I didn't serve in the armed forces but I want to do something to show my appreciation for those brave men and women who protect our way of life.  So effective immediately, Woodbeck Family Chiropractic will be participating in the International Chiropractic Association's Free Care for Returning Veterans program.  I will provide a year's worth of free chiropractic care to veterans of the US armed services.  The immediate needs of veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan have a special urgency.  However, my participation in the program is open to veterans of other conflicts as well on a case-by-case basis based on need.

"Since October 2001, approximately 1.64 million U.S. troops have been deployed for Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom (OEF/OIF) in Afghanistan and Iraq. The care of the more than 800,000 returning military veterans who have been released from service and the many hundreds of thousands who have served in Iraq and Afghanistan and remain on active duty is an urgent national priority. It is so because of the sacrifice they have made for us, and because of the unique and powerful contribution chiropractic can make to the healing process.

This new generation of veterans has been subjected to a level of stress and trauma that has not been seen in living memory. The 24-hour stress, the nature of injuries, the length of deployments and the uncertainties of returning to civilian life all contribute to the physical, practical and financial, mental and spiritual burdens returning veterans must face. The statistics are staggering, with nearly 10,000 amputees, more than 18,000 brain injuries, approaching 50,000 wounded in all categories of physical injury, thousands with emotional and psychiatric damage, and the numbers continue to mount. Back and spinal problems represent one of the leading causes of lost time in action and are the leading cause of disability retirements from the military.

At home, we in the states and communities can reach out, and honor what President Theodore Roosevelt articulated so well more than 100 years ago. 'A man who is good enough to shed his blood for his country is good enough to be given a square deal afterward.'" - ICA

If you would like more information about receiving a year's worth of free chiropractic care as a veteran, please email me at drw@woodbeckchiropractic.com.  The care you receive is as complete and comprehensive as I provide to all of my patients.  It's the least I can do.  God bless you.