Drs. David and Jennifer Cretsinger
Amherst, New Hampshire
In November of 2003, I was introduced to Spinal Corrective Center. My
stepfather suggested I go and get checked out due to some health problems
I had been dealing with for years. I had been having headaches, which
progressed to migraines for 11 years. Since the birth of my son, the
migraines had become a daily, debilitating occurrence. Asthma that I
had been diagnosed with at eight years old had become progressively worse.
I had to go to the emergency room three times in six weeks because I
couldn't breathe. Every time I got a cold it would turn into a respiratory
infection and I would go through a round of antibiotics and steroids.
I had eczema so badly on my hands that I spent the winter
in band-aids because my skin was so dry it cracked. All in all I was
taking six different prescriptions. Two for migraines, one of which affected
my blood pressure and the other that causes heart problems. Three for
asthma and a steroid cream for eczema. (The steroid cream carries the
FDA Black box warning as it is highly carcinogenic.)
Until I started chiropractic
care it never occurred to me that there was a better way.
I had wondered from time to time why the doctors never tried to figure
out why I had migraines, why the asthma was getting worse or why I suddenly
was diagnosed with eczema at 22. I didn't realize that those were signals
from my body telling me all was not well.
My first x-rays showed that
I had a -8 degree curve in my neck. I started getting adjusted
and after just two weeks the migraines were gone. After six months I
was able to stop taking all the asthma medication and the pattern of
respiratory infections had disappeared, as had the eczema.
After three
months of care Dr. Jen encouraged me to have my two children
checked. My daughter, Amber, who is now six, is the healthy kid. My son,
Taylor, started a pattern of breathing problems at 7 months. Every time
he got a cold he would have to use a nebulizer 3-4 times a day in order
to breathe, along with antibiotics and steroids, as he got older.
Amber
and Taylor started getting adjusted in February 2004. They
are healthy and more importantly when they do get sick their
bodies work efficiently to bring them back to health.We are a drug free
family. We have also recently become a sugar free family. We do find
this to be a challenge with young children but the benefits are enormous.
My hope for my children is that through continued chiropractic care and
healthy habits such as diet and exercise they will become healthy adults,
unlike their mom.
I have been working for a year to convince my husband
to try chiropractic care and he had his x-rays done last
week! I am looking forward to being a healthy, happy chiropractic family.
I am so grateful to Dr. David, Dr. Jen and everybody at SCC for showing
my family the way to health.
Michelle P