How many times have you started your  New Year’s Resolution only to give up by the end of January or before.  There are a couple of ways to attain that goal.

1. Choose a Realistic, Specific Goal—Don’t choose to ‘lose weight, or ‘eat better’, choose to ‘lose 10 lbs’ or ‘limit soda to 1 can a day.’

2. Pick only one resolution.  Then you can focus on that resolution only.

3. Don’t wait until New Year’s Eve.  Planning and research will increase your success dramatically.

4. Start with small steps.  Doing too much in the beginning will be overwhelming.  If you resolve to run a marathon, start going for a short jog 2 times a week.  If you want to eat healthier, start by replacing one or two junk food items with a healthier choice.

5. Avoid repeating past failures. Don’t make the same failing resolution year after year.  Change it a little or try something different.

6. Remember that any change is progress.

7. Don’t let small stumbles bring you down.  Your path to success will not be straight.  Expect to have some difficult days, but don’t waiver from your goal.

8. Get support.  Join a support group or tell your friends and family what your goal is so they can help you reach it.

Good luck with the Resolution.

Until next time….here’s to your complete wellness.

Unfortunately, even after a minor accident you’ll need to take a proactive role to make sure you get what you need and what you deserve.

We Can Help !

Whether it was a little incident in the parking lot, or two cars attempting to occupy the same space in an intersection, you need people on your side, willing to help. Here’s what you can expect from us:

1.  After completing some brief paperwork detailing the nature of your health problem you’ll meet with our chiropractor for a consultation.  Here, we get to know each other and see if you’re a good candidate for chiropractic care.

2.  If it seems like chiropractic care is likely to help, we’ll conduct a thorough examination. We’ll watch you turn and bend and conduct other tests that help reveal any restrictions to the normal movement of your spine. (Pictures of your spine may be necessary.)

3.  We’ll give you a complete report of our findings. We’ll explain what we found, what we can do to help, how long it may take and how much it will cost. You’ll have some choices and we’ll explain the pros and cons so you can make an informed decision.

4.  If you choose to proceed, we’ll begin a series of chiropractic adjustments designed to improve the biomechanics of your spine and reduce tension to your nervous system causing your most obvious symptoms. Those who want a natural solution that

addresses the underlying cause of their symptoms prefer this drug-free approach.

5.  From time to time we’ll conduct progress examinations. We use these brief exams to compare where you are, with where you were. The results help guide your visit schedule—increasing, reducing or keeping your visit frequency the same.

6. Although every case is different, there is a possibility that care may be

at no cost to you.

7.  We offer wellness care. Many who begin chiropractic care experience such profound results they opt to continue their care on a maintenance or preventive basis.

8.  While this is rarely covered by insurance companies, they see the value of continued care to support and optimize their health.

If you’ve been in a car accident, give us a call.  The longer you wait, scar tissue and muscle patterns get established that increase your recovery time. So, it’s important to act now. Not only can we offer relief, but we can give you suggestions that can help put this behind you once and for all.”

Until next time….here’s to your complete wellness.

In an ongoing effort to provide excellent healthcare services at fair rates for our patients, in January we will be starting our new Massage Club.  Many of our patients have seen the advertising in the office.  And it is finally here.

For a small monthly fee, receive one or more massages a month.  A credit or debit card is required for membership and an auto debit contract is required for the discounted rates.  For a limited time there will be no initiation fees and there will never be a contract. You can cancel at any time.

Membership rates start at $24.99 per month for 30 minutes sessions and go to $44.99 per month for a 60 minutes sessions.  Additional massage sessions may be purchased for further discounted rates.  For more information, give us a call.

Of course, if you prefer, you don’t have to join the Massage Club and pay our regular rates of $35 for 30 minutes and $70 for 60 minutes.

Benefits of Massage Therapy:

• Decreased Anxiety
• Enhanced Sleep quality
• Greater Energy
• Improved Concentration
• Increased Circulation
• Reduce Fatigue
• Released Endorphins
• Eases Spasms and Cramping

Is your golf swing getting shorter?  Are you losing distance on your drives?  No energy on the back nine?  Are you in pain when you swing or after every round?  We may have a solution.

Victoria Hills Golf Club is providing a program to help you improve your general health and performance of the golf course.  The instruction is provided by Dr. Tah and Kerry Bower-Herr, the Director of Education at Victoria Hills Golf Club.

The benefits of this four week program:

• Added Distance
• Increased Range of Motion
• Golfer Elbow Treatment
• Improved Balance
• Posture Analysis
• Increased Endurance

The four week program schedule will be on Mondays, January 9, 16, 23 and 30 from 10 AM to 11:30 AM with a cost of $195.

An informational seminar will be presented on December 12 at 1 PM in Mulligan’s Dining Room.  Complimentary finger sandwiches and fruit will be served.  As an added bonus, registrants will receive a 10% discount if they register on December 12 for the 4 week program.

For more information, give us a call.

Until next time….here’s to your complete wellness.

As you may know, there are many changes occurring in the field of health care these days. In the past few years, there have been laws passed that affect every health care provider and their patients. One of the most significant laws requires us to implement “Compliance Programs” which mandate every doctor’s office, hospital and even insurance company to ensure that patient information and confidentiality are maintained. In addition to these changes, the Health Insurance Portability and Accessibility Act of 1996 and other recent federal guidelines have made it clear that every doctor’s office must review its office and billing policies to reduce the potential for billing and coding errors and assure that improper discounts or inducements are not being offered to patients, especially those covered by the federal government. These steps are designed to help improve the overall access to health care by eliminating potential fraud and abuse of the programs.

