No. On the contrary, most people feel significant improvements within the first week of treatment; less pain and stiffness, improved joint motion, more restful sleep at night, and more energy during the day.

How do you define “scientific?”

If you define it as the systematic pursuit of knowledge involving the recognition of a problem, the collection of data through observation and experiment and then testing the resulting hypotheses, then today’s spinal correction method is quite scientific. Because it’s based on the scientific fact that the nervous system controls and regalates virtually every cell, tissue, organ and system of the body.

These include published research documenting the results of spinal correction care on asthma, infantile colic, immune function, dysmenorrhea (menstrual cramps), improving vision and brain function, lower back pain, one’s overall health status and many others.

The “scientific” argument is largely a red herring and the sign of a double standard. Medical economist David Eddy, MD, Ph.D., observes that only 15% of medical procedures have ever been scientifically verified, and the other 85% of common medical procedures have no “scientific basis!”

Ultimately, the proof is in the pudding. Ask our delighted patients whether spinal correction method is scientific.

At Vlife, all our practitioners are licensed and certified professionals. But below are some comparisons between our Doctors and Chiropractors.

Doctor is Doctor, Chiropractor is Chiropractor, A medical doctor (MD) and a chiropractor (DC) though different, both have received degrees from a government-accredited medical school or college of Chiropractic and are licensed to practice.

But that’s where the similarities end as each science leads to health and healing in different ways. Obviously, these are two very different philosophies. However, each has its place.

At Vlife, our doctors specialize in treating the spine using manual spinal manipulation and using modern technology, manual spinal manipulation for several parts of the body and supported by physiotherapy services that focus on improving muscles and joints (physiotherapy modalities) with the aim of restoring optimal health.

This argument is one of the most commonly presented myths from those with an interest in discouraging people from seeking spinal correction therapy.

Because of the popularity of this tactic, year after year it has been the subject of countless research projects. The result of these studies show complications from neck adjustments, the supposedly “riskiest” spinal correction method, are exceedingly rare:

1. 1972 – One death in several tens of million adjustments.
2. 1978 – One in 10,000,000 neck adjustments.
3. 1981 – One in a 1,000,000 neck adjustments.
4. 1983 – Two to three per 1,000,000 adjustments.
5. 1985 – One in 400,000 neck adjustments.
6. 1993 – One in 3,846,153 neck adjustments.
7. 1995 – One in 2,000,000 neck adjustments.
8. 1996 – One in 900,000 neck adjustments.

The most recent in-depth review of the relationship between stroke and spine care, was published in the February 15, 2008 issue of Spine Journal. It looked at 10 years of hospital records, involving 100 million person-years.

The verdict?

There was no evidence of an increase in vertebral artery dissection risk with spinal correction method, compared with medical management. Based on this review, stroke, particularly vertebrobasilar dissection, should be considered a random and unpredictable complication of any neck movement, including cervical manipulation.

In other words, cases of serious injury are practically nonexistent. By comparison, it makes the deaths caused by over-the-counter-pain-relievers to be considerably more troubling! Although reports vary, annual deaths in the United States attributable to NSAIDs (Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs such as aspirin, ibuprofen, naproxen, diclofenac, ketoprofen and tiaprofenic acid) range from 3,200 to higher than 16,500 deaths and 76,000 hospitalizations.

Even risk-adverse insurance companies recognize the safety of today’s spinal correction method. The premiums for malpractice insurance paid by doctors are a mere fraction of what medical practitioners must pay. Spine care is safe.

No. Many people feel a pleasant sense of ease and well-being after their Spinal Correction Therapy. Some feel as though their power has been “turned on.”

Others feel more whole or “connected.” (This is what “normal” feels like!) Once people experience this feeling they often choose to adopt some type of ongoing schedule of care so they continue to feel this way all the time. It’s not an addiction.

“Why are so many visits necessary?”

By the time many people consult our doctor, they’ve had their problem for some time. Retraining muscles and ligaments that support the spine takes time. Each visit builds on the ones before. Remember, you’re doing the healing, not the doctor!

How long you decide to benefit from spine care is always up to you.

Many health problems fester without serious symptoms, making correction more difficult later.

