Bank account/Overdraft• It is important to keep your account

in the black and not allow it to creep into the red!

• Do not allow those niggling symptoms in your body to become

major problems.

Rubber Band Tourniquet• You have three choices!

• Leave the band until the tip of the thumb dies and then you will need

surgery! If you ignore symptoms you will suffer chronic illness.

• Massage the tip of the thumb until it feels better but this relief is short-lived,

it will not correct the problem just address the symptoms.

• Chiropractic care will remove the pressure (the rubber band) to allow

proper function to return to your thumb.

Warning Sign• You wouldn’t ignore the warning signs

on your car dashboard or cover them over so you don’t need to be reminded!

• A good mechanic would fix the problem not cover the warning sign and hope the

problem vanishes.• Choosing drugs covers the symptoms

but doesn’t fix the problem. Pain is your bodies warning sign, would

you ignore this?• A Chiropractor will look for the problem

to prevent the symptoms returning!

Pain!• If you step on a dog’s tail it would

yelp in pain!• Where the noise/symptoms are

felt is not necessarily the source of the problem.

• Chiropractors address the source of the problem to prevent the

symptoms returning.

Smoke Alarm

• The symptoms we experience are the same as a smoke alarm beeping. This is our

warning sign!• You could ignore the warning sign or remove

the batteries but the house may still be on fire.

• The warning signs are designed to save lives!

Smoke Alarm

• Although all we see is the tip of the iceberg it is what is underneath the surface that is the problem.

• These are the danger areas!• The tip of the iceberg are the symptoms you feel

but underneath are the problems that need to be addressed.

• Chiropractors addresses the problems

Tip of the Iceberg!

Patch-up the bucket!• You can easily cover the holes with plasters,

which may work temporarily, but over time the water will start to leak and eventually the

bucket will overflow.• Do you want to take drugs to cover/mask the

symptoms or do you want to replace the old bucket!

• Chiropractic will repair the bucket not just patch over the holes!

Safety Pin!

• If like a safety pin left open, there is an interruption in the nerve flow

and organs and tissues will be affected!

• Your body, spinal cord and all your nerves control how your body

works.

Your nervous system operates in a full circuit from the central operator, the brain, through the spinal column to the organs and tissues.

Puppet-on-a-string!• If your nervous system is operating

as it should be, it can be compared to a puppet on a string being moved and directed by the

operator (the brain.)

Our nervous system is like a conductor, directing a finely tuned orchestra, our body!

Elements in a Wire!

• Like the elements in a wire, all are required to work properly.

• We require all of our nerve pathways to work for our organs and systems to operate correctly.

• A thorough examination can find the source of the nerve interference.

• All fuses in a fuse board need to be switched on otherwise a specific

circuit will not work.• Our bodies are the same, if nerve

supply is interrupted or damaged parts of our body will not work.

• Chiropractic restores the nerve supply or replaces the fuse so the

fuse board operates fully.

Fuse Board

Kinked garden hose• If there was a kink in the garden hose, water will not flow

through effectively. This is the same as signals through our nervous system. If there is interference in our nervous

system the signals will be effected.• Chiropractors help eliminate interference in your nervous

system by using specific spinal adjustments to allow signals to pass effectively.

The Garden hose

Functioning Fridge• If the circuit to your fridge fuse is damaged

the fridge will not work and the food inside will go off! If our nervous system is compromised our body will not function

properly.

• You can replace the rotten food in the fridge but until you address the broken

fridge the new food you put in will continue to spoil. The fridge needs to be

repaired.

• Chiropractors restore or repair nerve interference and prevent the body (food)

being spoiled.

Play your instrument clearly!

• Playing a musical instrument loud and

clear, in the correct note is the desired outcome,

Chiropractic enables you to be your best and

operate in the correct note.

Chiropractic care ensures your nervous system operates at its full potential.

Missing Puzzle

• Chiropractic care in your life enables you to fill in that missing piece of the puzzle by

ensuring your nervous system is not compromised and operates at its full

potential.• When your body works as designed it

operates pain-free and heals itself!

Weakest linkA chiropractic subluxation (vertebral misalignment) is like the weakest link

of a chain. Over time this will get weaker and weaker until eventually

the chain will break. The break in the chain is like vertebral misalignment which over time will cause loss of

strength and poor posture.

Your chiropractor will correct the misalignment ensuring the chain remains

strong.

Dimmer SwitchWith a subluxation affecting the quality of your

life it may seem that you are living your life slightly in the dark. Chiropractic care will help to eliminate subluxations ensuring you live your life

with the dimmer switch on full!

Motorway accidentAn accident on the motorway can cause massive

congestion leading to hours of delay. A subluxation in your spine can cause congestion in your nerve

supply which will affect how well you live you life.

• Chiropractic can help remove the interference and allow free flowing nerve supply, like the traffic on the motorway driving at the speed

limit with no congestion.

Fine-tuning of a piano!Chiropractic adjustments to your spine are like

the fine-tuning of piano keys. The piano keys are all checked to ensure they sound perfect.

Your chiropractor will ensure that each of the vertebra in your spine are perfectly in tune!

Regular chiropractic check-ups can help preserve your progress and avoid a relapse.

Popping of a champagne cork

The sound of an adjustment your chiropractor performs may sound like a ‘pop’. This is nothing to worry about, it is quite normal, and is only the sound of gases being

released between the vertebrae, not bones

‘cracking’.

Ripeness of a TomatoThe pressure you would use to test the ripeness of a tomato is no greater than that used by your Chiropractor when he adjusts you if you wish.

A precise force applied at the right time and place helps your body right itself.

Dental BracesBraces are applied to teeth to

correct the alignment. They are kept on for a specified amount

of time to ensure lasting results. If they are removed before this

time then the desired result may not be achieved.

