Family Chiropractic Care

03/26/2026

Science is catching up 😉
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Recent research found that our mitochondria communicate with each other using light, showing that humans are truly light beings at a cellular level.

Mitochondria, the energy powerhouses of our cells, emit tiny bursts of biophotons, subtle flashes of light that carry information across cells.

This cellular communication could coordinate energy, metabolism, and even influence overall health, suggesting that light plays a fundamental role in how our bodies function.

Understanding biophoton signaling opens doors to exploring how energy and information flow in living systems, and it connects biology with quantum and photonic phenomena.

The discovery reminds us that life is more luminous than it seems, and that our bodies are not just chemical machines, they are radiant, interconnected networks of light and energy.

03/05/2026

Pain is an OUTPUT not an INPUT

Last week a doc commented on one of my posts:
“This is great for Doctor information. But patients don’t care about research. They care about getting out of pain and returning back to normal function. It’s simple — pain gone, patient gone. I’ve been doing this for 27 years. I’ve been down the research rabbit hole and patients don’t care.”

Here’s my response:
Patients absolutely come in because they’re in pain. That’s real.
But if pain is the only target, it becomes the only outcome.

Pain is an output of the nervous system, not the root problem. When we understand and address regulation, adaptation, prediction, and perceived threat, pain often resolves as a consequence. And patients don’t just get out of pain they stay well longer.

Here’s the science we can’t ignore:
Pain is produced by the brain based on perceived threat, not simply tissue damage. The nervous system integrates sensory input, past experience, context, emotion, and expectation, then decides whether protection is necessary.

That means that structure alone does not explain suffering:
Tissue damage ≠ pain AND Pain ≠ tissue damage

When you understand that, your clinical thinking shifts.

You move from:
Structure-first → “Where is it damaged?”
to
Nervous-system-first → “Why does this system feel threatened?”

Patients may not ask for research. But they benefit when their doctor understands it.

If all you chase is pain relief, you’ll get short-term compliance.

If you understand the brain’s role in producing pain, you’ll get transformation.

03/04/2026

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The world is waking up to the power of a well-regulated nervous system. People are beginning to understand the vast neuroplasticity of the brain.

The next step is to experience what it is like to be clear of subluxations that irritate the nerves and reducing the flow and function of life.

Chiropractic identifies and removes this interference from your nervous system! Want to learn more? Comment and tell us where you are - we’d love to connect you to a chiro near you.
Save this for later or send it to someone who still thinks chiropractic is only for back pain!
➡➡➡Chiropractors, please share this to your feed or stories and help more people learn what chiropractic is truly about!

02/26/2026

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📚 New Research | VBAC & Chiropractic Care 🤰🌀

Can chiropractic care support women pursuing Vaginal Birth After Cesarean (VBAC)?

A newly published case series & systematic review by
Pamela Stone, DC, DACCP &
Joel Alcantara, DC, PhD
documents successful VBAC outcomes following pregnancy-specific chiropractic care utilizing the Webster Technique.

🔎 Key highlights:
✔️ Resolution of musculoskeletal complaints
✔️ Improved fetal positioning
✔️ Spontaneous VBAC outcomes
✔️ No adverse events reported

📖 Published in the Journal of Pediatric, Maternal & Family Health Chiropractic (2026)

Read the full study here:

🔗 https://vertebralsubluxationresearch.com/2025/10/05/1875-the-chiropractic-care-facilitating-vaginal-birth-after-caesarean-vbac-a-case-series-systematic-review-of-the-literature/

02/23/2026

Today OUR profession pauses.

Dr. Guy F. Riekeman, D.C. has transitioned, and with that, a presence in chiropractic shifts form.

Guy was not casual about this work. His voice mattered. His leadership mattered. His willingness to stand in rooms and speak into this profession mattered.

Every time someone steps forward to think deeply, challenge assumptions, and advocate for chiropractic with conviction, it leaves a mark. Guy did that. He cared about where this profession was headed. He invested time, energy, and thought into it.

There’s something humbling about moments like this.

They remind us that our time here is finite.

They remind us that service is never small.

They remind us that what we build in people and in principle outlives us.

To his family, friends, colleagues, and those who were personally impacted by him — you are seen today. Our hearts are with you.

Let this be a moment where we not only honor his life, but also recommit ourselves to the calling we share. To serve at a higher level.

Rest in peace, Dr. Riekeman.

Your contribution remains.

02/21/2026

HERE IS WHY YOUR HAMSTRINGS ARE SO TIGHT

For every muscle in your body, there is one opposite (ie for each one that pushes, there is one that pulls)

When one muscle gets used too much, it is almost like that over-bearing co-worker that shows up to work and tries to do e v e r y t h i n g, leaving you with nothing left to do. While that might seem appealing at times, for your body this begins to be a problem.

Those of us with tight hip flexors (front of hip) generally tend to have tight hamstrings as well. Here is why:

The hip flexors get short from many hours of sitting or too much work from exercise (ie bike riding, running, squatting, etc). This basically puts the glutes out of business. In that flexed hip seated position, the glutes get stretched out. This makes it hard for them to be used.

This DOESN’T MEAN that we can’t move, it just means that the brain has to figure out another way to get the job done. So the brain essentially asks the hamstrings, which are nearby the glutes to help out. Because the muscles of the butt don’t work right, the muscles of the hamstrings take over and end up doing too much.

THE END IS RESULT IS…..OVER-ACTIVITY AND TIGHTNESS.

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Become a Better Human

02/20/2026

“Text neck” is destroying our “arc of life” formed and developed by age 8 but is no longer …🤯

12/03/2025

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12/03/2025

A Colleague ADJUSTS a BALD 🦅 🤩
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11/27/2025

I’m thankful for salvation, family, chiropractic & traction! 🙌🏻🤣🤎🧡🍁🧠
I practice what I preach 💪

11/26/2025

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11/25/2025

🧠 GAME-CHANGER for evidence-informed chiropractors

New 2025 research reveals the sophisticated bidirectional communication between the nervous and immune systems lending understanding into why your adjustments influence WAY more than biomechanics.

This Nature Reviews Immunology paper provides the foundational explanation for:
✅ Why stress sabotages healing
✅ How adjustments affect systemic inflammation
✅ Why sleep quality impacts treatment outcomes
✅ How movement reprograms immune function

Swipe through for 7 insights that will change how you explain care to patients and communicate with referring providers.

Save this for your next patient education moment 📌

Source: Leunig et al., “Connection and communication between the nervous and immune systems,” Nature Reviews Immunology (2025)