Kids are back to school and eager beaver parents are packing their bags and backpacks accordingly.

However, once you load up your son or daughter’s backpack with books, binders, pens, crayons, binders, notepads, and lunch—you may be preparing them for more than a successful school year. In fact, you might be setting them up for a future of neck, shoulder, back,  joint, muscle, and hip injuries!

Roughly 14,000 children are treated for backpack-related issues yearly, according to these statistics from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. At Barton Chiropractic we take care of a large amount of children and we see many problems directly related to backpack weight.  So before you pile the weight of the entire school year onto your child’s back, consider this: the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons explains that kids who carry backpacks that weigh more than 15-percent of their body weight are prone to neck, back, and shoulder pain, muscle and joint issues, and even permanent damage to posture.  Luckily, the Huffington Post has junior’s back with this A+ infographic on back-to-school backpack safety tips…

Corrective Care Chiropractic

Corrective Care Chiropractic is a completely different approach to achieving and maintaining optimal health. 

A true Corrective Care Chiropractor will evaluate the Central Nervous System (CNS) and spinal function.  The Chiropractic Corrective Care doctor evaluates the person for not only trauma and pathology but more importantly for function. 

Since our CNS controls every single one of our cells, tissues, and organs we need it to function as close to 100% as possible.  When we see a patient for the first time at our clinic we always let them know there are two basic forms of chiropractic care. One being relief care, which is pain control, and the other is corrective care, which works on the underlying structural abnormalities (that are causing the pain) to make a more permanent change.  It's kind of like spinal orthodontics.

Although all Chiropractors are able to give relief care, the Corrective Care doctors and staff at Barton Chiropractic will search for the true cause of any health condition and design a specific plan of action for each patient. 

 The Corrective Care adjustment and alignment process, similar to what an Orthodontist does to teeth to correct their alignment, in time can often correct the spinal alignment. Thus stopping, or at least, slowing down the degenerative decay in the spine.

 This often requires several visits over a period of time. However, it will not require bracing the spine but instead giving very specific Chiropractic adjustments to slow down the degeneration at the spinal level and improve nerve function. Corrective Care Chiropractic can aid in building a healthy body and immune system by slowing down mechanical decay in the spine and helping the patient to function at an optimal level to maximize their overall health and quality of life. 
-Dr. Jon Baker, D.C.

If you or one of your family members have not been checked for spinal misalignment within the last year, you could be suffering from spinal degeneration and not even know it. 

Don't wait till it is too late! call (925) 685-2002 to schedule a free consultation with one of our doctors.  www.BartonChiro.com

Tylenol & Liver Damage Facts You Should Know Before It Kills You

As a Chiropractor, I think everyone has heard that liver damage because of this drug ,Tylenol (acetaminophen),  is so common that it leads to over 100,000 phone calls to poison control centers, over 60,000 ER visits, and many deaths each year; in fact, liver damage due to Tylenol is one of the leading causes of liver transplants.

 If you are going to use this OTC drug to cover up your symptoms, you need to keep the following essential facts in mind:

1. Acetaminophen can be found in over 600 OTC and prescription medications. You can be taking it and not even know it!
2. The maximum amount taken should not exceed 4,000 mg (4 grams) in a 24-hour period; it should be noted that even small amounts over this cap can be toxic for the liver.
3. Drinking alcohol, as well as using certain medications in conjunction with acetaminophen can further your chance of liver damage/failure.
4. Tylenol can also be dangerous to the child carried by pregnant women; the danger is exacerbated after the fetus is over 14 weeks old.
5. If you merely suspect a Tylenol over-dosage, medical attention needs to be sought immediately.
6. There are 4 phases of acetominophen-induced liver damage/poisoning. Phase 1: ingestion within 24 hours; symptoms include nausea, paleness, vomiting and diaphoresis (too much sweating). Phase 2: within 18 to 72 hours; right quadrant pain, irregular heart beat, and high blood pressure. Phase 3: 72 to 86 hours; the most critical phase; pain, liver damage/failure, noted by hypoglycemia (lowered blood sugar), jaundice, coagulopathy (leading to bleeding), possible loss of normal brain activity, and some organ failures. Phase 4: four days to 3 weeks; it involves recovery, for those who survive the onslaught.
7. Liver damage/failure may also include: clay-tinted stool, dark urine, jaundice (yellowing of skin, etc.), noticeable skin reactions/conditions. These skin conditions may include blistering, pigment changes, rashes, dry, scaly skin, scarring and, in severe cases, blindness.
8. Acetaminophen can be found in a number of OTC medications: Benadryl, Actifed, Dristan, Formula 44, Cepacol, Dayquil, Excedrin, Anacin, Dimetapp, Midol, Robitussin, Sinutab, Triaminic, Vicks, Nyquil, Saint Joseph, Sudafed, Panadon, Theraflu, etc. 
9. Symptoms of liver damage include:  a swollen abdomen (ascites); Jaundice; tenderness to the abdomen; changes in urine; dry, itchy, irritated skin; changes to the stool; nausea; appetite loss; retention of fluid; and lack of energy/exhaustion.
10. Be especially careful when administering medications to minors without the supervision/advice of a healthcare provider.                                              

Conclusion

If you suspect acetaminophen poisoning, seek medical attention ASAP; doing so may avert a damaged/failing liver--it may even prevent death. 

