Spinal bones as circuit breakers for nerves/electric system

Posted on January 7, 2012 by Dr. Dana Pletcher

The best way I can describe the relationship of the spinal bones/vertebra is your homes electrical system. If you are working at night on the computer or watching TV and suddenly everything goes black…hmmm…you look out the window at the neighbors house and their lights are on so you figure not an electrical outage. Next you look in the living room and the lights are on there so no even the whole house is affected. So your next step is to go the that electrical box in your basement/utility room or sometimes in a closet and your open it up and look at all of those black buttons to see which one is out of alignment. You then click/move/adjust that button back into alignment with the others and then rush back to your computer and…miracle of wonders it is now working again when you turn it back on.
Well you have just read a paraphrased analogy of how the spine and nerves work when we make a chiropractic spinal adjustment. Do you remember how many bones you have in the spine? Don’t feel badly if you don’t as it was not made very important during your school years no matter your major or classes. Here is a hint which will help you forever remember the number of bones in your spine. Do you remember how many letters are in the alphabet A to Z? That’s right it is 26 and that is the same as our spine…26 spinal circuit breakers.
When there is trouble in your body like neck/arm pain or low back leg pain and you bring your body to a Chiropractor, we look for the bone/circuit breaker in yoir spine that is out of alignment. We then click/adjust that vertebra/circuit breaker back into alignment and the nerve now conducts the electrical messages to its specific destination in your body. The nerve could be the first one in your neck which also affects all of the blood vessels in your body and is why it has been proven thru research at the University of Illinois to decrease blood pressure as good or better than 1 or 2 different drugs for blood pressure. That nerve from the first vertebra/circuit breaker also supplies nerve energy to the entire gastrointestinal tract and is why for over a hundred years chiropractors have been helping people with acid reflux, irritable bowel syndrome and such.
So when you or your child are having a health challenge remember to consider checking the circuit breaker box at your chiropractor’s office.
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Discs Doggies and FSM Microcurrent

Posted on September 30, 2011 by Dr. Dana Pletcher

Now normally I don’t treat dogs or any other animals for that matter, but this doggie was different as it is the family pet of my son Bryan. This little furry white lapdog named Frankie was in pain and didn’t want to walk or even eat. Frankie could no longer jump up on the couch or get down from it if he was placed there by Brandi, Bryan or my granddaughters Zoie or Hannah. The real animal doctor called a veterinarian diagnosed Frankie with a herniated disc in the lower spine/back. These disc problems are also called bulging discs or slipped discs. The Vet only offered an anti-inflammatory drug which didn’t help at all or surgery or put the little guy to sleep. This is when I get my FSM hat and put it on. We attached the positive leads from the FSM microcurrent machine to a damp towel and wrapped it around the little dog’s lower back and placed the negative leads on the tummy with another damp towel. Using one of our original Blue Box FSM microcurrent machines we selected the frequencies for inflammation on channel A and the frequencies for the spinal discs on channel B. After the first treatment Frankie walked without a limp and no yelping, so we decided this was a positive response. After a few more treatments over the next 2 weeks Frankie could run, jump and play like his former happy doggy self. So the moral of this story is that FSM Microcurrent works whether you believe in it or not and whether or not you understand it or not. Frankie is just one happy dog and thankful that his family knows, believes, understands and uses FSM Microcurrent to help heal doggy discs just like human discs.

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Miracle on Florsheim Drive…..

Posted on September 15, 2011 by Dr. Jeff

You may think of the next scenario as a miracle, but it is somewhat of a regular day occurrence at HealthQuest Longevity Center in Libertyville….

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The patient….. A 16 year old VERY competitive soccer player
The injury…… A stress fracture of the fibula
The result before FSM Frequency Specific Microcurrent….. This young man was told he would be out of soccer for 6 weeks.

THE RESULT after FSM Frequency Specific Microcurrent….. Three weeks and he is back on the field.

As you can imagine…. a 16 year old cutting his off time from soccer by half is a miracle to him.

