Number one is that I am a highly experienced. wellness based, neurologically focused Doctor of Chiropractic. Number two: I am a great adjuster by hand and by instrument it that is your preference. Number three is that I don’t guess about the health of the families who are referred to me. I measure how alive […]
Author Archives: Dr. Bob Pike
Yes. This is a loaded question as the child hugging the globe indicates. Lets look at these three title words as defined in Websters dictionary. 1. health: “a flourishing condition of well-being” there were several other ridiculous ones. This is my choice. 2. lifestyle: “the typical way of life of an individual, group, or culture”. […]
What is the difference between SMT (spinal manipulative therapy) and a specific chiropractic adjustment? Why should you care? The answer is simple but for it to make sense, we must ask a few more questions first. Do you know that your body is self-regulating and self-healing or do you only believe it and therefore neglect […]
How smart is your brain? Millions of us are spending time on games and activities that help develop our brain’s neuroplastic ability. What does this term mean and why does it matter? An easy way to think of this is to imagine that your brain never stops learning. An example of an incredibly difficult that […]
There are two states of awareness you can be in when you think about it. The state of belief The state of knowing Belief about anything ironically contains the exact opposite belief about the same thing. Belief is actually a state of wanting to know without knowing. Knowing is three levels deep. You can know […]
Neuro (Central Processor or Brain) Plasticity (changeable or adaptable) Here’s a thought to ponder. Does the spine influence the brain? To clarify this consider a spine that is not in ideal alignment. Some segments in this structure are inflamed and the spinal cord inside the spinal bones is being stretched and irritated (chiros call this […]
I have known for years that health and wellness are the normal states for each of us. The proof of this is in the title of this brief post. The image is an 8 week old Fetus. Previously a gestating Embryo; Fetus is the name of the completely formed human body! Imagine for a moment […]
One of the best aspects to me politically speaking about being in chiropracTIC is that it is still pioneering! Those are two ‘P’ words with punch! Politics as defined by Websters: 1.political affairs or business; specifically competition between competing interest groups or individuals for power and leadership. 2. the total complex of relations between people […]
What do I believe healing is? I believe my body is self healing, self regulating and self organizing. I believe this because my body is alive. Because it is self evident (proven) that the intelligence of life can build and grow a whole and complete human body during a nine month pregnancy… So it is […]
What an interesting idea! Pain can be experienced (felt) because it is a perception The human body has multiple types of sensors to pickup and transmit information to the brain. These sensors are called nociceptors. We must understand how important it is for us that the brain receive protective signals indicating that there is either […]