From: Dr. Margolies .. 8-24-07 www.chirosmart.net www.chirosmart.net/shop Postings: Associate position available in Brooklyn, Manhattan, or Queens, NY .. Associate wanted for Atlanta CBP practice .. Women Chiropractors special gathering September 13-16 in Las Vegas .. DC is looking for anyone doing Activator repair .. For sale X-ray unit and various tables E-mail message this week .. Prevent Future Patients It's time now to focus on a spinal crisis in the making. Dentists used fluoride as a means to prevent future cavities and whether the theory and health benefits were sound, they placed their profession and prevention in the same sentence. Furthermore they created an awareness for family care, especially children. In one promotion they were eliminating their cavity eradication business for the sake of renewed interest in dental care and dentists. Seems, it didn't hurt their business in the short or long run. Chiropractic has a great opportunity to be vocal and in the forefront of their communities school book bag crisis. Yes, this is old news, but rather than parents, teachers and book publishers taking heed of the message, the bags get bigger, some schools prohibit bags with wheels and the unrelenting wear and tear of the young spine does not abate. Research is easy to find with any search engine while data clearly shows that a crisis looms each school year and more awareness needs to be applied. So, what are you waiting for, this is a golden opportunity to bring new patients to your office, expand awareness of chiropractic as a proactive healthcare provider and you as a caring community advocate. It also allows you increased community credibility when invited to PTA meetings, social gatherings or church programs to discuss this crisis and hopefully evaluate and teach parents and kids to be spine conscious and how continued spinal and physical stress not only invites pain but also visceral dysfunction. If you have equity in the stock market, you are acutely aware of the stress to your portfolio. The lighthearted amongst us have jumped ship and bailed out for cash. Others weather the storm and hope that sooner than later clearer skies will bring their shares into the light again. But, there are others that make lemonade from lemons and see a downturn as a buying opportunity and tweak their portfolio for the long haul and make wise investment choices. Which one is you? This is our buying opportunity and unfortunately, like last year and the year before, most of us will miss the opportunity to buy the trust of our communities and taking the high road in this effort to prevent future chiropractic patients. Watching kids run to school buses flopping books this way and that way in overstocked book bags as if they were on their way in a special forces covert military mission, is a sight to see. If you were able to record this and play it back in slow motion, as many auto crash videos reveal the gross overstretching of the neck during a whiplash injury, to a PTA or other group of concerned parents and educators, and most importantly to your patients, the oohs and ahhs will be deafening. It would show clearly the push and pulls on delicate cervical and thoracic spines and the pounding on the lumbars while they dashed to their destinations. Worse yet is the one sided bags that drag down the brachial plexus causing brachial palsy a diagnostic marker pediatricians are finding more readily and emergency room visits that are becoming more common due to book bag distress. Don't believe me, fine, do your own research and search under book bag injuries and other like phrases and tell me there is no crisis and you, the structural scientist concerned with spinal balance, posture and neurological integrity is not the professional to be in the forefront of concern. Do your homework, write to the editor of your local papers, send e-mail or snail mail newsletters of concern to your patients and community and get the word out. Statistics and how to can be found on the net and within the ACA, ICA and many state association websites. In fact, your state district associations should band together and being a campaign of awareness now. What are you waiting for .. next year Have a Great Day Dr. M Postings this week: Dr. Joel E. Margolies or www.chirosmart.net have no responsibility concerning anything posted or purchased either on the website, message board or within his weekly e-mail. Responsibility is strictly between the parties deciding to either post or purchase Associate position available in Brooklyn, Manhattan, or Queens, NY: Reply to: okasldc@hotmail.com or call 718-457-7778 Associate wanted for Atlanta CBP practice: This one-of-a-kind, full-time, hands-on Associate opportunity that will give you the tools you need to be successful in practice. Unlike most other associate positions, with us you will learn every aspect of operating, managing an already busy practice with an established patient base and earn over $50K your first year. Great learning experience for a new doctor with advancement opportunity. Family practice, great staff, great Atlanta location. Only 25 minutes from Life U in the Tucker/Northlake area. If interested, email resume/cover letter to: DocPosture@gmail.com Women Chiropractors special gathering September 13-16 in Las Vegas: These meetings are open to everyone who is interested in the success of women in Chiropractic. We also have a Sharing Session I will be moderating for women chiropractors to share/speak on "Strategies for Fantastic Life & Practice Success." If you are interested in speaking, please contact me directly at: mailto:drpat@capacitycoach.com no later than August 27, 2007! For all the details on this great event, go online to: www.KarlParkerSeminars.com DC is looking for anyone doing Activator repair: Reply to: sdiskic@hotmail.com For sale X-ray unit and various tables: Equipment for sale, professional desks, chairs , Tingle x-ray with Konica qx70 processer, drop tables by Thomas, Summitt, Zenith/Cox and more. Also , EMG equip by Cadwell, one 2006 wave and one 2000 wedge in excellent condition. All in NJ. 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