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>>> YOU ARE WATCHING "12 TO YOUR
HEALTH."
DR. DeSILVA WILL BE ALONG IN THE
NEXT SEGMENT.
>>> A LARGE PORTION OF THE
POPULATION ISN'T SOLD.
PERHAPS THEY HAD A BAD
EXPERIENCE WITH A DOCTOR OR JUST
DON'T UNDERSTAND THE HEALING
ART.
HERE TO ADDRESS THE MYTHS AND
MISCONCEPTIONS TO SHOW US THE
TECHNOLOGY CHIROPRACTERS USE.
SHOW US THE TECHNOLOGY YOU ARE
USING BEFORE US.
BEFORE WE GET TO THIS, TALK
ABOUT THE MISCONCEPTION.
>> THERE'S A LOT OF
MISCONCEPTIONS YOU HEAR ALONG
THE WAY.
A LOT OF PEOPLE THINK WE ARE
ABOUT BACK AND NECK PAIN,
EXCLUSIVELY.
IT IS EXTREMELY EFFECTIVE FOR
BACK AND NECK PAIN, IT REALLY
HAS BEEN DISCOVERED YEARS AGO
AND DEVELOPED AS SOMETHING THAT
SUPPORTS GENERAL HEALTH AND WELL
BEING.
>> YOU HAVE HEARD THAT CHI
PRAKTERS ARE NOT REAL DOCTORS.
IT IS A BRANCH OF THE HEALING
ART.
TALK ABOUT THAT.
HOW DO YOU RESPOND TO THAT?
>> IT DEPENDS ON YOUR DEFINITION
OF WHAT A REAL DOCTOR IS.
NO, WE ARE NOT MEDICAL DOCTOR.
WE ARE NOT A SUBSPECIALTY.
THERE'S NO JUDGMENT ON IF IT'S
BAD OR GOOD.
WE HAVE A DISTINCT PHILOSOPHY
AND ART AS TO HOW TO APPROACH
FEELING IN PATIENT CARE.
>> A LOT OF PEOPLE THINK, I HAVE
BACK PROBLEMS, MAYBE I CAN SEE A
CHIROPRACTOR.
>> THAT'S WHAT DRIVES SOMEBODY
TO A CHIROPRACTOR.
IT'S IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND, WE
ARE NOT COMPETITIVE WITH
MEDICINE.
I THINK IT'S WHAT A LOT OF
PEOPLE SEE.
ONE MAY NOT LIKE THE OTHER.
I WORK WELL WITH MEDICAL
COLLEAGUES THAT ARE OUT THERE
WHERE WE SHARE PATIENTS.
WITH MY UNIQUE APPROACH TO HOW
TO HANDLE PATIENT CARE, IT ADDED
SOMETHING TO THE PATIENT'S CARE
THAT A MEDICAL DOCTOR DOESN'T
DO.
>> IT'S COMPLIMENTARY.
>> IN A SENSE.
IT'S UNIQUE AND DIFFERENT.
WE ARE MORE PROACTIVE IN CARE.
LET'S NOT WAIT UNTIL YOU GET
SICK, LET'S KEEP YOU HEALTHY SO
YOU DON'T HAVE TO BECOME A
CUSTOMER OF THE SICK CARE
SYSTEM.
MEDICINE IS SICK CARE.
PEOPLE GET SICK, THEY WANT
DIAGNOSED AND TREATED.
PEOPLE WHO MIGHT HAVE LOST THEIR
HEALTH IN SUCH A WAY, WHAT IT IS
ABOUT IS KEEPING IT HEALTHY SO
YOU DON'T NEED DRUGS OR SURGERY.
IT'S PROACTIVE.
WITH THE WELLNESS, IT'S
EXPANDING AND GROWING.
WE HAVE SUCH GREAT TRAINING.
WE DON'T DO DRUGS IN SURGERY.
WE DON'T GET THE TRAINING.
WE WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT
NUTRITION AND EXERCISE AND
LIFESTYLE CHOICES.
IT REALLY BOILS DOWN TO THIS
THING.
EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT LIFESTYLE
STRESS ADVERSELY AFFECTS YOUR
HEALTH.
>> SURE.
>> YOU HAVE THE STRESS HERE.
IT'S OVERWHELMING, BAD ECONOMY.
ON THIS SIDE, YOU HAVE YOUR
HEALTH.
PEOPLE KNOW THAT STRESS
ADVERSELY AFFECTS THEIR HEALTH.
THERE'S A THING CALLED YOUR
NERVOUS SYSTEM.
YOU LIVE YOUR LIFE THROUGH YOUR
NERVOUS SYSTEM.
CHI PRAK TORS EVALUATE YOU.
IF IT'SCAUSING DISTURBANCE, WE
WANT TO RELEASE EM.
>> TTHERE A LOT G GOI ON THTHE.
>>THERE'S AOTOT GOINGON..
>> W WTT IS THIS TENONOLOGY WE
ARE LOONG AT?
>> THAT'S THE P PURPOSE OF
TEHNOLOLOGY.
HAHAT D DO IS MEASURE ASPECTS O
PERFORMANCES IN YURUR DDY.
IS YR NEOUOUS SYSTEM BALAEDED
OR UNDER STRESS.
>> WE HAVE VIDEO A ARE SHOWING.
>> THES ARE THE SENSORS WE USE
FOR THA
BASICALLYWHWHAT WE ARE DOING
HERE IS MEASURING ELECTRICAL
ACTIVITY GIVEN OFF BY MUSCLES
AROUND YOUR SPINE.
IF IT'S EFFICIENT OR
EEFFICIENT, IT AFFECTS HOW YOUR
SPINE IS FUNCTIONING.
>> ROLLING THERMAL AS WELL,
RIGHT?
>> INFRARED THERMAL SCANNING.
WE CAN LOOK AT SKIN TEMPERATURE
PATTERNS.
IF IT IS DISTURBED, A QUICK TEST
IS 20 SECONDS ALONG THE SPINE.
IT WILL TELL US IF YOUR NERVOUS
SYSTEM IS UNDER STRESS OR
FUNCTIONING IN A HARMONIOUS WAY.
>> OKAY.
FOLKS THINK ONCE YOU GO TO THE
CHIROPRACTOR YOU ARE TO GO FOR
LIFE.
>> YOU DON'T HAVE TO.
IT'S A LIFESTYLE.
THAT'S THE DIFFERENCE.
IT'S NOT ABOUT TREATING SPECIFIC
CONDITIONS BUT WE SUPPORT PEOPLE
WITH MANY CHALLENGES.
I HAVE HAD PATIENTS COME WITH A
VARIETY OF CHALLENGES LIKE
CANCER, A.D.D. AND ASTHMA.
I DON'T TREAT THEM, BUT WE GIVE
LIFESTYLE SUPPORT TO ADDRESS
WHATEVER THEIR CHALLENGES MIGHT
BE.
IF YOU WANT A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE,
WE ARE A CRITICAL COME PONETTE
OF THAT.
>> A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T GET
THAT.
IT'S WHY YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT
THIS AND CLEAR IT UP.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> WHAT IS TERRIFIC ABOUT IT IS
IT IS UNIQUE.
NOBODY ELSE DOES WHAT A
CHIROPRACTOR DUS.