Hello Everyone,
First, we want to wish all our patients and their families a most blessed Thanksgiving holiday. We hope that you may find comfort in all that we really should be thankful for.
Second, our office will be open for the morning hours today (Wednesday the 24th). We will be closed Thursday the 25th through Sunday the 28th. We will reopen on Monday the 29th at 8:30 AM.
Happy Thanksgiving,
Dr. Biggs and Staff
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Keith E. Biggs, DC
3617 E. Southern, Suite 8
Mesa, AZ 85206
www.eastmesachiropractor.com
biggschiropractic@gmail.com
Office: 480-985-3334
Cell: 480-375-0068
Wednesday, November 24, 2010
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Stop Smoking Now!
Is it really necessary to argue the point that smoking kills? I believe not, so lets move on...
The problem is that although smoking is so deadly, it is also extremely addictive. I have known some people who have quit smoking without any help, but the truth of the matter is that most smokers require some form of assistance to kick the habit. One thing is for certain. Some day, all smokers quit... hopefully before they die from it!
If you are a smoker, I can help.
Auriculotherapy has proven to be 75% affective, it is safe, and it is affordable. The cost of the stop smoking program ($199) can often be recouped within a couple of months simply through not purchasing cigarettes. The life long savings are priceless. How much would you pay for an additional ten years of life?
The great thing about auriculotherapy is that it is painless, and requires no needles. Treatment is completed in one week.
Not motivated yet? Is the risk of struggling to breath and suffering with heart disease, emphysema, lung cancer or some other horrible disease not enough to cause you to seek professional help? Perhaps this will: For a limited time, you can quit with painless, needless acupuncture for only $99... but only if you act now.
Click this link to find out how you can save $100.
Now is the time to quit, and I can help.
Give me a call or email me if you have questions.
Keith Biggs, DC
www.eastmesachiropractor.com
biggschiropractic@gmail.com
480 985-3334
Thanksgiving and Acupuncture.
Dear Patients:
Happy Thanksgiving! This is my favorite holiday, and I would like to take this opportunity to tell you how much I have enjoyed you, and how grateful I am to know you. We don't get through this life on our own, and I feel blessed to know you. I hope that you enjoy the holiday with family and friends. It is a tough time for all of us, with the economy, job issues, etc, but take the time to give thanks this holiday. We all have been truly blessed regardless of our circumstances.
One last note... I am conducting a study in house. I am using electrical meridian mapping to attempt to measure the affect of energy bracelets. The study does not require needles. I am looking for a few more people that are willing to participate. Here are the requirements:
1) Must have a medium to large size wrist (I have only one size energy bands donated from the company!)
2) Must be willing to have me measure acupuncture meridian energy once per week. (don't worry, no needles)
3) Must be willing to wear the wrist band 24/7.
4) The study lasts for at least 2 months.
The benefit is that you get a free energy band! These retail for about $30. Some bands are much more expensive.
If you would like to participate, please let me know. I have some that have already started the study, and I would like to get the remaining bands out and the rest of the test subjects started ASAP!
Happy Thanksgiving
Dr. Keith Biggs
PS: Do you know of anyone that is struggling with their health because of smoking or drug addiction? No-Needle acupuncture has been shown to be a safe, affective, and inexpensive aid. Let me know if I can help.
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Keith E. Biggs, DC
3617 E. Southern, Suite 8
Mesa, AZ 85206
www.eastmesachiropractor.com
biggschiropractic@gmail.com
Office: 480-985-3334
Cell: 480-375-0068
Happy Thanksgiving! This is my favorite holiday, and I would like to take this opportunity to tell you how much I have enjoyed you, and how grateful I am to know you. We don't get through this life on our own, and I feel blessed to know you. I hope that you enjoy the holiday with family and friends. It is a tough time for all of us, with the economy, job issues, etc, but take the time to give thanks this holiday. We all have been truly blessed regardless of our circumstances.
One last note... I am conducting a study in house. I am using electrical meridian mapping to attempt to measure the affect of energy bracelets. The study does not require needles. I am looking for a few more people that are willing to participate. Here are the requirements:
1) Must have a medium to large size wrist (I have only one size energy bands donated from the company!)
2) Must be willing to have me measure acupuncture meridian energy once per week. (don't worry, no needles)
3) Must be willing to wear the wrist band 24/7.
4) The study lasts for at least 2 months.
The benefit is that you get a free energy band! These retail for about $30. Some bands are much more expensive.
If you would like to participate, please let me know. I have some that have already started the study, and I would like to get the remaining bands out and the rest of the test subjects started ASAP!
