If you get your WordPress hosting from BlueHost, you can install WordPress very easily. I’ve got a short video that shows how to install WordPress in five minutes or less that walks you through it.

Installing WordPress In Five Minutes from Don Campbell on Vimeo.

Once you have WordPress installed, you can install the Chiropractic WordPress Theme and get your new chiropractic website up and running!

You can change these settings in the Chiropractor2Web Theme Options in the WordPress Admin panel. So log into your WordPress Admin, go to Design and then to the Options panel.

Here, you can specify your own image, and the URL that it will take them to if they click them map image.

To get your Google Map, go to http://maps.google.com and type in the address of your business like this:

And Google will give you a nice map that you can use for your site. Click on the Link section to get the hyperlink to your map.

Now here’s the tricky part. You need a 300×300 pixel screen capture of the map itself. If you have a nice screen shot capture tool, this will be easy.

Now just upload your image in the Chiropractor2Web Options panel (screen shot is above) and enter the link to your map, and you are all set! If you have any questions let us know in the comments below.

By Dr. Ted Omura, DC, QME

“Chiropractic, particularly sports chiropractic, can be of enormous benefit in training and preventing sports-related injuries and improving athletic performance.” - British Chiropractic Sports Council

Sports Chiropractic is a specialty in chiropractic care where the focus is to provide care in the management, rehabilitation and performance optimization of the neuromusculoskeletal system (nerves, muscles and bones) for athletes. Doctors of chiropractic identify underlying areas of dysfunction, which prevent athletes from achieving optimal performance.

For the athlete, chiropractic care is great for restoration of the spine to ensure it moves properly; helping to relieve pain; and to reduce inflammation after an injury.  However, many athletes are using chiropractic care as a preventive care to avoid injury in today’s highly competitive world. Whether it is golf, football, or participation in triathlons, chiropractic care is a key proactive ingredient to help you prevent injury in any sport.

Benefits of Sport Chiropractic Care

Some of the benefits Athletes receive with Sport Chiropractic are:

• Running Faster
• Better Coordination & Balance
• Increased Range of Motion - Better Movement
• Peak Performance - Allowing you to be your Best!
• Proactive strategy for Reducing Injuries

If an athlete is injured as a result of a sport, chiropractic care can help their muscles, tendons, and ligaments undergo the proper joint movement to make the healing process much quicker.  Any injury to the muscles, tendons or ligament areas can restrict motion, blood supply and reduce overall performance. Seeking the care of a chiropractor who works with these specific injuries is a wise idea for any athlete.

Whereas a medical doctor will treat the symptoms, the Sports Chiropractor will work with the athletes in a more natural, preventative manner and treat the cause of the cause of the injury instead of simply masking the symptoms. Doctors of chiropractic also take the time to teach athletic patients the importance of consuming healthy, well-balanced meals as well as the relevance of proper hydration. Athletes especially need proper nutrition and hydration to perform at their best.

Reducing the Need For Drugs

However, the best thing about chiropractic is not only that it is drug-free natural care, but it is also preventative and performance enhancing care. Maintaining proper spinal alignment puts athletes in a state of peak efficiency, and adjustment after competition speeds the recuperative process after the stress of their particular event.

When the Chiropractor takes the time to teach the athlete in this manner and promote a proactive, preventive lifestyle, chiropractors help athletes cut their likelihood of injury while facilitating their nervous system to maximize athletic aptitude. Chiropractic also greatly reduces the need for non-steroidal and anti-inflammatory drugs including Motrin and Advil,  Naprosyn and Alleve.

Sport Chiropractics is definitely a field where one must truly care about the people they work with. It is about taking an approach to healing where the doctor and patient must develop a relationship to work together for optimum healing.

About the author

Dr. Omura is the founder of SCORE Clinic - a San Jose Chiropractic care practice, founded in 1998. He earned his Bachelor of Science in Biology at UCLA.  He completed his graduate education at Palmer College of Chiropractic West to earn his Doctor of Chiropractic degree.

He continued his post-graduate education to become a certified chiropractic sports physician, a strength and conditioning specialist, and a qualified medical examiner.

Dr. Omura has been practicing chiropractic for over ten years.  He is also certified in Active Release Technique and Kinesio Taping.

Dr. Omura grew up in Los Altos and currently resides in Almaden Valley.  He enjoys golfing, running, mountain biking, and especially spending time with his family.  Dr. Omura is a proud father to his son, Brandon and his daughter, Taylor.

Here is a direct quote from the letter:

My health plan also prioritizes preventive care, and chiropractors play a significant role in this effort. As we shift our health care delivery system towards a culture of wellness and disease prevention, I believe that chiropractors must play an integral role in expanding access to preventive care and strengthening our public health system.

There is also a letter from Senator John McCain on the ACA website (see link above) that endorses chiropractic care, even if to a lesser extent than Obama does. It seems that chiropractic care will take a larger role in Medicare under both candidates health plans.

This looks like good news for the Chiropractic community, particularly if Obama is our next president.

Thanks to @Chiropractic for pointing these out!

We should never have watched that video. My friends and I got a hold of a video of the Korean National Tae Kwon Do demonstration team. These guys were absolutely amazing. Breaking boards, flying kicks, and acrobatics of all kinds.

They were the best of the best in a nation where Tae Kwon Do is the national sport. After watching the video, my fellow Tae Kwon Do class mates and I had no choice but to put together our own black belt demonstration team.

