Here is a video of our digital motion x ray machine. This is actually my neck.

Also some interesting news:
The speed at which accident victims may be injured in rear-impact car crashes is amazingly low.

Recent research articles have shown that the human threshold for neck injuries in a rear-impact automobile collision is only 2.5 mph.

For years the personal injury field has used 5 mph as a consensus figure for injuries. Brault, et al has shown that the 5 mph figure was indeed double the actual figure. Others have shown that slow speed collisions actually cause more injury than collisions with more vehicle damage.

Common Medical Mistakes:
•Assuming you are not injured because your pain is mild
•Assuming you aren’t hurt because your car wasn’t
•Believing the ER doctor when he or she says “it’s just a strain, you’ll be better in a couple of days…”
•Treating with non auto accident specialists like your general chiropractor, family medical doctor, HMO doctor, etc. Accident injuries are not the same as gardening strains, and require advanced training.
(Source Dr Barry Marks)

Rest assured all the doctors and therapists at Coastal Chiropractic Clinic are highly trained experts - not only in health & wellness, but also personal injury care.

If you have been in an accident get checked immediately. New Florida laws require a checkup within two weeks or you lose all your health benefits. It is common to feel little or no pain just after an accident, a few simple tests by an expert can determine if there are any injuries.

We are so happy in our new office! Finally we have room to breathe and expand our services to help more and more people live healthier and happier lives.
We are continuing to make improvements to the building and the layout so that every patient is able to receive the best care possible with the best results possible. I'm going to include a few pictures of our updated treatment room as well. We've added half walls to increase privacy while getting adjusted.

Patients will continue to get the same great results as before with no wait times.

The best news of last week was that we are now able to offer

It is now official! We have been in the new office for two weeks and it is AWESOME! We made it official on Thursday with our ribbon cutting ceremony (thank you City of Edgewater). We had a great turnout to enjoy tours of the new office and see all the great improvements for our patients. Everyone enjoyed the catered food from Blue Mule Deli in Edgewater and Beef O Brady's in New Smyrna Beach. Most got to enjoy the free chair massages and we gave away lots of great gift baskets from Ramunto's Pizza, Heath's Health food, and many others.

Everything is so much better about this office I don't know where to start. Let's start with the

We are moving to a NEW BETTER location!

Our first day of seeing patients at the new office will be July 8th.

We will be better able to serve all our patient's needs at our new office.

Here is a list of new services we will be offering:


1. We will be adding massage therapy shortly after moving.

2. We will be adding rehab services to achieve even better results (I know you are asking if that's even possible).

3. We will be upgrading to digital x ray. Wait, not just digital x ray, but digital MOTION x ray. That means we can take a small video clip of you moving as an x ray. This can really help diagnose more complex cases as well as help with car accident and whiplash cases.

4. We will continue with the same AWESOME chiropractic services and adjustments and all the same staff.

Please stay tuned for upcoming announcements on the Ribbon Cutting and Open House which will both be held in July. We will have door prizes, raffles, free chair massages, free food, and more! I know you are excited.

What is responsible for nearly 100 deaths a day in America?

In a report released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in 2011, Drug Overdoses in the United States caused 36,450 deaths. 73.8% of the drug overdoses were prescription drugs.

Other VERY important facts from the report include:

• In 2009, 1.2 million emergency room (ER) visits were related to misuse or abuse of

I recently read an article on the side effects of chiropractic care. They include better breathing, fewer or no headaches, increased range of motion, and a improved sense of well being to name a few.

On the other hand I enjoy listening to the list of side effects that great new medication  the TV told me to ask my doctor about. It said suicide was rare.

What do you plan to accomplish in 2013?
So, it's been a month in the new year and what have you done so far? You only have 11 more months to reach your goals for the year!

I spent the good part of the first month of the year asking our patients what they would like to achieve in the upcoming year. From my unofficial results of my poll I found that either: 1) many people have no plan or

Most patients that come into the office are aware of the conservative nature of chiropractic care. I recently came across this diddy of research.

A review, by scientists at the Department of Orthopaedics at the Geisel School of Medicine, clearly suggests that the first doctor you choose to see will have a profound effect on whether you end up having spinal surgery.


