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Dr. Michael Van Antwerp

What words can express a person having their life back?  This is what chiropractic care at Back To Health Wellness and Chiropractic has done for me personally; it has given me my life back.  Granted, it has not been an easy road at times nor has it been a short one, however, I am a person who is living significantly better than I was two years ago.  My body was in an extremely bad condition as a result of years of neglected attention to separate injuries suffered when younger.  This lack of attention to these injuries was a serious mistake that finally caught up to me with significantly increased pain, lack of function and severe, reoccurring headaches.  My body was telling me in a most indiscreet way that it needed help.  Did I heed the warnings my body was giving me?  Unfortunately, I did not; it took another two years for my body to go from bad to worse.  My body deteriorated even further with constant pain, muscles knotted very deep and bones locked in place.  When the body is in a nonfunctioning state for so long, it is hard for it to remember what it is like to actually function properly. When a person starts chiropractic care, things start moving around to where they are really supposed to be and the body rebels.  It is imperative the body be allowed to respond to the healing process.  How long does this take?  Well, the healing process for me has taken two years.  I know that sounds like an extremely long time, however, when I look at the many long years my body was in an injured state, trying to heal itself without any chiropractic care, two years is not such a very long time at all.  My body is finally remembering what it is like to be functioning in the proper way.  I am living pain-free for the first time in four years.  I have suffered with severe headaches for 8 years, yet have not had a headache in 2 months!  I have clearer focus in my mind because my body is not focused anymore on the severe pain it was trying to control on a daily basis.  I am getting stronger through a personalized exercise routine and living healthier through smarter nutritional choices.  Chiropractic care is a smart choice for healing when the body is misaligned for when the body is misaligned, it affects every other system in our bodies.  It not only is a smart choice for healing, it is also a smart choice for preventive care as well.  Chiropractic care should be considered for the healing process, prevention of injuries, and maintaining overall health.    You add patience, perseverance and determination and you can have your life back, too!

-M.G.