Happy Thanksgiving
Dr. Keith Biggs
PS: Do you know of anyone that is struggling with their health because of smoking or drug addiction? No-Needle acupuncture has been shown to be a safe, affective, and inexpensive aid. Let me know if I can help.
--
Keith E. Biggs, DC
3617 E. Southern, Suite 8
Mesa, AZ 85206
www.eastmesachiropractor.com
biggschiropractic@gmail.com
Office: 480-985-3334
Cell: 480-375-0068
Saturday, November 20, 2010
Take This Pill, Call me in the Morning...
Imagine this conversation between a patient, Mrs. Smith, and her MD, Dr. House.
Mrs. Smith: "Doctor House, I have bad back pain, it has bothered me for years. Please help."
Dr. House, MD: "No problem. Looks like you pulled a muscle." (actually, kind of sounds like a bulging or herniating disc to me... but I don't have the time to try and explain that to her.) "I know what you need. Take Darvocet. It works amazingly well."(...at covering up your pain so that you don't worry about what is really going on inside your body...)
Mrs Smith: "Is it safe?"
Dr. House: "Perfectly safe, don't you worry a bit!" (I will do periodic blood tests to see if you are having heart reactions and to see if it is sufficiently killing your liver to warrant me taking the drug away from you. I will also watch how many you take because since it is an opiate, it is very addictive...after all, I do care about my patients... I'm sure glad that I don't have to take it... I almost forgot... I have my chiropractic appointment later today! Dr... I mean Mr... Jones sure has helped my lower back pain!)
Mrs. Smith: "You are so kind, and so smart Dr. House! Do you have anything that I could take for my headaches?"
Dr. House: "Of course! There is this new little blue pill that is amazing." (at least the cute, young drug rep in the short tight skirt told me that it was a miracle...)
Patient: "Is it safe?"
Dr. House: "Absolutely, the FDA recently approved it!" (...after two double blind studies... or was it one study where they found that it might cause blindness... oh I don' remember...)
Patient: "Dr. House, you are so smart, and so current! I don't know what I would do without you!"
Dr. House: "Thank you, thank you! Please pay your $50 co-pay on the way out.... and let me know if you would like to take any more chemicals... I mean medications... for your depression, and make sure that you continue to take your high blood pressure medications! (poor girl just might die from an aneurysm. She Should loose weight and stop smoking, but I don't have the time... and she is probably too lazy to do anything about it anyway...). "Oh, and one more thing... I am going to contact my good friend, Dr. Smith, the neurosurgeon to see what can be done about that nagging sciatica ( Dr. Smith ALWAYS gives me the nicest Christmas basket full of goodies. I sure like him. Its a shame what happened to my other patient on his operating table two years ago... what was his name again?)
Mrs. Smith: "Oh, I almost forgot. Dr. House, little Jimmy is now in second grade, and his teacher says that he is driving her crazy.... claims that he has the classic symptoms of ADHD..."
Dr. House: "Say no more! I know what he needs. Make sure that you set up an appointment for Jimmy at the front desk. We should see him ASAP for that ADHD." (A couple of weeks on my miracle pills and little Jimmy will be quietly sitting in the corner in no time!)
Mrs. Smith: (to the receptionist...) "I just love Dr. House. He is so thorough, and he really cares about his patients. Can you get Jimmy in later this week?"
I know, there is a lot of sarcasm in this little dialogue, but satire is only funny if there is an element of truth.
Oh, by the way, did I tell you that the FDA, just last week, recommended that Darvocet be removed from the marketplace? "The drug's effectiveness in reducing pain is no longer enough to outweigh the drug's serious potential heart risks," the FDA said in a statement released Friday.
Don't worry though, it is perfectly safe, really. It has been used by thousands of patients since it was introduced in 1956...
Keith Biggs, DC
http://www.eastmesachiropractor.com
http://www.biggschiropractic.blogspot.com
Mrs. Smith: "Doctor House, I have bad back pain, it has bothered me for years. Please help."
Dr. House, MD: "No problem. Looks like you pulled a muscle." (actually, kind of sounds like a bulging or herniating disc to me... but I don't have the time to try and explain that to her.) "I know what you need. Take Darvocet. It works amazingly well."(...at covering up your pain so that you don't worry about what is really going on inside your body...)
Mrs Smith: "Is it safe?"
Dr. House: "Perfectly safe, don't you worry a bit!" (I will do periodic blood tests to see if you are having heart reactions and to see if it is sufficiently killing your liver to warrant me taking the drug away from you. I will also watch how many you take because since it is an opiate, it is very addictive...after all, I do care about my patients... I'm sure glad that I don't have to take it... I almost forgot... I have my chiropractic appointment later today! Dr... I mean Mr... Jones sure has helped my lower back pain!)