It is absolutely imperative that if you have an injury you get it to HealthQuest Longevity Center in Libertyville for FSM Frequency Specific Microcurrent.

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Asthma and FSM Frequecy Specific Microcurrent

Posted on September 11, 2011 by Dr. Dana Pletcher

Rick a 32 year old young guy came into our clinic a year ago suffering from exercise induced asthma and allergies. He was an aspiring triathlete and I was amazed by his tenacity to stretch himself beyond the wheezing breathing of asthma when he ran, biked or swam. He was taking the usual prescription allergy drugs and these made him feel loopy and tired and did not prevent the exercised induced asthma from showing up.
On stress testing his quadriceps he weakened after the 6th contraction which is a game killer for anyone who is trying to do endurance aerobic exercise. This type of weakness is due to EFA Essential Fatty Acid insufficiency and these are of course the omega 3 fatty acids EPA and DHA. The irony to this is that he was taking a capsule or 2 of fish oil daily and I find that the problem is that usually this is an ester form of the fish oils. In nature God only created the fish to produce these fatty acids in a triglyceride form which is more absorbable and more effective when humans ingest these fishy oils. I muscle tested him by having him hold a bottle of the triglyceride form of omega 3’s and like magic his quadriceps muscles were strong even after 20 testing contractions and this amazed Rick…from weak to strong by just holding the right form of fish oil next to his chest. Of course he wanted and needed an explanation for this unorthodox testing procedure and surprising results (surprising for Rick….not for me)!
Oh yes, the explanation! Every substance is made of atoms and atoms make molecules and molecules make chemicals and stuff. Atoms, molecules and stuff all vibrate, spin and resonate to their own drummer. If a criminal spilled fish oil at the scene of the crime the CSI people who take a sample and shoot a beam of light through it and it would result in a very specific frequency pattern and this frequency specific pattern would be identified by CSI as the fish oils, EPA, DHA in their triglyceride form. I then told him that every substance has its own cell phone number which these days is a good analogy. My phone does not ring unless my specific frequency passes thru the air and reaches my phone…my phone is very frequency specific and thank God for that with all the hundreds of thousands if not millions of phone calls passing thru my home, office and wherever I am in the Chicago area. So in likewise manner muscles have their own cell phone number 62, nerves are 396, the lungs are 17. So the point here to remember is that every tissue, organ and gland in our body has a specific frequency or cell phone number. Also every condition has a specific frequency and inflammation is the most common offender in the crime of pain and injury and the frequency for inflammation is 40.
So in Rick’s case we began a course of treatment with the FSM microcurrent instrument and sent the cell phone numbers for inflammation 40 and 17 lungs as one of what we call frequency pairs in FSM Microcurrent lingo for his asthma. In treating with FSM we are also giving the body extra free electrons and our bodies just absolutely love this energy bath of electrons. This positive effect of FSM microcurrent has been measured in research to increase ATP (adenosine tri phosphate) our energy production chemical by up to 500%. Well Rick used this energy increase to win his age group this year in the latest triathalon and he is asthma free except for an occasional minor episode when the allergens were high this summer and he was working out really really hard. Needless to say Rick is a very satisfied user of chiropractic (Oh yes, I adjusted the spinal circuit breakers in his neck and upper back which supply the electricity/nerves to the lungs and bronchial airway tubes), nutrition and FSM microcurrent. It has transformed his life and allowed him to go to the level higher and beyond drugs.

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Facet Syndrome treatment with FSM…..