As a result of these laws, which have been phased in over the past several years, our office is taking steps to make sure we are in compliance with these federal guidelines. While we will always do everything we can to make your care in our office the most positive experience possible, we must also implement some changes required by law that will affect our prior policies.  For example, steps are now being taken to protect your privacy as a patient in our office. In addition to these changes, we are required to review all financial policies to ensure that our office financial policy meets federal standards as outlined in the HIPAA Regulations and other Federal Regulations published by the Office of Inspector General. In making these changes, it may mean that our billing procedures and the fees we currently charge may change. Most every doctor’s office in the country has at some point tried to help patients by not charging for everything that is done, or limiting certain charges, or writing off or discounting certain procedures to help their patients. While this seems like a logical thing to do to help our patients, the laws and rules have changed and therefore we must make changes in order to be in complete compliance with these laws and rules.

This means that ALL patients must pay the same rates for professional services unless they are part of an insurance program or network that has contracted for a lower fee on their behalf. While we disagree with being “told” what to do for our patients in our private practice, we must comply with the law.

Now, here is the GOOD NEWS!  We have taken steps in our office to help you control the cost of your chiropractic care.  We have joined ChiroHealthusa which is a provider network that allows us to extend significant savings to you and your family. By enrolling in this program, you will have access to lower contracted fees just like many large insurance carriers do. The network membership is only $39.00 for the YEAR and it covers you and all of your dependants. It is not insurance and you can use if for non-covered services right along with any insurance you may have.  While our main goal in our practice is to help you get back to normal health as soon as possible, we are also committed to helping lower you overall health care expenses.

At the conclusion of your next visit or when you return to our office for care, please be sure to let the receptionist know if you would like to hear more about ChiroHealthusa.  We hope you and your family will take advantage of this program to help lower your health care expense. We sincerely appreciate you allowing us to be of service to you and your family. If you should have any questions, please do not hesitate to call.

Until next time…..here’s to your complete wellness

November 16, 2011 was FREE Turkey Day here at Complete Wellness Center of Orange City.  And what a day it was!!!!  Free turkeys to all.

Any patient that had an appointment received a free Thanksgiving Day Turkey.  It is just our way of saying, “Thanks,” to our patients for their support.

Enjoy the pictures.

Until next time…..here’s to your complete wellness.

Getting a Flu Vaccine should be a personal choice and it should be something you discuss with your doctor. There are several ingredients in a flu vaccine that can cause allergic reactions and even death.  So make an informed decision:

• Egg proteins
• Gelatin—can cause allergic reactions and anaphylaxis
• Polysorbate 80—can cause severe allergic reaction, associated with infertility
• Formaldehyde—carcinogen
• Titon X100—detergent
• Sucrose
• Resin—can cause allergic reaction
• Gentamycin—an antibiotic
• Thimerosal—mercury

For more complete information, read the entire article at drtenpenny.com

I’m not saying, “Don’t get a flu shot,” but I am saying, “Make an informed decision.”  Discuss the pros and cons of getting a flu vaccine with your physician.  Keep in mind that several recent studies prove that the flu vaccine doesn’t really prevent the flu.  Try getting an adjustment instead.

Until next time….here’s to your complete wellness.

Yes, it’s that time of the year again—The CWC Annual Toy Drive.

We will be collecting toys for The Neighborhood Center of DeLand who will distribute the toys to the underprivileged children of our community.

Due to the economy and the unemployment, there will be a lot of children out there who will have a disappointing holiday season without our help.

Be a part of the tradition and help our children.  Bring in any new unwrapped toy.

All age appropriate toys are needed and appreciated.

Until next time…..here’s to your complete wellness.

Patient Appreciation Day this month is a little different.  We are having it on Wed, November 16 and instead of coffee and donuts, how about a turkey?

We will give a FREE turkey to the first 50 patients that book and make their appointments for Wednesday, November 16.

New patients that book that day will receive a consultation, chiropractic exam and any needed X-rays for $19.

So make your appointment now.  We are going to be booked beyond belief.

We’ll see you on November 16.

Until next time….here’s to your complete wellness.

THE PATIENT AND ANY OTHER PERSON RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYMENT HAS A RIGHT TO REFUSE TO PAY, CANCEL PAYMENT, OR BE REIMBURSED FOR PAYMENT FOR ANY OTHER SERVICE, EXAMINATION, OR TREATMENT THAT IS PERFORMED AS A RESULT OF AND WITHIN 72 HOURS OF RESPONDING TO THE ADVERTISEMENT FOR THE FREE, DISCOUNTED FEE, OR REDUCED FEE, SERVICE, EXAMINATION, OR TREATMENT.

Veterans’ Day is an annually observed holiday in the United States to honor of all those, living and dead, who served with the U.S. armed forces. Unlike Memorial Day, which honors those who have died in wartime, Veterans Day honors all those who have served, in times of peace as well as in war.

Veterans’ Day is observed on November 11. The holiday was originally called Armistice Day, and it commemorated the end of World War I on November 11, 1918. Fighting stopped at 11 am, the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month.

The first Armistice Day was in 1919 and many states made Armistice Day a state holiday in the 1920s and 1930s, and in 1938 the Congress of the United States declared it a federal holiday.

In light of all that is going on in the Middle East, it seems fitting to me to bring special attention to Veterans Day this year.  So when we’re out and about, whether it be at the mall or the airport, when we see a man or woman dressed in their military gear, let’s give them an extra special showing of gratitude and support for the job they are doing for us.

Until next time…..here’s to your complete wellness.