AUGUST 2025

-Your brain makes 2 million cells a second. 

-Your nose (brain) can remember over 50,000 different scents. 

-One drop of blood contains 5 million Red Blood Cells, 7,000 White Blood Cells, and thousands of platelets. 

-Energy output of the heart in a 24 hour period is enough to raise 3 fully loaded  greyhound buses up into the air. 

-The nervous system transmits messages at 275 miles per hour. 

-Your lungs are currently exchanging oxygen through tiny air sacs into the blood 

to be delivered to every cell in your body for survival. 

-Your digestive system is turning your last meal into energy and new tissue. 

-Your immune cells are constantly on alert and ready to protect you from any foreign invaders.

THAT'S A FACT!

Excerpted from an article by Dan Sullivan, DC

From time to time, we get the question, "How often do I need to have my spine checked?” They wanted to show up once a month for a quick "crack"  or only when something hurts. The response: "It's like trying to put out a forest fire with a glass of water... your intention is right, but the volume is lacking." 

Some say one adjustment in a lifetime is better than none. But if you really want to reap all the benefits that chiropractic care offers, consistency is the key. 

People want to do the minimum work needed to get the maximum results. It's human nature. Quick fix solutions, drive through windows and get rich quick schemes all appeal to that part of our brain that wants results right now. And temporarily covering up symptoms or doing away with offending body parts is not an effective solution. 

Research by Tapio Videman, MD has shown that when subluxations are left uncorrected for as little as two weeks, and then corrected (spinal adjustment), there remains some permanent degeneration in the joint. It never goes back to 100%.The reason we check your spine weekly is largely due to this research. If we checked your spine on a once a month basis and you did something that created a vertebral subluxation between visits, the damage to your spinal joints would be have some permanence before you got back to the office. Same thing with every three weeks and every two weeks. Outside of checking your spine every moment of every day, once a week spinal checks assure that you will spend the most time free of subluxation and functioning at peak performance.

See you on your next visit.

Several news stories and articles have appeared speaking to the issue of backpack safety in school children. One article starts off by noting that backpacks can be purchased anywhere, but very few people ask about the construction of these packs. The article suggests that parents ask the following questions. "How wide are the shoulder straps? Does it disperse weight evenly? Does the bag have a waist belt to disperse weight to the hips?"

The article reports that according to the the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons (AAOS), there are more than 21,000 backpack-related injuries each year. The article notes that increased weight is a major issue. The result, as they suggest, is that, "This increase in weight can be correlated to an increase in children seeing chiropractors."

On July 12, 2007, the California publication, The Acorn, also published a story on backpack safety. In this story they quote Dr. Gerard W. Clum of the Foundation for Chiropractic Progress who advises, "Backpacks weighing more than 15 pounds that are slung over a shoulder produce an imbalance in the rib cage." He continued by saying, "This type of repetitive strain can also initiate arm and hand numbness, headaches or backaches."

The July 20, 2007 Toledo Free Press also ran a story on backpacks where they offered tips by the American Chiropractic Association to "help prevent the needless pain that backpack misuse could cause the students in your household."

These tips included:

• Make sure your child's backpack weighs no more than 10 percent of his or her body weight.
• The backpack should never hang more than four inches below the waistline.
• A backpack with individualized compartments helps in positioning the contents most effectively.
• Make sure that pointy or bulky objects are packed away from the area that will rest on your child's back.
• Urge your child to wear both shoulder straps.
• The shoulder straps should be adjustable so the backpack fits to your child's body.
• If the backpack is still too heavy, talk to your child's teacher.

And, most importantly, get your family's spines checked weekly.

Come hear Dr. Joe with THE INFERNOS as they continue their summer concert tour at the Toms River 2025 Summer Concert series at 3rd Avenue & the Ocean front in Ortley

The Infernos is an Internationally acclaimed "Show Band" featuring some of the best musicians and vocalists from all over New Jersey. It was formed in 1977 by the late Bobby Wells. Starting out as a local band, they were always just a cut above the rest. They were playing and performing locally at weddings, bars, and private parties. Throughout the years, the Infernos have opened up and shared the stage with

• The Temptations
• Barry Manilow
• The Stylistics
• Lady Gaga & Tony Bennett
• Chicago
• Joe Piscopo
• Joe Pesci
• Uncle Floyd

and many others.

The Infernos have also performed in Hong Kong, China at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center, in Italy on the Spanish Steps with the Rome Municipal Police Band, in Piazza Navona and in L'Aquila for earthquake relief. They also performed on their own float in the NYC Columbus Day Parade.

The Toms River Summer Concert Series with The Infernos will take place on Sunday, August 24 starting at 7pm at 3rd Avenue & the Oceanfront in Ortley. Bring a chair and bring your family!

We would like to thank all of you who have referred friends and family members to our office for care recently. We look forward to serving both them, and you, in the future.

Rest assured, we will do all that we can to honor the trust you've place in us.

See you on your next visit.

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