1.       The first rule of this office is the Golden rule.  Help us to practice this principle. 

2.      Our purpose as Chiropractors is to serve you faithfully so that you may have a greater degree of health.  Cooperate with us in this endeavor. 

3.      Chiropractors do not perform miracles.  They work with natural laws.  Time is an essential element.  Be patient, allow time for restoration. 

4.      Chiropractic is a definite Science and Art complete in itself.  No drugs or surgical methods are used in our office.  While under Chiropractic care, you are expected to refrain from taking any medicine which will interfere with your care.  Health comes from within.  Some drugs numb or excite the nerves and hinder rather than help health restoration.  Surgery and medicine have their place, but we must keep them separate from Chiropractic. 

5.      Assist your Chiropractor.  He is clearing the nerve channels which sets free the Creator’s healing force.  Give the Creator a chance to get you well by not further contaminating your body with drugs or medicines. 

6.      Let your Chiropractor decide when a spinal adjustment should be given.  His scientific examinations reveal what should be done.  Tell him your symptoms but when his check-up indicates that nerve channels are clearing and only time is required for reparation, follow his instruction.  

7.      When you are feeling better, tell us; if you are not, also tell us, we want to know any changes that take place – good or bad.  Give us the facts so that we may be better able to help you.  Expect health and give thanks for better health when it comes. 

8.      Chiropractic is different in its approach to disease.  Its terminology is different.  Its methods are different.  Progress is different.  Respect the Chiropractic mode of practice; cooperate always for the best results. 

9.      This office expects your cooperation in observing these rules and of assuming your responsibility for service.  We therefore reserve the right to dismiss your case at any time it becomes apparent that you are not willing to give this cooperation. 

10.  You are expected to read and reread these office rules until you are familiar with their import.  Then follow through to the best of your ability.  When in doubt follow rule Number One for better guidance.  Cooperation helps everyone.  YOU DO YOUR BEST AND WE WILL DO OURS. 

RULES TO BE OBSERVED DURING SPINAL CORRECTION:

1.       When lying on side, sleep on a pillow which keeps neck vertebrae level with the rest of the spine. 

2.      Do not sleep on your stomach; raise head off pillow when changing positions in bed. 

3.      Do not over extend or over flex your spine; avoid overhead work and ladies have hair rinsed with head forward. 

4.      Do not hold your neck rigid and stiff; keep free from all stresses and strains. 

5.      Do not apply heat, cold, massage or vibration to back and neck muscles as it can interfere with corrective processes. 

6.      Do not twist or turn your head quickly or beyond normal limits of motion. 

7.      Do not lift excessively; lift with legs, not your back.  (Ask us if not clear.) 

8.      Do not probe into the adjusted area. 

9.      Do not cross your legs or stand only on one foot. 

10.  Do not sleep sitting in chair, with head on arm of couch or in crammed quarters.  Go to bed and lie out straight when sleepy. 

11.  Do not drink coffee, tea, or carbonated beverages within 12 hours of your appointment.  No alcoholic drinks within 48 hours. 

12.  Taking Salicylic Acid agents (aspirins); tranquilizers, muscle relaxers, sleeping pills or pain pills can have an adverse effect upon the accuracy of Spinal tests and can jeopardize your correction progress. 

13.  Do use good posture in all activities; stand tall; sit tall; sleep tall; think tall. 

14.  Keep your appointments for Recommended Spinal Check-ups.  

RULES FOR PERPETUAL HEALTHY AND HAPPY LIVING

1.      Keep your spine free of nerve pressure.

2.      Devote 20 minutes of your lunch hour for rest and passive relaxation, if low on vitality.

3.      Your vitamin needs are fully provided in the following variety:  fresh green and yellow vegetables, fresh fruits, lean meat, milk, butter, cheese, eggs and whole grain cereals, sprouted breads.  Avoid excessive consumption of any one food.

4.      Stand and sit erect to lessen the degree of spinal compression and strain.

5.      Provide for necessary recreation to eliminate the danger of living monotony.

6.      Participate in activities to help exercise and strengthen your body, but avoid jarring or placing stress on your neck and spine.

7.      Use extra care in hygienic procedures for yourself and in the home.

8.      Be sure to get plenty of sleep to allow your body to repair and recuperate.

9.      Be temperate and moderate in all your habits.

10.  Relax and refrain from excessive worry and strain. 

CONCLUSION 

The information has shown that the nervous system is the source of all health.  Health cannot be injected into the body by puncturing the skin, or fed into the body by swallowing powders, capsules or liquids, possibly temporary relief, but not health.  Health can only come from within the body.Implanted within man is all the machinery required to develop the digestive juices, the insulin, the cortisone, and all the thousand and one things he needs every day to keep him healthy.  And this machinery works perfectly so long as the nerve channels are free to carry their vital impulses.

One of the first things you should overcome is fear.  Fear kills more people than does the disease they fear and it makes the suspense worse.

All elements of health are within your body at all times struggling for expression.  Spinal nerve interference is the usual hindrance to this expression and results in disease.  Chiropractors find and correct this basic cause.  When that is accomplished, improved health is the Natural consequence.