Healthfirst Chiropractic

09/03/2025

🔥 KEEP YOUR SPINE MOVING 🔥

Your spinal discs don’t have their own blood supply — they rely on motion to stay healthy. When joints get stuck, discs can dry out and degenerate over time.

👉 Research shows gentle chiropractic adjustments can:

✅ Reduce pain and improve function in chronic low back pain

✅ Help discs recover height and stay healthier

✅ Offer a safe, drug-free option for sciatica and herniated discs

📚 The Research:

1️⃣ Chiropractic manipulation in the treatment of acute back pain and sciatica with disc protrusion – PubMed

2️⃣ The Effects of Manual Therapy Using Joint Mobilization and Flexion-Distraction Techniques on Chronic Low Back Pain and Disc Heights – PubMed

✨ Gentle motion = Better disc health = Stronger spine

08/28/2025

🌟 Parents, listen up! 🌟

Maybe you’ve tried everything for your little one’s colic… 😢 Sleepless nights, meds, even tubes… but still no relief?

👉 Have you ever thought about chiropractic for kids?

It’s not cracking bones — it’s a gentle technique (as light as checking the ripeness of a fruit 🍑🍌🍊).

✨ A 2012 clinical trial found:

Babies with colic who got chiropractic care cried significantly less 🍼😭➡️😊

Parents didn’t even know which group their baby was in — so results were REAL, not just placebo
For every 3 babies adjusted, 1 got major relief 🙌 (that’s called NNT = 3 in research terms!)

💡 When babies cry less, parents smile more! 💡

🔗 Read the study here: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23158465

08/20/2025

👀 Did you know your C6 vertebra—deep in your neck—actually looks like it’s smiling back at you? 😀

But don’t let the cute look fool you… this little bone has a BIG job:

✅ Supports your 10–12 lb head
✅ Protects your spinal cord & major nerves
✅ Helps you nod, turn, and even breathe properly

Your C6 works hard every single day to keep you stable, safe, and moving. 🙌

That’s why keeping your spine healthy matters—it’s more than posture, it’s your lifeline. 🧠➡️💪

08/14/2025

💰 It’s expensive to be sick — and not just in medical bills.

When health breaks down, the costs add up fast:

💊 Medications & treatments that only manage symptoms

🏥 ER visits & surgeries that could often be prevented

💼 Missed work (absenteeism) — costing employers billions annually

😷 Presentism — when you show up to work sick or in pain but can’t perform at your best, quietly draining productivity and energy

📉 Studies show presentism costs companies more than absenteeism because it’s a hidden drain — slow performance, poor focus, more mistakes, and reduced creativity.

The truth?

It’s cheaper to stay well than to get well.
That’s where a wellness lifestyle and chiropractic care come in:

✅ Chiropractic keeps your spine and nervous system functioning at their best — the master control for all body systems.

✅ Nutrition, exercise, and quality sleep help your body repair and adapt to stress.

✅ Regular check-ups catch small problems before they become expensive crises.

Health is your greatest asset. Don’t wait for sickness to send you the bill — invest in wellness now so you can live and perform at your highest level.

08/07/2025

Vitamin D: The Fast-Healing, Immune-Boosting Powerhouse ☀️🧬

Vitamin D isn’t just for bones — it plays a critical role in your immune system, inflammation control, tissue healing, and overall recovery.

✅ Activates immune cells to fight infections faster
✅ Regulates inflammation so your body doesn’t overreact
✅ Supports tissue repair and speeds wound healing
✅ Helps you become a fast responder to illness, injury, and stress
✅ Most people are deficient — and that slows healing + recovery

Low vitamin D = slower healing, more inflammation, and weaker immunity 🧠💤
Optimal vitamin D = stronger defense, faster bounce-back 💥🛡️

Get tested. Supplement wisely. Heal smarter. 🙌

📚 Research Articles:
• Vitamin D and the Immune System (PMID: 19523595)
• Vitamin D and Inflammatory Diseases (PMID: 33260755)
• Vitamin D and Tissue Repair (PMID: 25051486)
• Vitamin D in Wound Healing and Immunomodulation (PMID: 36155987)

08/01/2025

Did you know?

Chiropractic care for infants isn’t about treating conditions — it’s about helping their nervous system function at its best. 🧠✨ Gentle, specific adjustments support healthy brain-to-body communication, laying the foundation for proper growth and development.

At Health First Chiropractic, we love helping little ones thrive naturally.

07/30/2025

This research explains why you are in more pain or your condition worsens when you stop maintenance/prevention care for serval months or years.

