Dr George Tuihalangingie DC

02/22/2026

02/08/2026

Create a caricature of me and my job based on everything you know about me. ChatGPT taking me@on one 😂

02/06/2026

🧠 Chiropractic doesn’t just help your back — it changes your brain.
Most people think pain lives in the muscles or joints.
But science says otherwise.
A 2024 neuroscience study published in Brain Sciences found that chiropractic care literally changes brain activity in people with chronic low back pain.
After just 4 weeks of chiropractic adjustments, patients showed:
✔️ Reduced pain
✔️ Better sleep
✔️ Less anxiety & depression
✔️ Less fatigue
✔️ Improved quality of life
And here’s the key part 👇
🧠 The improvements were linked to changes in the prefrontal cortex — the part of the brain that controls pain perception, stress, and emotional regulation.
That means chiropractic doesn’t just “crack joints.”
It helps retrain the nervous system so the brain processes pain differently.
This is why:
• Pain can linger even after injuries “heal”
• Chronic pain feels exhausting and overwhelming
• Adjustments help people feel calmer, clearer, and more functional — not just looser
👉 Pain is not just a spine problem.
👉 It’s a brain + nervous system problem.
And chiropractic addresses both.

02/06/2026

🧠🚨 NEW CONCUSSION SIGN MOST PEOPLE MISS 🚨🧠
Ever notice someone take a hit…
stand up…
then rapidly shake their head side-to-side like they’re trying to “clear it”?
That’s not random.
A 2024 peer-reviewed study just identified this movement as a highly predictive sign of concussion called:
SHAAKE — Spontaneous Headshake After a Kinematic Event
Here’s why this matters 👇
🔹 Happens in ~50% of concussions
🔹 When it happens, it’s linked to a concussion over 90% of the time
🔹 It’s one of the most specific concussion signs ever studied
Athletes say they do it because they feel:
• Disoriented
• Dizzy
• Like they need to “jump-start” their brain
⚠️ Important:
This doesn’t diagnose a concussion by itself — but it’s a huge red flag that should trigger immediate evaluation.
In fact, this sign was missed in a high-profile NFL case, and the athlete returned to play… only to suffer a much more serious brain injury days later.
👉 Moral of the story:
Concussions aren’t always obvious.
And ignoring subtle signs can have serious consequences.
If you or your child:
• Took a hit
• Felt “off” afterward
• Or caught yourself shaking your head after impact
📍 Get checked. Brain injuries aren’t something to tough out.

02/04/2026

Your body can’t heal if it’s stuck in fight-or-flight.
A 2024 clinical study measured how spinal adjustments affect the autonomic nervous system — the system that controls stress, heart rate, blood pressure, and recovery.
Here’s what they found 👇
✔️ Spinal adjustments reduced stress signals
✔️ Increased the body’s rest-and-heal response
✔️ Improved mobility more than positioning alone
✔️ Changes were measurable, not placebo
Even simple touch helped…
But real spinal adjustments created stronger neurological effects.
If you’re constantly tense, tight, inflamed, or “on edge,” it’s not just muscles —
it’s your nervous system being stuck in overdrive.
That’s why chiropractic isn’t just about pain relief.
It’s about resetting how your body functions.

02/03/2026

🧓 “A person is as old as their spine.”
Your spine doesn’t just affect pain… it affects your ORGANS.
Back in 1921, a medical doctor named Henry Winsor, MD dissected 50 cadavers at the University of Pennsylvania to answer one question:
👉 Is there a connection between spinal misalignment and diseased organs?
What he found shocked medicine.
🔍 The results:
• 49 out of 50 cadavers had spinal curvatures
• 139 diseased organs were identified
• 128 of those organs were linked to spinal curves at the SAME sympathetic nerve level
• When accounting for nerve overlap?
➡️ The correlation jumped to essentially 100%
Not muscle pain.
Not “pinched nerves.”
But sympathetic nervous system irritation affecting blood flow to organs.
📉 Reduced blood flow = dysfunction
📈 Increased sympathetic tone = disease over time
Even more wild?
👉 The spinal distortions came FIRST. The organ disease came later.
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This study documented links between spinal curvatures and:
• Heart & lung disease
• Liver, stomach, pancreas, kidney issues
• Bladder, prostate, uterine problems
• Even accelerated aging

So when people say:
❌ “Chiropractic is just for back pain”
❌ “Posture doesn’t matter”
They’re ignoring 100+ year-old medical research.
We correct the underlying spinal stress that keeps your nervous system stuck in fight-or-flight.
Pain is just the warning light.
The real issue is deeper.

01/03/2026

My daughter came in to help clean and wanted an adjustment . From womb to tomb—taking care of my daughter from day one. Strong and healthy

12/19/2025

Throwback to graduation — when I was surprised to receive the highest clinical award.
Just a reminder: set your goals, put your head down, and grind.
The work always shows up eventually

12/17/2025

Posture isn’t just about looking upright — it’s about how your body FUNCTIONS.

Your posture directly affects your nervous system, breathing, and even hormone regulation.

Here’s the cycle we often see 👇
🔁 Stress (physical, emotional, chemical)
➡️ Sympathetic activation (fight-or-flight stuck “ON”)
➡️ Postural dysfunction
➡️ More stress… and the loop continues

When posture breaks down:
• Breathing becomes shallow
• Muscles stay tight
• The nervous system stays overstimulated
• Recovery slows
• Pain becomes chronic

That’s why chiropractic care isn’t just about cracking backs — it’s about restoring balance to the nervous system and helping your body shift out of stress mode.

📍 Better posture = better breathing
📍 Better breathing = better nervous system regulation
📍 Better regulation = better healing

Your body was designed to heal — it just needs less interference.