Posted on August 30, 2011 by Dr. Jeff

It has been a busy summer this year with all sorts of patients with varying conditions coming in….. but one of the most prevalent this summer has been FACET SYNDROME and I am happy to say that we have successful treated these patients with Chiropractic Manipulation and FSM Frequency Specific Microcurrent.
Facet syndrome patients often present with localized low back pain with some hip/buttock or leg pain above the knee. Most will have an onset after a prolonged period of extension to the lumbar spine or a misjudged sudden movement.
In the most recent case that I treated, the cause was a gymnastics move…. A walkover gone wrong!!! Treatment consisted of spinal manipulations and FSM Frequency Specific Microcurrent.  after the first treatment the localized pain had dropped from an 8/10 on the Visual Analog Scale (VAS) to a 2/10 VAS with the complaint being only a generalized stiffness. After the third visit, the patient said that she felt as good as new if not even better and wondered if she could still come in even if she didn’t have pain because her walkovers had improved.
The benefit of Chiropractic and FSM Frequency Specific Microcurrent in this case is that we were able to decrease and eliminate the patient’s pain quickly and we were able to enhance her gymnastics ability but freeing up subluxations in her lumbar spine. Chiropractic and FSM keeps you moving!!!!

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Neuropathy & FSM Frequency Specific Microcurrent

Posted on August 14, 2011 by Dr. Dana Pletcher

Last week Mike came into our clinic with numbness in both of his big toes. When I questioned him as to when it began he quickly replied July 2nd which was a month ago. With such a definite date of onset I then asked what was going on that day or the day before and he said, “ I was in the garage staining and varnishing doors.” With sudden onset and the fact it was in both toes I knew it had to be systemic in nature and was probably not a bulging herniated disc or pinched nerve as this is usually only on one side or the other. His x-rays of the low back did indicate decreased disc space at the L5 vertebra which could be a contributing factor. He also had a history of high cholesterol and bad reactions to the statin drugs like Lipitor and its siblings Crestor etc. with his experience of memory loss as one of the side effects. He was now taking a statin cholesterol drug again the past few months after a period off them. Not surprisingly the research has shown that statin drugs can cause neuropathy in some people and it usually begins in the lower legs/feet first before spreading to the upper extremities with arm/hand numbness weakness etc.
With all this information my hypothesis of how Mike’s toes came to be numb on July 2nd was formed. His exposure to the volatile organic toxins in the stain/varnishes he used that day caused a toxic neuropathy to which he was already predisposed to by the cholesterol statin drugs and the disc narrowing in his lower back.
The good news for Mike is that he came to see me and I am one of the doctors who has been trained in the use of FSM Frequency Specific Microcurrent therapy. Even after the initial 3 treatments Mike has noticed feeling coming back to his great toes. I have also recommended he take 100 mg of CoEnzyme Q10 daily to mitigate the side effects of the statin drug and also recommened that he call the Doctor who prescribed the drug and discuss discontinuing it with them to see if this helps also. In addition I suggested he take alpha lipoic acid 900 mg daily along with a nutrient complex HealthE-Clear Caps which assists the liver in detoxing bad stuff from our bodies.
So the moral to this story is that if you have neuropathy there is hope. The sooner it is treated the better yet even those who have had it for much longer than Mike can be helped even though it may take much longer to see the improvements in nerve function.

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Compound leg fracture & recovery with FSM microcurrent

Posted on August 6, 2011 by Dr. Dana Pletcher

When 17 year old Cassie left with her youth group to help out those with damaged homes from this spring & summers rains and floods she did not expect to end up in the hospital. While working to clean up the flood and rain damages she was given a ride on a 4 wheel ATV driven by one of her fellow teenagers. Well it turns out the young guy was not as adept at handling an ATV as he claimed and during the ride he flipped the ATV over with it landing on Cassie’s leg. The force of the impact broke her leg in 9 places with a compound fracture which means the broken pieces of bone shards came thru the skin. This is the worst kind of fracture to have and Cassie spent 3 weeks in the hospital with titanium rods and screws piecing her fibula and tibia back together. She also required a muscle graft and a surgical flapping of the skin to close the wounds. When she finally was released from the hospital she was not walking and had a pic line to continue the IV antibiotics. The wound and the fracture were not healing well and Cassie’s parents were very concerned about the potential loss of function for their daughter who had always been very athletic and active. Her father and mother have been patients in our clinic and I recommended that Cassie be brought in for treatment with FSM Frequency Specific Microcurrent to help the wounds, grafts and fractures heal. After 3 weeks of treatments Cassie is walking on the healing leg and even smiling again. The surgeon and the physical therapist are surprised at the rapid changes and healing that have occurred since