Mrs. Smith: "You are so kind, and so smart Dr. House! Do you have anything that I could take for my headaches?"
Dr. House: "Of course! There is this new little blue pill that is amazing." (at least the cute, young drug rep in the short tight skirt told me that it was a miracle...)
Patient: "Is it safe?"
Dr. House: "Absolutely, the FDA recently approved it!" (...after two double blind studies... or was it one study where they found that it might cause blindness... oh I don' remember...)
Patient: "Dr. House, you are so smart, and so current! I don't know what I would do without you!"
Dr. House: "Thank you, thank you! Please pay your $50 co-pay on the way out.... and let me know if you would like to take any more chemicals... I mean medications... for your depression, and make sure that you continue to take your high blood pressure medications! (poor girl just might die from an aneurysm. She Should loose weight and stop smoking, but I don't have the time... and she is probably too lazy to do anything about it anyway...). "Oh, and one more thing... I am going to contact my good friend, Dr. Smith, the neurosurgeon to see what can be done about that nagging sciatica ( Dr. Smith ALWAYS gives me the nicest Christmas basket full of goodies. I sure like him. Its a shame what happened to my other patient on his operating table two years ago... what was his name again?)
Mrs. Smith: "Oh, I almost forgot. Dr. House, little Jimmy is now in second grade, and his teacher says that he is driving her crazy.... claims that he has the classic symptoms of ADHD..."
Dr. House: "Say no more! I know what he needs. Make sure that you set up an appointment for Jimmy at the front desk. We should see him ASAP for that ADHD." (A couple of weeks on my miracle pills and little Jimmy will be quietly sitting in the corner in no time!)
Mrs. Smith: (to the receptionist...) "I just love Dr. House. He is so thorough, and he really cares about his patients. Can you get Jimmy in later this week?"
I know, there is a lot of sarcasm in this little dialogue, but satire is only funny if there is an element of truth.
Oh, by the way, did I tell you that the FDA, just last week, recommended that Darvocet be removed from the marketplace? "The drug's effectiveness in reducing pain is no longer enough to outweigh the drug's serious potential heart risks," the FDA said in a statement released Friday.
Don't worry though, it is perfectly safe, really. It has been used by thousands of patients since it was introduced in 1956...
Keith Biggs, DC
http://www.eastmesachiropractor.com
http://www.biggschiropractic.blogspot.com
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Office Closed Tomorrow- Veteran's Day Celebration Ideas
Hello All!
Just a friendly reminder that our office will be observing Veterans Day and will be closed all day. We will reopen at 8:30AM on Friday November 12th.
Thank you to all our patients and their families who are Veterans or are currently serving. We are grateful for your service.
Sincerely,
Dr Biggs, Kim and Holly
Some quick ideas to help show your support to our Veterans:
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Keith E. Biggs, DC
3617 E. Southern, Suite 8
Mesa, AZ 85206
www.eastmesachiropractor.com
biggschiropractic@gmail.com
Office: 480-985-3334
Cell: 480-375-0068
Monday, November 8, 2010
Now I'm Really Depressed
The FDA has approved the use of the anti-depressant drug Cymbalta for the treatment of lower back pain...
Side-effects of the drug are:
Nausea, dry mouth, insomnia, drowsiness, constipation, fatigue, and dizziness. Other serious side effects include liver damage, allergic reactions such as hives, rashes and/or swelling of the face, pneumonia, depressed mood, suicide, suicidal thoughts and behavior.
Am I the only one who sees a problem with this? According to the FDA you are not to worry about the side affects because:
1) SERIOUS side affects only occur about 1% of the time... according to the FDA, and
2) All other pain medications used to treat lower back pain also have the potential for serious side affects.
Wow... now I feel better about it...
I don't know about you, but I get tired of how freely medications (chemicals, manufactured by man and not naturally present within the natural chemical composition of humans) are approved, touted as safe, and then pushed off on the population at large. Years later, these very same chemicals are found to be "not safe" and withdrawn. By then, the damage to all who have taken them is done...
I know that it sounds like I am anti-medication, but in reality I am not. I am, on the other hand, tired of the demeaning and bashing of healthy alternatives, such as Chiropractic. Did you know that Chiropractic is beneficial in the treatment of lower back pain? Did you know that the risks involved with chiropractic care are so low that my malpractice annual insurance premium is equal to or less than what I pay for auto insurance?
