| If my chiropractic story were all I had to tell you, | | | | nervous system can have adverse effects on |
| I probably wouldn't be a chiropractor today. | | | | the body and how it expresses health. During the |
| Instead, I'd probably be just another satisfied | | | | case history, her mom revealed that Rockie had |
| customer who gets adjusted regularly. I injured | | | | an extremely difficult delivery at birth and had had |
| my back lifting weights for high school football and | | | | problems from the beginning. |
| suffered for 20 years. Eventually, the pain got so | | | | Over the years, Rockie's condition steadily |
| bad that I was even willing to consider surgery or | | | | improved. Eventually, she ended up in the National |
| chiropractic. At the time, both options were | | | | Honor Society, on her high school basketball team |
| equally as scary to me. Then, I met a | | | | and joining a local archery club. The long and short |
| chiropractor and started getting adjusted. The | | | | of the story is that Rockie has just finished |
| results were incredible and I've been without a | | | | college after receiving a full academic and is on |
| back problem ever since. In fact, I've not taken | | | | her way to an advanced degree. Not only can |
| even an aspirin for over 17 years. | | | | Rockie ride a bicycle, she drove back and forth |
| However, I'm a chiropractor today because of a | | | | between Marietta, GA and Columbia, SC every |
| little girl named Rockie. I first met Rockie when | | | | week for four years. She also competes |
| she was eight years old. At that time, Rockie was | | | | internationally in archery at the championship level. |
| having 15-20 grand mal seizures EVERY day and | | | | Not only has Rockie overcome incredible odds, |
| taking over a dozen different prescription drugs | | | | she no longer has seizures and takes no more |
| for the seizures, ADD/ADHD, emotional and a | | | | prescription drugs. No. Rockie is not like normal |
| host of other problems. In fact, Rockie's problems | | | | kids, she's incredible! |
| had been so bad that her doctors had | | | | When asked what chiropractic did for Rockie, her |
| recommended that she be institutionalized so her | | | | mom says that more than relief from the |
| mom could live a normal life without being | | | | seizures, learning disabilities and other diagnoses, |
| burdened by a child like hers. You see, the | | | | the chiropractor was the FIRST and ONLY doctor |
| doctors said that Rockie would never be like | | | | who offered even a sliver of HOPE for her little |
| normal kids, unable to get along in social settings | | | | girl. After knowing Rockie for several years and |
| or do routine physical tasks, even ride a bicycle. | | | | having watched her progress, I heard a story of |
| Needless to say, Rockie's mom said "No!" to that | | | | another little girl suffering from seizures. Sadly, |
| advice declaring that her little girl was a gift from | | | | this little girl ended up having a hemispherctomy |
| God and responsibility that she would willingly face. | | | | (an experimental procedure where HALF of the |
| Rockie's first visit to the chiropractor was with | | | | brain is removed) to relieve her symptoms. The |
| her babysitter's family. The babysitter made | | | | parents were told that a chiropractor should not |
| weekly visits to their chiropractor for wellness | | | | adjust their daughter. At the time, my first child |
| adjustments. Seemingly unable (or unwilling) to | | | | was only 15 months old. Imagining that happening |
| cope with another doctor, Rockie would literally | | | | to my child broke my heart. |
| curl up in a corner and watch as all her young | | | | Knowing what potential is designed and available |
| friends would get adjusted. One day, the | | | | for every living person, I decided that I would |
| chiropractor got a call from Rockie's mom saying | | | | dedicate my life to letting people know there is |
| that Rockie wanted to get adjusted and how or | | | | always hope of improving their health and their |
| why would anyone adjust a child, anyway? Her | | | | life. Every day I awaken, I give thanks that I met |
| little girl didn't have any back pain. Rockie's mom | | | | Rockie and the difference she has made in so |
| was told simply that adjustments help take stress | | | | many lives. |
| off the nervous system and that stress on the | | | | |