Cassie has been receiving the FSM treatments for her fractures in the broken leg bones. The angry red swollen wound where the bones had pierced the muscles and skin has quickly returned to a peaceful flesh colored region with the surgical scars as the only reminders of the trauma. At this point we will begin to use frequencies with the FSM that decrease the scarring of the injured and healing tissues. We are also treating the frequencies for the nerves that were damaged in the accident as Cassie was experiencing numbness and pain which seems paradoxical and yet often occurs with nerve traction injuries. Oh yes…of course knowing the importance of chiropractic care… we evaluated the pelvis and spine for misalignments/subluxations of the vertebrae and corrected these. The crutches had even contributed to pain in the chest by causing stress and misaglinments of the rib and thoracic vertebrae.

Everyone involved is very happy with the outcome. FSM microcurrent added an essential healing element to the surgery, physical therapy, medication, prayers and love that were all a part of this miraculous recovery.

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Fish Oil and healthier babies and moms and families

Posted on August 1, 2011 by Dr. Dana Pletcher

Amazing how research is done so piecemeal. One day you read how a vitamin or mineral or in this case fish oils are good for one condition and later read about for another yet neither study talks about the other benefits. This recent study from the Rollins School of Public Health shows it is beneficial for the baby if their mother took fish oil during the pregnancy. In this study they looked at DHA which is one half of the omega 3 partners EPA & DHA in fish oil. The data studied showed less colds and less severe symptoms in those babies whose mothers took fish oil.

We have been recommending fish oil for pregnant mom’s to improve development of the baby’s brain and nervous system for many years before it became more popular to do so.  In fact we recommend the Super Fishy Lube liquid or capsules to dads and brothers and sisters and Grandma and Grandpa too. All of us can and will benefit from the health promoting effects of the fish oils. The 2 main fatty acids found in cold water fish are EPA and DHA and they are determined to be EFA’s or essential fatty acids. They are essential because we cannot manufacture them in our bodies but must get them from our diet. The main source of these in the diet are the fish that come from cold waters like salmon, cod etc.

EPA helps decrease inflammation and improve blood flow so is then helpful for arthritis and heart/circulation. One of my teachers in neurology who is a former Neurologist and head of a department at Mayo clinic gave me the advice to make sure anyone who has Alzheimers or Parkinsons disease in the family to start taking Fish Oils and continue this habit rest of their lives. This is because the omega 3 fatty acids EPA/DHA have been shown to reduce your chances of getting these brain/nervous system diseases. Also for any of my patients who have heart arthymias I suggest they take a high quality concentrate of EPA/DHA which is in the triglyceride form like it is naturally when you eat fish. This form is more absorbable and more effective than the ester form of fish oils after they are processed and is the form of most of the fish oils sold. The EPA/DHA was discovered to help the heart’s electrical system be more flexible and resilient and decreased heart attacks by more than 50 percent in the study group that was taking these essential fatty acids from fish.

DHA seems to help more with memory and nerve tissues while EPA helps with depression and inflammation which I mentioned above. Bottom line is that as a clinical nutritionist I consider the healthy fish oils to be one of our most important supplements to our daily eating. My wife doesn’t like fish and many of my patients don’t either but both my wife and patients can take 1 tsp. of the lemon tasting liquid Fishy lube or 2 capsules.

Mark my words…soon you are going to read or hear about yet another, and another and another health benefit of including fish and fish oils in your diet. So what are you waiting for?