Chiropractic care works in a similar way providing appropriate maintenance care to ensure you maintain the correct alignment of your spine.

Starting the ignitionChiropractic care ensures

that you can always start the engine to the car (your

body’s engine) and provides you with the extra energy to

build up speed!

Well-being can return as repeated visits retrain and

strengthen your spine.

• Maintaining the frequency of your chiropractic care will ensure you have the energy needed in your everyday life to

live to the fullest potential.• Like the energy needed to ensure an airplane takes off from

the runway, it requires that extra thrust of energy.

Aeroplane take-off

Rocket ThrustOnce you have overcome the initial

stage of chiropractic care, especially if you started with severe pain symptoms

you will feel your life take-off as you reach your potential

Like a rocket taking off from its launch pad, the energy and commitment

needed is huge as is the energy and commitment needed from you in your chiropractic care to ensure you do not

fail and stay at the start line.

Exercise LifestyleIt is vitally important that along with your frequent chiropractic visits you make sure

you do your prescribed stretches and exercises and ensure you do your daily 2hours of activity, whether it be gym,

housework, gardening etc…

Nutrition LifestyleAlong with your Chiropractic care and exercise routine it is also very important that you modify your diet and ensure

you get your daily essentials

Do you really need the dessert?Physical, chemical and emotional stress can overload your nervous

system!

Flossing your teeth• Flossing your teeth ensures you minimise and

reduce gum disease.• Chiropractic care is like spinal hygiene or spinal

flossing. Regular chiropractic care will ensure your spine does not deteriorate over time with

a build-up of arthritis and decay.

Yo-yo Dieting!• Yo-yo dieting means losing weight in a short

space of time and gaining weight over a long period of time!

• If chiropractic care is not received regularly you will find that painful symptoms may

return, a little chiropractic care will relieve symptoms. If this care is not maintained the

symptoms will return!

Coasting down-hill• If a healthier lifestyle is not maintained, including regular chiropractic care, balanced diet and adequate activity you may find that your health is on a downward slope back to

being out of balance.• Chiropractic helps your body work right so you

can get well and stay well!

Life is a roller coaster!• Life has its ups and downs, like a roller coaster

but it is important to bear with these changes and not bury your head in the sand. Keep the momentum of healthcare going to get you to

finish line!

Maintenance of the Golden Gate Bridge

• The Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco is constantly maintained. Once they have

finished painting at one end they start the other end again.

• Your spine constantly needs to be maintained by regular chiropractic visits.

Patch or fix• Would you prefer to drive on a road that had

been fixed/ re-surfaced or one that has just had the pot holes filled in, with a substance

that will eventually wear away?• You can just patch up your spinal problems with minimal chiropractic care to reduce pain symptoms or undertake regular chiropractic care to ensure you fix your spinal problem.

Rusty Hinge• Spinal decay if left untreated can be compared

to a rusty hinge. Without proper movement and nutrition and water the vertebrae will

seize up and be harder to move!

Coral• Coral is a very porous matter. Over time the

bones in our spine will become porous or brittle. Regular chiropractic care and a

nutritious diet will ensure adequate bone density.

Stalactites• Stalactites appear over many years and

continue to grow. Bony spurs may appear on our vertebrae and grow, unless we look after

our Spine!

Barnacles• Barnacles are hard, calcified areas that grow

on sea mammals skin. We also may develop hard, calcified areas in our body unless we

take great care of ourselves and move and eat well.

Silly Putty• The soft tissue in our body are the consistency

of silly putty and are therefore easily compressed under pressure.

• Our spinal alignment can have serious effects on the soft tissues surrounding the area.

Normal alignment will help to prevent soft tissue damage.

Bowling Ball• The human head weighs close to that of an average bowling ball. The pressure of the head

on the cervical (neck) vertebrae can cause serious damage if the alignment is not

corrected. This pressure can also lead to damage of the soft tissues of the neck.

Tug-of-war• The continued pulling and stretching of the rope in a game of tug-of-war is similar to that

of the ligaments in your body being pulled and stretched in both directions with poor

posture.

Jam Doughnut• The fluid that is inside your spinal discs, is

similar in consistency to the jam in a doughnut. If you place pressure onto the

doughnut the jam will seep out. Repeated heavy abnormal pressure on your spinal discs

may cause the fluid to bulge or escape, causing pressure on the nerves. The vertebra

may rub on each other without disc height space.

Ice cream sandwich• The perfect filling of ice cream, sandwiched

between two biscuits is similar to the perfect filling of a disc between two vertebrae. This

will ensure the vertebrae do not rub on each other, absorb weight forces and provide the

essential space for nerves to exit the spine and supply the body.

Stable Foundations• If the foundations on a house are not strong

eventually the cracks will appear! Strong foundations will prevent this happening.• Chiropractic (correction and strengthen

phases of) care will provide you with the strong foundations you need to be the best

you can be and prevent the cracks from appearing.

Tyre tread• You wouldn’t allow the tyres on your car to get

to this state so why allow yourself and your health to get down to the tread before you

take charge and change it for the better!

Working together!• You and your chiropractor will work together

to ensure you are moving forward and achieving your goals, with great even posture

and muscle balance.

Tin Man• Regular chiropractic care will ensure you do

not seize up and will keep your joints loose and moving freely!

Leaning tower of Pisa• Chiropractic care will correct and prevent

spinal misalignments and aim to keep your posture upright!

Perfectly Balanced!• Your posture is similar to the wheels on your

car. If the wheels on your car are not correctly balanced this will result in uneven wear and

tear on the tyres. A misaligned spine will cause wear and tear on your body. Regular chiropractic care will ensure a well aligned

spine! This will slow down the decay or aging of the body.