I guarantee that chiropractic care will not cause any of the following:
Nausea, dry mouth, insomnia, drowsiness, constipation, fatigue, and dizziness. Other serious side effects include liver damage, allergic reactions such as hives, rashes and/or swelling of the face, pneumonia, depressed mood, suicide, suicidal thoughts and behavior.
Keith Biggs, DC
www.eastmesachiropractor.com
Side-effects of the drug are:
Nausea, dry mouth, insomnia, drowsiness, constipation, fatigue, and dizziness. Other serious side effects include liver damage, allergic reactions such as hives, rashes and/or swelling of the face, pneumonia, depressed mood, suicide, suicidal thoughts and behavior.
Am I the only one who sees a problem with this? According to the FDA you are not to worry about the side affects because:
1) SERIOUS side affects only occur about 1% of the time... according to the FDA, and
2) All other pain medications used to treat lower back pain also have the potential for serious side affects.
Wow... now I feel better about it...
I don't know about you, but I get tired of how freely medications (chemicals, manufactured by man and not naturally present within the natural chemical composition of humans) are approved, touted as safe, and then pushed off on the population at large. Years later, these very same chemicals are found to be "not safe" and withdrawn. By then, the damage to all who have taken them is done...
I know that it sounds like I am anti-medication, but in reality I am not. I am, on the other hand, tired of the demeaning and bashing of healthy alternatives, such as Chiropractic. Did you know that Chiropractic is beneficial in the treatment of lower back pain? Did you know that the risks involved with chiropractic care are so low that my malpractice annual insurance premium is equal to or less than what I pay for auto insurance?
I guarantee that chiropractic care will not cause any of the following:
Nausea, dry mouth, insomnia, drowsiness, constipation, fatigue, and dizziness. Other serious side effects include liver damage, allergic reactions such as hives, rashes and/or swelling of the face, pneumonia, depressed mood, suicide, suicidal thoughts and behavior.
Keith Biggs, DC
www.eastmesachiropractor.com
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
20% Suffer with Arthritis
Arthritis limits mobility, causes pain, affects more than 20 percent of the population and costs the U.S., and costs $128 billion annually. Data from a recent government survey found that from 2007 through 2009, close to 50 million people had been diagnosed with arthritis by their doctor. Those most at risk were individuals who are obese, those who exercised less, those who smoke, and those who have lower levels of education. Arthritis is injury and inflammation of the joints. Arthritis is typically associated with pain, swelling, stiffness and limited motion.
The medical approach to treating arthritis is primarily limited to pain medication. Severe cases are treated surgically through joint replacement procedures. The medical treatment of arthritis with medications such as Tylenol, Motrin, Advil, Aleve, Celebrex, and Viox comes at a significant cost to the patient, and I am not talking simply financial. Liver disease, heart attacks, ulcers, gastrointestinal bleeding, and strokes are just some of the conditions that are linked to taking these pain medications. Some speculate that these drugs actually accelerate degenerative changes (arthritis) within joints. Surgical joint replacement offers not guarantee, and like any surgical procedure, puts the patient at risk of infection, stroke, and even death.
Doctors of chiropractic are experts at treating the many joints of the body in order to restore motion and nutrition to the joints, thereby reducing inflammation, stiffness and pain. One of the most common forms of treatment utilized by the chiropractor is the adjustment or manipulation of the joints. If you are suffering from pain, stiffness or swelling of one or more joints, schedule a consultation or examination from your local chiropractor today to see of chiropractic can help.
Keith Biggs, DC
www.eastmesachiropractor.com
www.therapeuticfoods.com
biggschiropractic@gmail.com
The medical approach to treating arthritis is primarily limited to pain medication. Severe cases are treated surgically through joint replacement procedures. The medical treatment of arthritis with medications such as Tylenol, Motrin, Advil, Aleve, Celebrex, and Viox comes at a significant cost to the patient, and I am not talking simply financial. Liver disease, heart attacks, ulcers, gastrointestinal bleeding, and strokes are just some of the conditions that are linked to taking these pain medications. Some speculate that these drugs actually accelerate degenerative changes (arthritis) within joints. Surgical joint replacement offers not guarantee, and like any surgical procedure, puts the patient at risk of infection, stroke, and even death.
Doctors of chiropractic are experts at treating the many joints of the body in order to restore motion and nutrition to the joints, thereby reducing inflammation, stiffness and pain. One of the most common forms of treatment utilized by the chiropractor is the adjustment or manipulation of the joints. If you are suffering from pain, stiffness or swelling of one or more joints, schedule a consultation or examination from your local chiropractor today to see of chiropractic can help.
Keith Biggs, DC
www.eastmesachiropractor.com
www.therapeuticfoods.com
biggschiropractic@gmail.com
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