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Are you interested in improving your health and wellness?  If the answer is yes, then you have a found a great place to learn about natural methods to increase your health and vitality.  Local chiropractor, Dr. Brady R. Williams, has agreed to publish health and wellness related articles for this community news site.  Dr. Williams has an extensive background in health, wellness, and natural methods.

Dr. Williams is the Wellness Director at Columbia Doctors Group: A Creating Wellness Center in Columbia IL.  The office is the local Creating Wellness Center that is one of over 300 Creating Wellness Centers in North America.  Creating Wellness Centers specialize in cutting edge gentle chiropractic care, lifestyle modification, and wellness programs.  Unique to the Creating wellness system is the use of advanced technology to measure your body in the key areas of wellness.  The tools used measure you in the physical, biochemical, and psychological dimensions of health and wellness as well as using a computer to measure the health of your nervous system.  When these tests are combined they generate a detailed report of health and a single number on a scale of 0-200 called a wellness quotient that accurately signifies your overall level of health and wellness. 

From this simple and easy to understand number we can design wellness programs for you to help get you healthy and on the road towards wellness!  For more information visit www.drbradywilliams.com and click on Creating Wellness.

Feature Article

A child’s sense of smell is restored

Chiropractic Care Helps Child
With Chronic Sinusitis to Regain Olfaction

(January 2, 2010, Columbia). A recent article published in The Journal of Pediatrics, Maternal and Family Health reports the case study of an 11-year old female patient who had been diagnosed with chronic sinusitis and who had lost her sense of smell for one year. 

            The child’s mother indicated that her daughter had been undergoing “escalating medical and pharmaceutical recommendations” and that she wanted to explore more conservative options for helping the youngster.  The girl’s symptoms included a persistent stuffy nose with concomitant difficulty in breathing and a lack of smell, even when her sinuses felt clear.

            “Loss of olfaction, or the sense of smell, is a common occurrence with the condition known as sinusitis,” said Columbia-based Dr. Brady R. Williams, D.C. “The inflammation associated with sinusitis and the build-up of mucus in the nasal cavity restricts the functioning of our olfactory cells.”

            In the case of this 11-year old, the mother wanted to try chiropractic care as a way to avoid using the drug regimen usually prescribed.  The examining chiropractor found the existence of cervical and sacral subluxations in the child’s spine.

            “A subluxation is a misalignment of the spine that disturbs normal nervous system function,” said Dr. Williams.  “Many chiropractors, including myself, have technology that allows them to conduct non-invasive thermal and Surface Electromyography (sEMG) tests to assist in locating where such conditions exist.”

            The patient underwent chiropractic care, including spinal adjustments. After the first adjustment, olfaction returned for six hours, as reported by the mother.  After the second adjustment, this improvement lasted for 12 hours.

Two weeks after beginning chiropractic care, the patient was seen by her medical doctor, who noted a marked change for the better in the physical appearance of her sinuses.  Chiropractic care was continued, and elimination of the subluxations and full restoration of the child’s sense of smell was obtained after just three months.  The patient and her parents decided to end all medications, and elected to continue chiropractic care on a periodic basis to monitor subluxations and obtain adjustments as necessary.  The child’s restoration of her olfactory senses has continued without interruption for more than four years.

            “This is just one case study,” explained Dr. Williams, and more studies are needed before any absolute conclusions can be drawn. But it is an important step in helping patients to understand the options that are available to them in their health care.” 

            Dr. Williams’s chiropractic practice features the Insight^TM Subluxation Station.  This technology is certified by the Space Foundation, a non-governmental agency founded in cooperation with NASA.  The Insight has been used by 8,000 chiropractors worldwide to measure nervous system health and performance.

Editor’s note:

Anyone wishing more information may contact Dr. Williams, whose office is located in the Market Place Shopping center in Columbia. Online at www.drbradywilliams.com

Brady R. Williams DC