constantly evolving and becoming better understood, there’s always more to learn.

We look forward to helping you reach and maintain your personal health goals through chiropractic, and we hope that this post on the Chiropractic Doctorate makes you feel more confident in our abilities to do so.

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[1] Backtochiropractic.net