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September 14. 2011
North. Portland news and events
St. Johns
N E IG H B O R H O O D
Dr. Billy R. Flowers (above center) and his skilled sta ff are ready to help those in need.
THE
SPINA COLUMN
TM
An ongoing senes of questions and answers about Americas natural healing profession
Part 36. Healing Time
How long will it take
until you get well?
And now that you’ll understand the
role your body plays in healing, you’ll
: Y our body p o ssesse s understand the role in healing, you’ 11
tre mendous healing powers. understand the role your chiroprac
In fac t, by c o rre c tin g the tor plays.
subluxations which interfere with
healing, your chiropractor helps There are three basic phases of treat
make you well again.
ment.
However, your body establishes
its own priorities of healing. It is
now uncommon for a patient to
come in with a history of allergies,
sinus trouble, headaches, low back
pain, constipations and menstrual
irregularity. All at once.
Q
1. Eliminating the pain.
Though your chiropractor does not
treat pain per se, he or she will work
very hard to eliminate any pain you
might have. In many instances, it is
impossible to make any corrective
adjustments on your spine until the
pain has been eliminated. During this
: Can you imagine your phase, your chiropractor will need to
body healing them all at see you often.
once?
During this phase o f treatm ent,
you will need to see your chiro
practor less often. But be patient
and keep all your appointm ents.
Remember, your body is going
to repair the worst damage first
and even though a different prob
lem may seem more urgent to
you, your body will get to it in
time.
3. Preventative Maintenance
During this phase, you will prob
ably have forgotten the aches and
pains of Phase 1. The important
thing, though, is not to forget the
need for regular checkups. To pro
tect the investment you have made
in good health and make sure you
h a v e n ’t g o tten
any
new
subluxations, which would start
the process all over again.
A free barbeque on the front lawn o f Roosevelt High School on Friday,
Sept. 16 will help kick-off the evening's homecoming football game.
Celebrate Roosevelt’s
Homecoming Day
Dress up in black and gold and
join Roosevelt High School in cel
ebration of their Homecoming on
Friday, Sept. 23. A Homecoming
noontime parade will run through
downtown St. Johns and a vintage
classic car display will be held on
Roosevelt’s baseball field.
All events are free, including a
large bon fire that will be held at 5
p.m. on the front lawn of Roosevelt
High School followed by a free
barbeque at5:30p.m. andacommu-
nity pep rally to get the players and
crowd pumped for the Homecoming
football game at 7 p.m.
All family and friends are welcome
to join this community celebration.
Roosevelt High School thanks the
North Portland Police officers, Darrell
Grentz, Roosevelt alumni, neighbor
hood Fanners insurance, and the lo
cal fire station #22 for making these
exciting events possible.
2. Helping your body help itself.
This second phase of treatm ent is
very im portant. This is when your By this time, you will obviously
c h ir o p r a c to r c o rr e c ts
y o u r know and appreciate the benefits
subluxations, allow ing your body of proper chiropractic care. And if |
to start m aking the necessary re you’re like most people, you want
pairs. Ligam ents will begin to tone to make sure your friends and loved
up, m uscles will start to provide ones share the same healthy ad
With funding from two grants, anywhere” access to curriculum and
support again and tissues w ill vantage too.
Roosevelt High School in north collaboration tools.
cleanse them selves. You may find
Portland is the first Portland Public
The school bought 320 iPads for
Your diet and sleep habits could yourself more alert, less depressed Without drugs. Without surgery.
School
to
turn
on
new
technology
all teachers and support staff, along
be hindering. Anyone who smokes and even desiring healthier food. Without question.
with
two
initiatives
that
include
the
with iPads on mobile carts for student
two packs of cigarettes a day can
purchasing
of
iPads
for
students
useat
school. In thefallof2012,every
understand why their lungs aren’t
and staff.
student will be assigned an iPad.
clearing up. However, with proper
In a recent news conference with
One grant included the Mt. Hood
diet, sleep and chiropractic ad-
2124 N.E. Hancock Street, Portland Oregon97212
government and industry represen Cable Regulatory Commission and
I justments, you can be sure you’re
tatives at Roosevelt, it was an the other was a federal school im
Phone: (5 0 3 ) 2 8 7 *5 5 0 4
doing everything possible to help
nounced that iPads will enable stu provement grant for Roosevelt’s
your body help you.
dents and staff to have “anytime- three academies.
: You need to be patient.
But, to help you understand
which priorities your body may
select, your chiropractor will want
to know which problems devel
oped first, which bother you the
most and whether any might be
hereditary.
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iPads for All Students and Staff
Flowers' Chiropractic Office