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February 11, 2015 The Portland Observer Black Arts & History Month Page 15 Entertainment Golf Coast Soul Band The Suffers, a gulf coast soul band from Hous- ton, Texas, will bring their elements of classic soul and rock and roll to crowds that love to dance when they perform Wednesday, Feb. 18 at Mississippi Studios in north Portland. Part 36. Healing Time out of the adjusting room. And yet, since the delivery process itself causes a high percentage of subluxations, infants to need chi- ropractic care. Obviously, children and infants are treated differently than adults. There are new, highly sophisticated methods of adjusting children and infants to insure the best possible Dr. Billy R. Flowers results with the least possible dis- : What age groups can a chi comfort. Though young children can’t tell you they’re in pain, heir ropractor help most? : This is like asking which age irritability is often a sign of the need groups benefit most from to be checked. good health. And yet, each age group has specific problems for Young Adults and Teenagers More and more young adults and which your chiropractor has spe- teenagers are getting involved in cific answers. active sports. As a result, more and more of them are getting injured, re- Infant and Young Children Other mothers are often amazed quiring prompt chiropractic care. Obviously half of he girls in our to see a mother carrying her infant Q A society develop scoliosis (curva- ture of the spine) during puberty. Left untreated, scoliosis keeps get- ting worse over time. However, it can almost always be corrected when chiropractic care is initiated in time. Needless to say, every teenage girl should be checked regularly for scoliosis and all teenagers and young adults should see their chi- ropractor regularly to make sure their newly active sports lives aren’t creating spinal problems they’ll have to live with the rest of their lives. Adults The world today is experiencing a terrible level of stress. Long work weeks, seemingly impossible dead- lines and economic woes create in- credible pressures. In addition, Depending on the degree of subluxations degeneration, your chiropractor can often provide help. For senior citizens who’ve been fortunate enough to suffered mini- mal trauma in their lives, virtually complete spinal recovery should be almost as easy as it would be for younger people. For those who have suffered needlessly for years, your chiro- practor can often slow or stop the degeneration, making life more comfortable. It is certainly worth the effort so that our senior citi- zens get the dignity of health care they deserve. most adults breathe in polluted air, drink chemically treated water and consume an average of nine pounds of food additives and chemical pre- servatives in a year, putting even more stress on their bodies. One sure way to keep the stress level from causing potentially dangerous subluxations is with regular chiro- practic checkups. Something for Everyone As you can see, there are prac- Senior Citizens tically as many reasons to have Retirement age for many people regular chiropractic checkups as has become just plain tiresome. there are people. Make an appoint- Aches and pins, often the result ment for yourself and your loved of untreated subluxations, ones soon. abound. Yet is hardly seems fair that having to suffer with pain or Flowers Chiropractic Office being drugged into numbness are 2124 NE Hancock fair rewards for all the years of Portland, Oregon 97212 hard work. Phone: (503) 287-5504 Flowers' Chiropractic Office 2124 NE Hancock, Portland Oregon 97212 Phone: (503) 287-5504