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Pharmaceutical Greed and The Rise of Chiropractic 01/27/2010

In the 21st Century, millions of intelligent consumers are choosing a more active way to get better without drugs. People want to finally participate in their well-being and look beyond prescription medications. That's a threatening public movement to the financial well-being of a greedy pharmaceutical company and its share-holders. The GREED of Pharmaceutical companies has influenced medical healthcare to the point that many people associate "MD = more drugs!"

"MD = more drugs!"

In response to a growing public shift from passive dependence on drugs to a more active role in well-being, drug companies are now trying to sell their products by showing people in their advertising enjoying a healthy active lifestyle. Very clever! It made me laugh, (before getting sick) when I first saw the TV ad for Celebrex. A modified musical tune of Three Dog Night's 70's hit "Celebrate" was jamming-out, while the focal characters were: a very fit lady doing Tai Qi, a guy throwing a frisbee to a dog, and people riding bicycles. I realized how brilliantly shifty this little strategy was and what it really meant. It meant a lot of dollars to the drug company; but it also meant that the drug company knew it was losing!   No longer is the public buying the message "drug = health, so they masqueraded their message with wellness activities. You can flip through various magazines and see similar marketing strategies everywhere. I made sure to jam-out the real Three Dog Night tune "Celebrate" when they were pulling two similar drugs off the market for causing heart problems. Furthermore, one drug company was found to have known through their research that their drug would lead to heart disease. This was sick!As a trained chiropractor and yoga instructor, I am sickened by these ads. Is this some kind of sick joke? Does a practicing Yoga or Tai Qi student really think : "Hey, I'll just take these drugs so I can do my class today and not use my breath or concentration" to move through discomfort?

I'll be the first one to tell you that chiropractic healed my low back pain, and yoga healed my chronic right knee injury. People want proper active solutions, education and guidance to their problems, not drugs or drug-pushers. This is why Chiropractors are being utilized more and more every year. Its part of a growing demand by educated-active consumers. Chiropractic is not even deemed "alternative medicine" anymore; and Chiropractors are not labelled as "other healthcare providers" by major insurance. Chiropractors are gaining hospital staff positions and being covered by most major insurance. DC's (Doctors of Chiropractic) are Captains in the U.S. Armed Forces, and are now required in every VA Hospital - approved in 2002; a slow process, so far!

A Chiropractic Physician is the only doctor trained to evaluate spinal hygiene for subluxations or osteoarthritis; then use: spinal corrective techniques, therapeutic treatments, wellness lifestyle strategies, or referrals to medical specialists to help you get results.  A doctor of Chiropractic is an excellent source for guidance with nutrition, exercise, or stress reduction.

If you have any questions about your health, please feel free contact me at my office. I can be reached at (843) 577-5793

   Yours in Health,

   Steven M. Schultz, DC, RYT
   Howell & Schultz Chiropractic Massage & Yoga Therapy
   568 Savannah Hwy.
   Charleston, SC 29407

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Steven M. Schultz, DC, RYT

Dr. Steve Schultz has been practicing as a wellness physician for ten years in Charleston; and is the founder of 123back.info. He began his search for holistic knowledge while working as a medical scientist at the U.S.F. College of Medicine in Tampa, Florida. It was there, a debilitating back injury led to a different path of healthcare after modern medicine couldn't help. His enthusiastic curiosity from a healthy recovery guided him with honors through professional school. Steve was trained in Pilates by Larry Nachman: Author of, "21st Century Health", and former student of Romana Kryzanowska, successor to Joseph Pilates, 8th St. Studio, N.Y.C. He later became a regular student at Holy Cow Yoga in 2008 and then completed the 200-Hour Teacher Training in May, 2009. He began teaching community yoga at Holy Cow in 2010. His professional opinion is that, "yoga is the best activity to improve spinal strength and flexibility." Steve enjoys Tai Chi, indoor bouldering and guitar, when he is not on the mat at Holy Cow.

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