The technique that stood out for me was the 540 degree jump spinning kick. In this kick, you have to jump in the air, and then spin around completely once - that’s 360 degrees, and then another 180 degrees, and kick a board and break it with your heel before landing.

The Unexpected Back Injury

It takes a while to get this one right. I must have practiced that kick 400 times over the course of 3 weeks.

I still was surprised when I developed a pain all along my back, like a high tension wire running from the base of my neck all the way down my spine. I’d never had back issues before, and had been training for years so I didn’t make the connection at first.

But after a couple of weeks of not being able to even look down because my neck and back hurt so much, I started to get worried. I went to see the doctor - a sports medicine specialist, and he examined me. Since he was an orthopedic doctor focusing on sports injuries, I was hoping that he would have an answer for me. Well he did - 800mg of ibuprofin.  The most common version of this over the counter is called Motrin, and it is was is called a Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory. He also offered to take X-Rays. He just said I’ll have to get the muscles in my back to relax and the drugs would help me do that.

Well, this was not the solution I was looking for. Then one night at a party, a friend of mine told me about her Chiropractor. She suggested that I go see him to see if he could help. I had never been to a Chiropractor before, and the thought of someone “manipulating my spine” when my back was in such pain was not very appealing.

But when my friend, whom I had known for a long time, told me she takes her kids to see this Chiropractor, I decided to give in and at least go for an initial visit.

My First Visit To The Chiropractor

At my first visit, this doctor sat down and listened to me about my injury and how I thought it came about. He examined my posture, my back and neck, and took some X-Rays. He found some “trigger points” on my back - places where the muscles were very tight and knotted, and spent some time on those to free them up. He then performed an adjustment on my back, by having me cross my arms in front of me, and then “hugging” me and adjusting my spine. I thought to myself - “here we go…”

I felt almost instant relief. I could hardly believe it. I mean, the pain was not totally gone, but it made a huge difference right away. He told me it would take a few more visits to get the problems with my back corrected.

I thought to myself, “Yeah, I’ll bet it will. You’ll probably have me coming back here for life!” But I was willing to continue for a while after such a dramatic result after my first visit.

So I went back about three times a week for three weeks. My back steadily improved over those visits, until after the third week he said to me “I think you are all set.” He gave me some advice about how to avoid this type of injury in the future, and also recommended that I come back every 4-6 weeks for a “maintenance” adjustment. But, he said, “that is up to you and how your back is feeling.”

Needless to say, this experience really changed my views about Chiropractic adjustments, and Chiropractors in general. Like any profession, there are good and bad practitioners - I was lucky to get a good one.

Fast Forward To Today

That was 10 years ago. As I get older, things like sports, too much time on the computer, and other factors get my back out of alignment from time to time. Now I visit the chiropractor when I have a problem, and then I try to go every 4-6 weeks for a while after that to keep things in tune. I’ve moved a couple of times and have seen about 6 different chiropractors.

Along the way I’ve found that chiropractors tend to be very “proactive” in nature. All the ones I’ve worked with have taken the time to listen to my concerns, and help me come up with preventative ways to stay out of their office. They have helped me with back and neck problems, given me tips on my posture, and recommended a number of exercises and stretches to help keep my back healthy and feeling good.

Now, in the area I live I have several chiropractors that I have become friends with. As I learned more about their businesses and challenges, I got involved with helping several of them establish a presence on the Internet so that they show up in Google searches.

They were having a tough time getting value out of the print Yellow Pages, and I helped them get a web site up and running using WordPress, and do some very targeted local search optimization so that they show up in the local search results in Google and Yahoo. I also helped them manage their online reviews, and build tighter relationships with their customers through an email newsletter. As a result, they are getting new customer inquiries every week from people doing searches on Google and Yahoo looking for chiropractic care.

After doing this several times, I got really good at it and turned it into a repeatable process.  Now I’ve built a business helping other chiropractors establish an online presence and get new customers from local Internet searches.

That’s My Story - What Is Yours?

So that’s my story. I’ve come a long way from that initial skeptic who couldn’t imagine going in to see a chiropractor. Chiropractic care has helped me tremendously over the years, and now it has become a big part of my business as well.

What is your story? I’d love to hear about your experiences with Chiropractors - if you are reading this please leave a comment below!

p.s. If you are looking for a recommendation for a Sunnyvale Chiropractor or a San Jose Chiropractor click those links to find two of the best.

About the author

Don is the publisher of Expand2Web, a website devoted to helping small business owners like Chiropractors build Wordpress powered websites, and get a steady stream of new customers from Google and Yahoo. In his leisure time Don enjoys learning to play Jazz piano, skiing, and wake boarding. He lives with his wife and two daughters in the San Jose, California where they enjoy traveling and exploring the Redwoods and the Pacific ocean beaches.

Download a complete small business website theme for WordPress - The Chiropractic WordPress Theme at Chiropractor2Web.

1. Upload the theme folder via FTP to your wp-content/themes directory.
2. Go to the WordPress Admin Panel and select ‘Design’. In older versions of WordPress this is called ‘Presentation.’

3. Select ‘Chiropractor2Web’ WordPress theme.

4. Activate the ‘Chiropractor2Web’ theme.

5. Select the ‘Chiropractor2Web Options’ screen to add your business information.

6. Enter your business information here and click the ‘Save’ button at the bottom of this screen.

Your new chiropractic web site is now up and running!

The next step, is to customize your menus and the content on your pages. The next tutorial will show you how to do this.