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2022 has been an interesting year in research. An article showing that Autism might be seen in fetal brain MRI's 3 months before they are born...differences in the size of the insula, amygala and hippocampus were noted in their scans. And the massively important study from the AAP regarding changing developmental milestones. Both articles show how much we pediatric chiropractors are needed now mor...

Lech Walesa, former president of Poland and Nobel Peace Prize winner, said that someday there will come a time when children will be able to sing a different song, but "until that time, we have work to do." We truly have work to do. With everything that is going on in the world, my mission is to serve the kids. Because until they ALL can sing a more positive song, our work is not done...

Not everybody can be like a Dr. Sid Williams and leave behind a chiropractic school and a philosophy behind them. So how do you and I leave a legacy? One person at a time! Every person you meet, whether they are your practice members, the staff at your local restaurant or Kroger, or even people you pass by on the street or in the hallway...what sort of interaction do you have with them? That 1 smi...

Headline: "Medication doesn't help kids with ADHD learn"! Important research showing that ADHD meds do NOT have the benefit everybody thought they did. These meds do help attention but does NOT impact classroom learning. Certain ADHD meds also have a black box warning of potential dependence and possible increase in aggressive behaviors. Hmm... Study links: https://neurosciencenews.com/adhd-medica...

How are the 2022 changes in developmental milestones and TikTok related? In the normalizing of pathology! It's now ok if kids don't walk or talk until later and don't crawl at all. On TikTok, kids with certain conditions are developing tremendous followings, and other kids are imitating them, creating what is known as a mass sociogenic illness.

What is your 'extra something'? BJ Palmer coined the phrase, 'the adjustment with that extra something', but I think this applies to more than just the adjustment. It is the ultimate Life Lesson: how can your life be expressed with that 'extra something'?

Do you have a very clear idea of what side you are on? Our practice members know when they come to our office that they are getting something different and unique and not cookie-cutter like everybody else. Our office looks different, our paperwork is different, our talk is different, the chiropractic adjustments we deliver are different. Be disruptive!

Drs. Drew & Lisa Rubin have been married for almost 31 years and want to share their relationship secrets with you. Today's lesson is: Newton's First Law and how it relates to long-lasting relationships.

What is one of the most powerful forces on the planet? We're not talking about hurricanes but about moss and fungi! Yes, these simple little creatures have incredible patience and amazing discipline, to take down trees, one cell at a time.

New research shows that 8-9.5% of kids between the ages of 8-18 have anxiety and now a US Task Force recommends anxiety screening for all kids! How about recommending chiropractic screening for all kids that includes checking them NOT just for posture and scoliosis but assessing them from a functional neurological perspective!

Can you grow without part of your brain? A recent article in Wired Magazine (see link below) discusses someone born without a temporal lobe, that is very much associated with speech...but this person has great vocabulary! How did that happen? Because parts of their brain took over for the missing parts! That's the amazing power of neuroplasticity! https://www.wired.com/story/she-was-missing-a-chun...

The Polyvagal Theory has such profound implications in chiropractic, especially in pediatrics. This must-listen interview with Dr. Stephen Porges will inspire you to look at chiropractic and taking care of the kiddos under your care in a whole different way. Part 1 was introduced last week (Episode 451). For the entire seminar, check it out here: https://bit.ly/34X5MOk

How does the Polyvagal Theory apply to chiropractic, especially pediatric chiropractic? Hear it from Dr. Stephen Porges himself, as Dr. Drew Rubin interviews the amazing author/psychologist in this 2 part series. Talking about brain-based chiropractic, Dr. Porges shares his incredible insight that is paradigm shifting! Full seminar link here: https://bit.ly/34X5MOk

What should be in an associate contract? What do you look for when you hire staff? How do you get new patients when you first open up? How do you pay back student loans early? These and many more questions answered...

When BJ Palmer said that we "have been given a sacred trust. Guard it well," he was talking about taking care of the suffering multitudes. Suffering includes pain but is not limited to pain. There are so many suffering people out there, especially kids. Make sure your mission is to reach those kiddos!

Neanderthals & Chiropractic? A recent article (see below) discussed why modern humans have back pain...essentially because of poor posture due to societies change towards more sedentary occupations and lifestyles. And when do these lifestyles start? During childhood, with kids glued to their phones and iPads. That's where chiropractic fits in! See article: https://academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/articl...

Mass sociogenic illness? Never heard of it until I read an article in the Atlantic Magazine last week (see below for link). It relates the concept of a functional Tourette's Syndrome-like issue that occurs when young people watch YouTube or TikTok videos of people with Tourette's and, in a way, begin to imitate them. The relevance: they define a Functional Neurological Disorder (FND) differently t...

Why change milestones? Eliminate crawling as a milestone? Add 3 months to milestone of talking and 6 months to the milestone of walking??? I thought that the definition of milestone is "a stone set up beside a road to mark the distance in miles to a particular place." You can't change a mile marker like that! If it is a mile from one place to another, that DOES NOT CHANGE!

No greater way to build safety and trust in your practice members than to focus on what is called patient-centered exams and adjustments. That means going at their speed, performing examination procedures that they are ok with, doing adjustments that their nerve system tells you they are ready for. Not doing what we want to do, but doing what they are capable of handling at that moment. This is ca...

Want to see neuroplasticity in action in neuro-divergent, special needs kids? In pregnancy? Then investigate tonal techniques such as Network Spinal Analysis (NSA). How NSA works so effectively, specifically in kids with Autism and ADHD, and how impressive it works with pregnant mommas, can be understood by looking at it from a brain-based perspective.

Dr. Jeanne Ohm was a legend, an icon, a once-in-a-generation leader who passed away in 2019. Pathways to Family Wellness Magazine, the amazing healthy parenting magazine that she helped create, recently released a tribute issue to her that contained articles that Dr. Jeanne wrote over the years. She explained chiropractic so purely, so simply, so elegantly, that reading her words in this latest Pa...

The world is full of sick and suffering people. "It's your time" to take care of them, to reach them, to tell them that there's another way, to give them hope and resources and brain-based gentle chiropractic adjustments.

'What will you do' means what you can do, might do, want to do, dream about doing. The key, however, is DID you do it? If you have 'that something' in your head and your heart then it can translate through your hands and into that pregnant momma or newborn or child on the spectrum, and you can help transform their lives. "I will" is predicated on finding "that something."

"Get the Big Idea...all else follows" said BJ Palmer. Chiropractic is the biggest idea I know of. Sure, when patients come into your practice or clinic, they potentially will experience amazing results. But what about you, the chiropractor or chiropractic student? As Larry Webster said, if you go deep into chiropractic, it will share all its secrets with you. Go deep! Read Green Books. Study philo...

"What is the hardest part about dealing with kids?" is a question asked recently, and so began a series of queries relating to creating a thriving pediatric and prenatal based practice.