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If you have been involved an auto accident, your body may be facing even more serious damage than you think! Fortunately, you can get the treatment you need for your auto accident injury from Dr. Mike, the Lexington chiropractor who knows exactly how to help you, right here at LifeStyle Chiropractic.

An auto accident can hurt you in a variety of ways. Headaches and neck pain are two of the most common symptoms experienced after an auto accident. Whiplash, which is probably the most common auto accident injury, involves injury to the neck tissues. Whiplash commonly results in nerves being pinched, and/or the straining or tearing of muscles and ligaments. Mid back or low back pain can also result from the seat belt injuring the spine. Many other kinds of injuries are possible too -- and you may not even be aware that you have incurred them. Some injuries do not cause symptoms until many weeks later. So if you are in an accident you really need to get yourself checked out immediately.

Pain Management and Relief from Your Lexington Chiropractor

Chiropractic is very effective for pain management as related to your auto accident injury. It’s real important to start treatment as soon as possible after the accident to start your body healing itself. Dr. Mike will perform a thorough exam of your spine and start you on the appropriate care plan to manage your pain and start your body healing itself. Achieving your pre-injury state of health and function is our goal. Our combination of chiropractic techniques and complementary therapies can play a major role in your ongoing wellness care and overall health too. Just remember -- if you get into an accident, contact us immediately for an evaluation. It’ll pay you dividends in the end to start treatment early.

Have you ever had an auto accident injury or back pain form an auto accident? Share your story!

Keep your headlights clear with car wax!

Just wipe ordinary car wax on your headlights. It contains special water repellents that will prevent that messy mixture from accumulating on your lights – lasts 6 weeks. I use this idea in our glass surround on the shower. Works beautifully!

• Squeak-proof your wipers with rubbing alcohol!

Wipe the wipers with a cloth saturated with rubbing alcohol or ammonia. This one trick can make badly streaking, squeaking wipers change to near perfect silence and clear.

• Ice-proof your windows with vinegar!

Frost on it’s way? Just fill a spray bottle with three parts vinegar to one part water… spray it on all your windows at night. In the morning, they’ll be clear of icy mess. Vinegar contains acetic acid, which raises the melting point of water—preventing water from freezing!

• Prevent car doors from freezing shut with cooking spray!

Spray cooking oil on the rubber seals around car doors and rub it in with a paper towel. The cooking spray prevents water from melting into the rubber.

• Fog-proof inside your windshield with shaving cream!

Spray some shaving cream on the inside of your windshield and wipe off with paper towels. Shaving cream has many of the same ingredients found in commercial defoggers.

• De-ice your lock in seconds with hand sanitizer!

Just put some hand sanitizer gel on the key and the lock and the problems solved! Of course that means you’ll have to carry the hand sanitizer in your pocket or your purse. Remember that if it’s in your car, the lock is frozen and you can’t get to it….but you knew that!

Our chiropractic office offers family chiropractic care, treating everything from chronic headaches to pain management for sports injuries or an auto accident injury, such as whiplash. We use a wellness approach to managing pain, favoring chiropractic techniques and lifestyle modifications to help our patients feel their best.

Wellness Care Services at Our Lexington Office

At Lifestyle Chiropractic, our Lexington chiropractor focuses on wellness care, in addition to treating specific injuries. Our clinic offers traditional chiropractic techniques, which offers a long-term solution. Our approach to your long-term wellness includes postural correction in addition to the corrective exercises to strengthen the muscles that surround and support the spine.

Total family wellness care also includes gentle treatments to help alleviate the pain associated with pregnancy and to prepare mothers for a natural childbirth. Young children can also benefit from chiropractic care for ailments such as colic and chronic earaches, in addition to the general headaches and pain that they may experience.

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Midwives Advocate Chiropractic and the Webster Technique

After a recent ICPA E-Newsletter went out discussing the Webster technique, I received an e-mail from Ann Sommers, a midwife in Southern California. Her comments were supportive and enthusiastic about her experiences with Doctors of Chiropractic in her 11 years as a midwife and doula. She always has and continues to recommend chiropractic care as part of her clients’ prenatal care.

About the Technique, she had this to say: “I have never known the Webster Technique not to work in supporting a breech baby to turn except for one case where there was placenta previa. I have, however, known of the external version not to work!”

I have been recommending the Webster Technique for close to 11 years. During that time I have encountered many breeches and have only experienced 3 breech deliveries. One woman did not choose to do the Webster Technique and had her baby by c-section. Another was a last minute client whose doctor said her baby was vertex (not) and refused to do an ultrasound to confirm it. She delivered breech in a hospital. Another client of mine had a baby that was vertex until the last week— her baby did a surprise turn.

In following up with a phone conversation, Ann and I were able to discuss the numerous reasons why chiropractic care in pregnancy allows for safer and easier deliveries for both the mother and baby. Her referrals over the years to Doctors of Chiropractic always left her midwifery clients feeling well taken care of and appreciative of her recommendations.

The Doctors of Chiropractic further supported the midwifery philosophy for natural birthing. Those mutual clients approached their births with a greater sense of confidence and trust in their body’s ability to function normally. This on-going support from both practitioners is an incredible asset to the pregnant mother throughout pregnancy and in birth.

Find practitioners who support the natural process of birth. Make regular chiropractic care a part of your prenatal choices as well. Birth is an amazing experience and how you prepare throughout pregnancy along with who you work with will in fact lead to a more fulfilling birth experience.