Just look at these stats:

42.7% of workers who first saw a surgeon ended in surgery, as opposed to only

1.5% of those who (first) saw a chiropractor.

The authors conclude: “There was a very strong association between surgery and first provider seen for the injury, even after adjustment for other important variables.”

There is no better feeling than knowing we have helped someone avoid surgery and all the possible complications. We have seen this in the office in cases of scoliosis, back pain, knee pain, shoulder pain (rotator cuff), and neck pain.

We are happy to give our opinion on ways we can help residents of New Smyrna Beach, Edgewater, Oak Hill, and surrounding areas.

With all the Holiday stress we go through, I can't imagine anyone that needs a chiropractor more than Saint Nick!

T’WAS JUST BEFORE CHRISTMAS

T’was just before Christmas, but there was no cheer.
No jingle bells jingled, no sound of reindeer.
The word had gone out that Santa was sick.
There would be no visit from jolly St. Nick.

The people were sad; no gaiety sounded.
For Christmas was coming but Santa was grounded.
He drove down the road, and what should he see?
But a sign for a doctor, who was a D.C.

                                                                          Now Santa wasn’t one to like a new tactic,
                                                                          But all else had failed, so he tried Chiropractic.
                                                                          He entered the office and saw at a glance,
                                                                          in a place such as this, illness hasn’t a chance.

                                                                        The office staff smiled, the music was snappy,
                                                                        with all of the patients contented and happy.
                                                                        In a very short time, to judge by the clock,
                                                                        he was in the adjusting room, talking to Doc.

                                                                        It must be the hurry, the tension and all,
                                                                        I simply can’t seem to get on the ball.
                                                                        Life used to be easy; just kids, toys and whistles,
                                                                        now I dodge smog, spaceships and missiles!

                                                                        And Doc, take a look at the size of this pack!
                                                                        Have you any idea what it does to my back?
                                                                       Poor Santa was miserable and just barely able,
                                                                        with the help of the Doctor, to get on the table.

                                                                        The Doctor was gentle; without a fuss or tussle
                                                                he examined the vertebrae and relaxed every muscle.
                                                                He spotted trouble and then with a click,
                                                                started aligning the spine of St. Nick.

                                                                Santa felt aches and pains slip away
                                                                and in no time at all he began to feel gay
                                                                The air was a tingle with new fallen snow
                                                                and a healthy Kris Kringle was rarin’ to go.

                                                                As he went out the door, he threw them a kiss;
                                                                why, it had been centuries since he felt like this!
                                                                Then once more he shouldered the bag full of toys,
                                                                his heart overflowing with true Christmas joys.

                                                                So, may we, your friends, echo this cheer?

                                                                Merry Christmas to you and to all a good year!

                                                                Author unknown.  Original poem modified.

Have a safe and Happy Holiday from Coastal Chiropractic!

Trick question. But that also means whatever you answered you are probably right (unless you said "I don't know).

Inflammation is the body's natural response to promote healing after injury or damage to the body. In this case, acute inflammation, it is GOOD.


When acute inflammation becomes chronic inflammation it is BAD. Chronic inflammation has been associated with cancer, diabetes, depression, heart disease, stroke, Alzheimer's. Is that a big enough list for you?

How does chronic inflammation start in the body and how can you avoid it?

1. Eat - You are what you eat. You are either increasing the inflammation in your body by your diet or decreasing inflammation. Avoid excess grains, soda, sugars, hydrogenated oils, packaged foods, and dairy. Eat fruits and vegetables, fish, grass fed meat, nuts, spices (ginger, turmeric, garlic) red or sweet potatoes, and drink lots of water.

2. Stress - an increase the in the hormone cortisol due to stress has been linked to increase in obesity and inflammation. Decrease stress by getting enough sleep and exercise.

3. Probiotics - Research has shown that a good probiotic can decrease inflammation in the gut and throughout the body.

The most common symptom of chronic inflammation we see in the office is PAIN. Often with some nutritional support and supplements we can reverse the chronic inflammation in the body and allow the body to heal properly.

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