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NASH Liver Disease & FSM microcurrent

Posted on July 7, 2011 by Dr. Dana Pletcher

If LeAnn had come to see me 10 years ago I would have had to let her go home and die within 4 months like the University of Chicago liver specialist told her she was destined to do. Thank God it was 10 years later and I was very familiar with the use of FSM Micro-current and the practice of functional medicine. One other thank you goes to LeAnn’s financial planner who insisted she come and see me before writing out her will and getting her affairs in order as the liver specialist had declared her only options. She was in the final stage of NASH which is the acronym for Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis. This means LeAnn who was not a drinker had the same kind of fatty induced infiltration (steato) and inflammation (hepatitis) of her liver. This causes the liver to gradually decrease its function and lab tests indicate high liver enzymes (ALT, AST etc) which are the same ones that go high with  the viral hepatitis Hep A, B and C that we are more familiar with.

This condition is associated with insulin resistance, metabolic syndrome and weight gain which are all related to abnormal sugar handling by our bodies. LeAnn was overweight by 100 lbs and very fatigued and short of breath. She could only walk 3 or 4 steps without holding up the wall when I first met her. I first gave her hope which was taken away by the liver specialist who must have been on a first name basis with God since he knew there was nothing in this world that could help LeAnn and she was a goner.

We began by using FSM Frequency Specific Micro-current and applying the specific number for the liver. I tell my patients that every tissue in our body and every condition has its own cell phone number. That tissue will respond when we run that cell phone number/frequency thru the body. So in this case we ran the number 35 hz along with the number for inflammation which is 40 hz. We also ran the number for torn and broken and for scar tissue and the fatty tissue frequency. I also gave her a food plan to follow which is a modified version of the Mediterranean diet and has been shown to be a low or anti-inflammatory diet which the body needs when the liver is dying of inflammation and fat accumulation. I also had her begin the use of a medical food by Metagenics called UltraInflamX 360. This contains a unique set of chemical messengers found in nature called kinases which signal the body to decrease the fires of inflammation. In addition I had LeAnn take a specific nutrition supplement called lipoic acid which is effective in helping the liver heal and repair.

The bottom line is that a year later LeAnn was very much alive and not dead as proclaimed by the liver specialist. All of her liver tests were now normal with the bonus of 100 lbs of weight gone and she now had energy to walk and ride the exercise bike. Now at the age of 53 she was no longer a goner and dead but is very much vital and alive at this present moment. So if you or a loved one have been given no hope for your liver condition…think and hope again as I have been honored to be a witness to what some might call a miracle and I will say is the amazing healing ability we are born to live with.

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A coffee a day keeps the Alzheimer’s Away

Posted on June 30, 2011 by Dr. Dana Pletcher

Recently I gave up coffee for 2 weeks just to prove to myself that I could! Since I have the personal opinions and belief that coffee has some inherent health benefits…I feel vindicated once again that my vice of enjoying coffee is proving even more to be part of my healthy choices. A recent study published in The Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease has shown that the drinking of coffee by mice improves memory in those already experiencing the symptoms of Alzheimer’s. Important to note here is that it is caffeinated coffee that produces these memory benefits. Prior studies already have shown that coffee drinking decreases the risk for developing Alzheimer’s so with that being said…other than my 2 weeks abstinence from coffee I should be protected for life by the amount of coffee I have drank over the past years. It is again so interesting to me that it is the stuff from mother nature which is so protective and also therapeutic.
According to USF neuroscientist Dr. Chuanhai Cao, lead author of the study “Caffeinated coffee provides a natural increase in blood GCSF levels,”. “The exact way that this occurs is not understood as are many of the effects and side effects of drugs. Of course the pharmaceutical companies would love to isolate the chemical from mother nature’s breast and patent it for prescriptions of $big dollar profits. The only problem the drug companies have is that mother nature has created these naturally occurring chemicals in complex combinations that occur in the coffee beans in this instance and we are still discovering these with many more yet undiscovered. So when drugs are made from the most active single chemical found in the coffee bean for example there are many side effects which occur. Maybe it is true that you can’t fool with Mother Nature and get away without a whole list of side effects. Well I think I will go enjoy my second cup of coffee today….hmmm Caribou or Paul Newmans…now that is the question.

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