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"The doctor of the future will give no medicine but will interest his patients
in the care of the human frame, in diet, and the cause and prevention of disease."
This quote is attributed to Thomas Edison. Who knew that someone who invented
the light bulb would know so much about the future of health care?; Our
motto at Dynamic Chiropractic Clinic is -Better Health in Motion- and it really
does tie the structure of the human frame into its function. If you've
never tried chiropractic, you may find that you like using a provider who
doesn't load you up with drugs, and talks about prevention, instead of
reaction." If you would like to read my
favorite poem about it, please scroll below.
Welcome! If you are looking for a safe and comprehensive approach to
increased health, welcome to Dynamic Chiropractic Clinic. Our knowledgeable and caring staff will anticipate
your concerns and answer all of your questions,
explaining each procedure before it is performed.
Even before you incur any costs, we will go over our affordable fees
and your insurance benefits, so you will have all of the information
necessary to make a decision that is right for you.
The ambulance down in the valley
'Twas a dangerous cliff, as they freely
confessed,
Though to walk near its crest was so pleasant;
But over its terrible edge there had slipped
A duke and full many a peasant.
So the people said something would have to be done,
But their projects did not at all tally;
Some said, "Put a fence 'round the edge of the cliff,"
Some, "An ambulance down in the valley."
But the cry for the ambulance carried the
day,
For it spread through the neighboring city;
A fence may be useful or not, it is true,
But each heart became full of pity
For those who slipped over the dangerous cliff;
And the dwellers in highway and alley
Gave pounds and gave pence, not to put up a fence,
But an ambulance down in the valley.
"For the cliff is all right, if your
careful," they said,
"And, if folks even slip and are dropping,
It isn't the slipping that hurts them so much
As the shock down below when they're stopping."
So day after day, as these mishaps occurred,
Quick forth would those rescuers sally
To pick up the victims who fell off the cliff,
With their ambulance down in the valley.
Then an old sage remarked: "It's a marvel
to me
That people give far more attention
To repairing results than to stopping the cause,
When they'd much better aim at prevention.
Let us stop at its source all this mischief," cried he,
"Come, neighbors and friends, let us rally;
If the cliff we will fence, we might almost dispense
With the ambulance down in the valley."
"Oh he's a fanatic," the others rejoined,
"Dispense with the ambulance? Never!
He'd dispense with all charities, too, if he could;
No! No! We'll support them forever.
Aren't we picking up folks just as fast as they fall?
And shall this man dictate to us? Shall he?
Why should people of sense stop to put up a fence,
While the ambulance works in the valley?"
But the sensible few, who are practical
too,
Will not bear with such nonsense much longer;
They believe that prevention is better than cure,
And their party will soon be the stronger.
Encourage them then, with your purse, voice, and pen,
And while other philanthropists dally,
They will scorn all pretense, and put up a stout fence
On the cliff that hangs over the valley.
Better guide well the young than reclaim
them when old,
For the voice of true wisdom is calling.
"To rescue the fallen is good, but 'tis best
To prevent other people from falling."
Better close up the source of temptation and crime
Than deliver from dungeon or galley;
Better put a strong fence 'round the top of the cliff
Than an ambulance down in the valley.
-- Joseph Malins (1895)
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