tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4405705626521394778.post5197770425359770620..comments2023-10-31T08:07:04.103-07:00Comments on Dr. Riggs' Chiropractic Blog: Dr. Riggs' October Blog on HealthDrJohnRiggshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15442823181300114529noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4405705626521394778.post-18007357532284463262011-01-06T11:19:59.398-08:002011-01-06T11:19:59.398-08:00Prescription drugs, surgery, pain killers, etc, ju...Prescription drugs, surgery, pain killers, etc, just numb your pain and don’t do anything to fix the problem, yet they are responsible for 106,000 deaths per year.<br /><br />Eat less food. Eat healthier food. Exercise. Don’t smoke. Get adjusted by your chiropractor. These simple lifestyle choices all have a positive long-term impact on your health.Dr.DevineSeattleChiropractorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00396352461073827155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4405705626521394778.post-26457459820664632662010-11-18T15:15:34.508-08:002010-11-18T15:15:34.508-08:00Chiropractic saves patients money by reducing thei...Chiropractic saves patients money by reducing their need for pain medication. Many drugs merely mask pain without addressing its underlying cause. Chiropractic goes to the root of the problem, helping patients live pain-free without the use of medication. <br /><br />Have you ever estimated how much money your family spends on pain medication per year? If not, calculate it now. (Take care to include over-the-counter drug costs, which alone can reach monumental sums.) Chances are you’re spending more on covering up your pain with drugs than it would cost to treat your family to a year’s worth of preventative chiropractic care!<br /><br />Americans like to pride ourselves as having the best healthcare system the world but unfortunately that is not the case. We have a medical care system, not a healthcare system.<br />The current system of care focuses on disease treatment . We need a change to a system that is focused on disease prevention and health promotion.<br /><br />http://www.downtownseattlechiropractic.comAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04554877467602662477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4405705626521394778.post-41673824660157733642009-09-30T11:59:01.658-07:002009-09-30T11:59:01.658-07:00I do like your emphasis that surgery isn't the...I do like your emphasis that surgery isn't the first or second or whatever choice -- there are other avenues to be explored first! (And yes, I speak from personal experience, through the experience of family members.) Sufferers need to do their homework -- don't just accept a doctor's word you need to have surgery. Look at <a href="http://www.surgerynotincluded.com/toc.html" rel="nofollow"> spinal decompression,</a> for example. There's a book out there, "Surgery Not Included" that talks about that procedure for low back and neck pain, or herniated or degenerative disc, that says that procedure costs about 1-tenth the cost of surgery and looks to be more than 50 percent more successful (long-term) than surgery. Definitely worth looking into! <br /><br />Oops -- book is by Dr. Richard Busch.Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12553309379795237911noreply@blogger.com