🔬 Research Confirms the Power of Maintenance Chiropractic Care 💥

A landmark study published in Spine journal found that patients with chronic low back pain who received chiropractic adjustments every 2 weeks for 9 months had significantly better long-term pain relief and function than those who stopped care after just one month. 🙌

📊 Those who didn’t receive regular maintenance care? Their pain and disability scores returned close to baseline. 😣

✅ Consistent chiropractic care isn't just about pain relief — it’s about keeping your spine, nerves, and body functioning at their best for the long haul!

🧠 Keep your nervous system clear. Stay well-adjusted.

📚 Reference: Senna & Machaly, Spine, 2011; 36(18):1427–1437.

SMT is effective for the treatment of chronic nonspecific LBP. To obtain long-term benefit, this study suggests maintenance SM after the initial intensive manipulative therapy.

07/22/2025

Vitamin D isn't just a vitamin — it's a powerful protector. 🌞

According to a major review, optimizing vitamin D levels (40–60 ng/mL) could prevent tens of thousands of breast and colon cancer cases every year—and may even cut cancer death rates in half.

Vitamin D plays a critical role in immune function, inflammation, and cellular health—making it a key part of natural prevention.

Make sure you're getting checked, getting adjusted, and getting the nutrients your body needs to heal and thrive! 💪

📚 Source: Garland et al., Annals of Epidemiology, 2009

It is projected that raising the minimum year-around serum 25(OH)D level to 40 to 60 ng/mL (100-150 nmol/L) would prevent approximately 58,000 new cases of breast cancer and 49,000 new cases of colorectal cancer each year, and three fourths of deaths from these diseases in the United States and Cana...

07/17/2025

💥 Review Bomb Incoming! 💥

Take a look at all these amazing reviews! The results speak for themselves — real people, real care, real outcomes.

We’re proud to serve our community at Health First Chiropractic and grateful for the trust our patients put in us every day.

Swipe through and see why so many are choosing chiropractic care that gets results. 🙌

07/15/2025

✨ Real Patient Experience at HealthFirst Chiropractic - Pickerington, OH ✨
We love hearing feedback like this! If you've been dealing with back pain, this might sound familiar. Here's what one of our recent patients had to say after their first visit with Dr. Schone:

"I went today and saw Dr. Schone at HealthFirst Chiropractic Pickerington OH. It was a great visit. Dr. Schone and his staff were very professional and friendly. Dr. Schone explained my problem in depth and at the level that I understood, as we looked at the x-rays and other test results. Also, I liked his recommendations and his plan going forward. I knew before hand it wasn’t a one and done visit as my vertebrae will need to be repositioned. Hopefully, muscles and tissues will get retrained and it will not return to the old position with movement of my back. I’m glad I visited HealthFirst before I went to a surgeon which could lead to spine shots or surgery. I have confidence my case is not too far advanced. I should have went to HealthFirst sooner; but like most, I wait around until I’m screaming in pain. After this first visit, my back pain and spasms are already tolerable and I’m looking forward to my next visit."

👏 We’re so thankful for patients who trust us with their health journey!

07/11/2025

Chiropractic Care vs. Medication for Tension Headaches 🌀

A 1995 study published in the Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics found that six weeks of spinal manipulative therapy (SMT) by chiropractors provided sustained relief for chronic tension‑type headaches—reducing:

Headache intensity by ~32%
Frequency by ~42%
OTC painkiller use by ~30%
And improved daily functionality by ~16%
Four weeks after stopping treatment, the SMT group maintained benefits, while those taking amitriptyline returned to baseline—and experienced side effects like drowsiness, dry mouth, and weight gain

Bottom line tool tip: For tension‑type headaches, chiropractic adjustments aren’t just an alternative—they may offer long‑lasting relief without the medication side effects.

📌 Tag a friend who lives with frequent tension headaches! 😊

The results of this study show that spinal manipulative therapy is an effective treatment for tension headaches. Amitriptyline therapy was slightly more effective in reducing pain at the end of the treatment period but was associated with more side effects. Four weeks after the cessation of treatmen...

07/07/2025

⚡️ Your Body Was Designed to Heal. ⚡️

But it can’t function at 💯% when there’s nervous system dysfunction—

👉 Spinal misalignments (subluxations)
👉 Nerve irritation
👉 Brain-Body miscommunication

This creates 🛑 inflammation, tension, and restriction—shutting down your body’s God-given ability to heal, regulate, and adapt naturally.

💥 That’s where Chiropractic comes in.
We don’t guess—we check the spine, remove interference, and allow your body to get back to doing what it was created to do:

✅ Heal
✅ Move
✅ Thrive

💡 You don’t wait for your teeth to rot to brush them…

👉 So don’t wait until your spine breaks down to take care of it.

Get checked.
Stay aligned.
Live fully.

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