All drugs have side effects. Most drugs simply cover up your symptoms allowing you to die more comfortably. If you or someone you know is in pain and suffering, instead of covering up the symptoms and waiting for it to "go away" (get worst), call Barton Chiropractic at 925 685-2002 and schedule a free consultation today!

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Why would anybody go to this Chiropractor in Concord when he openly admits that he has never healed anyone?

  Crazy huh?

For almost 30 years, thousands of people have gone to see this doctor for everything from pinched nerves, neck pain, headaches, asthma, A.D.D., diabetes, GURD, back pain even infertility and erectile dysfunction. And to this day he still maintains that he has never cured or healed anyone.

You see, this doctor firmly believes that no doctor has ever healed anyone. So often doctors try to play God thinking that they can actually heal people but that is just not true. 

Research has proven that your body is a self healing organism. It needs no help whatsoever to heal. It just needs no interference. Your Body has an innate intelligence inside of it that regulates and controls all of its functions. The Bible says that God breathed life into man and many people believe that it is this life or innate that keeps you and I alive.

Now imagine for  just a minute that your brain is controlling all of your bodily functions sending messages down your spinal cord and out to all the tissues in your body. Regulating everything that your body does, and everything is functioning at 100%. You are as healthy as you can possibly be.

But what if something was to interfere with your brains ability to control the organs in your body. Lets just say for instance your heart. Do you think you would be healthier or sicker? Sicker, every time.

Every day we have trauma in our life. Sometimes this trauma is so severe or goes on for so long that it can actually cause the bones in your spine that are protecting your nervous system, to be moved out of place. This can put pressure on spinal nerves.

That's right, a spinal bone out of place can put pressure on your nervous system and cause a decrease in function of your body. 

Now, if that bone is protecting the nerve that goes to your heart, and you put pressure on the nerve that goes to your heart, are you going to be sicker or healthier? What if the nerve goes to your stomach? Did you ever think about the fact that the same nerve that goes to your low back and frequently causes low back pain also controls your ovaries, uterus, and penis?

What if a doctor was trained in detecting and correcting these misaligned vertebrae (subluxations)? Can  you see that as the pressure is removed from the nerve that not only could the low back pain go away but even the erectile dysfunction or infertility or abnormal menstrual cramping, irregular menstrual cycles?

At Barton Chiropractic, that is just what we do! We detect and correct subluxations allowing your body to function at 100% so that it can heal itself. This is done through a series of gentle Chiropractic adjustments.

If you have a spine, you more than likely have Subluxations (spinal bones that are in the wrong place), decreasing your bodies ability to function at 100%. This may or may not be causing symptoms. We have found that symptoms are often not present until the problem has gotten really bad. A person that has just had a heart attack did not just suddenly develop heart problems. The heart was bad way before the symptoms arose.

If you are suffering, we can help! Visit our office at Concord Chiropractor or call our office at 925 685-2002 to schedule a free consultation with one of our doctors.

Which is Scarier?

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Although we have been taught the importance of good tooth hygiene, little or no emphasis is ever put on actual health. I am referring to our overall health. Politicians make a huge deal about "healthcare" when in fact they could care less. Lets look at the facts:

1) Our education system fails to teach anything about health. If we were truly concerned children would be taught nutrition . We would not have a nation of obese children. Childhood diabetes would not be rampant.

2) We would let our children enjoy exercise. Sports programs, making recess physical education fun.

3) less emphasis would be placed on pharmaceutical coverage and more on preventative care.

And the list goes on. Dentistry has done a great job of educating people about the importance of good tooth hygiene. pictures like the one of the rotten teeth look scary! But the picture on the right has far worst health implications.

Subluxation Degeneration which has been referred to as the silent killer can have devastating effects and few people understand it. It really is very simple. When you stop and think that your brain controls everything that your body does. Every bodily function.

If you cut the nerve that goes from your brain to your heart, what happens? That's right, you die! Now, what if instead of cutting the nerve, you put pressure on it, decreasing its function? "pinched nerve" . Yes, it ca cause pain, but more importantly, it can cause a decrease in organ or gland or even muscle function effecting your health.

If this vertebrea is left out of alignment, over time, as a result of the spine being out of alignment, the disc will literally start to wear away. This is premature joint degeneration.








All of this can be prevented.

Chiropractors correct the devastating effects of vertebreal subluxations. Chiropractic corrective care can even slow down or stop this premature degeneration, as well as removing interference in the nervous system.


It makes sense to me, If you want to be healthy, you will get checked by a chiropractor as soon as possible. If you want your family to be healthy, you will get your family's nervous system checked. 

At Barton Chiropractic in Concord we will never charge you or a loved one to sit down and talk about your needs. If you are serious about your health, call 925 685-2002 today for a free consultation to see if you are suffering from Subluxations in your spine.