That’s the problem with the lifestyle-induced health problems facing our culture. They quietly fester in the background, slowly worsening, often without any obvious symptom. Arterial plaque builds up. Blood pressure rises. Certain foods now cause heartburn. Every morning you get out of bed a little bit slower and stiffer. You hardly notice the incremental change.

Ironically, these are often the same folks who religiously change their oil and do other preventive maintenance to lengthen the life, appearance and performance of their car!

If you like being your very best, you’ll love visiting our clinic. No shots. No yucky medicine. No “healthier-than-thou” attitude.

More and more MD’s are recognizing the value of spine care.

Most medical doctors are unfamiliar with spinal correction and the principles by which it works. Many are still operating under the policy perpetuated by the illegal boycott of spinal experts by the American Medical Association in the United States and the Australian Medical Association in Australia.

On September 25, 1987, a United States Federal judge ruled that the AMA had violated Section 1 of the Sherman Act, and that it had engaged in an unlawful conspiracy in restraint of trade “to contain and eliminate the spinal correction profession.” The judge issued a permanent injunction against the AMA under Section 16 of the Clayton Act to prevent such future behavior.

Fortunately, more and more enlightened medical doctors around the world see the value in spine care.

“Instead of thinking of spinal correction as an alternative or some kind of therapy separate from other health care, we really should consider it equivalent.”1 Paul Shekelle, M.D., Ph.D. The RAND Corporation

“If your only tool is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail.” This is why I frequently refer patients to spinal experts as well as acupuncturists, massage therapists, osteopaths, or to any one I feel may have something to offer my patient.”2 David Perlmutter, M.D. Dynamic July 31, 1992, Volume 10, Issue 16

“I’m a surgeon, and spinal experts don’t threaten me. But they do threaten some of the primary care doctors. The bottom line is this: We’re supposed to take care of folks. If doctors cannot move a patient from one player to the next in a team, we’re not doing what we need to do.”3 Larry Teuber, MD

Why would a child have a spine and nervous system problem? Traumatic births. Learning to walk. Slips. Falls. The list is endless. Yet, because children have such an adaptive capacity, these problems are often brushed off as “growing pains” or just a “phase they’re going through.”

“As the twig is bent, so grows the tree.”

Many patients report that spine care has been helpful for colic, ear infections, erratic sleeping habits, bedwetting, scoliosis, “growing pains” and many other common childhood health complaints.

The concern that many parents have is that spinal correction therapy will be too forceful. They mistakenly think that their child will receive adjustments like ones they receive. Not only are adjusting techniques modified for each person’s size and unique spinal problem, an infant’s spine rarely has the long-standing muscle tightness seen in adults. This makes a child’s spine correction therapy feels gentle.

Knowing exactly where to adjust, newborns and infants are adjusted with no more pressure than you’d use to test the ripeness of a tomato. Many parents have commented that they see almost instant improvements in the well-being of their child.

No referral necessary.

You don’t need a referral or permission from anyone to see a our doctor. However, if you expect financial assistance from certain insurance plans, some policies dictate that certain approval steps be taken before commencing care. Sometimes these are granted freely and sometimes it’s virtually impossible.

Be careful that you don’t allow your health to be compromised by the profit motives of an insurance company or the petty bias or jealousy of a gatekeeper who doesn’t understand the importance of the spine!

It’s your body, your health and your future.

Questions? Concerns? Give us a call at +62 819-9707-0899

Spinal structure correction therapy works even if you don’t believe it.

Some dismiss the results our patients receive as merely the placebo effect. These cynics virtually ignore the mind/body connection that most forward-thinking health care experts are finally acknowledging.

A placebo (from the Latin ‘I will please’) is often a sugar pill or some type of sham treatment designed to invoke the beliefs of the patient, and in the case of double blind studies, even the beliefs of the doctor. Some studies show that placebos can be 30% to 40% effective.

Should the consistent results that today’s spinal manipulation patient enjoys be simply chalked up to the placebo effect and a caring personality? Hardly. While it’s helpful when the patient believes the care they’re receiving will help them, some doctors have seen positive results from helping newborns, infants and even animals for which the power of the believing mind is clearly not a factor.