Here is what patients of Harshē Chiropractic have to say about Dr. Harshe! “When I walked into his office I was using a walker to walk and I believed in my heart that I was burdened with using a walker for the rest of my life. Dr. Harshe told me that he would get me walking without a walker and…
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Happy 124th Birthday to the Chiropractic Profession!
In September 1895, Daniel David Palmer, known by most as D.D. Palmer, gave what was considered the first chiropractic adjustment. The 18th of September has generally been accepted as the actual birthday of chiropractic by the profession itself. After the first adjustment, D.D. Palmer coined the term “chiropractic,” from which he combined the Greek words cheir (meaning ‘hand’) and praktos (meaning ‘done’),…
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Much Safer & Far Cheaper
If it’s not a misalignment in your upper cervical spine, it’s a misalignment in your lower cervical spine. If it’s not that, it’s a misaligned 1st rib. This has been the case for my patients 100% of the time in my 10 year career. Since this is a fairly common problem for a chiropractor to see (and help with), does…
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3 Ways to Prevent Chronic Pain from Shrinking Your Brain
In 2004, researchers from Northwestern University conducted a study in which they discovered that chronic back pain diminishes 5-11% of the gray matter in your brain per year—the equivalent of 10-20 years of normal aging. Last year, the CDC revealed that over 50 million Americans have chronic pain at any given time. As a whole, chronic pain costs $635 billion…
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Plugging Up a Leak with Duct Tape
If you tie a string around your finger and the tip becomes purple from a lack of circulation, would you cut off the purple part of your finger? Or would you simply untie the string? When you have pain and/or symptoms, your body is telling you that there is problem—aaaaannnd that it has been there for a while. Sciatica, migraines,…
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Old “The Atlas of Life” Videos aka The Lamest Chiropractic Videos You’ll Ever See
Once upon a time, I had a popular chiropractic blog called The Atlas of Life. When it came time to open up my own practice, I named my first office The Atlas of Life Chiropractic. I made videos for The Atlas of Life Chiropractic, like this one on backpack safety… And this gem with a baby-faced me… And these two…
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The Mastermind Behind the Masterpiece: What is Innate Intelligence?
Everything in life requires organization in order to exist. From the smallest atom to the tiniest amoeba to the sprouting plant bud to the enormous blue whale, everything has a certain structure and function necessary to survive. Lets use a picnic to illustrate this concept. Say you decided to go to the park to have a picnic. You get in…
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Chiropractic & Migraines
There are a number of thoughts as to what causes a migraine headache, but no one knows definitively. It is believed to be caused by reactions in the central nervous system that lead to various effects in the body; among them inflammation of the blood vessels and nerves in the head. But for now, let’s begin with the characteristics of…
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Who Should Be Under Chiropractic Care?
There are a lot of misconceptions about which demographic of people chiropractic is specifically for. Most people think it’s only a treatment for low back pain. Read on to learn how chiropractic is so much more than just a treatment for low back pain. Is chiropractic safe for children? Absolutely. All six of Dr. Harshe’s children have received chiropractic adjustments…
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is chiropractic? Chiropractic is the science, art, and philosophy of detecting and correcting misalignments in the spine in order to restore normal, healthy communication between the brain and the body. What do you mean chiropractic is a science, art, and philosophy? The information on this page would be considered the science of chiropractic. as would the information Dr. Harshe gathers…
