OUR OFFICE IS OPEN:
The Graber
Chiropractic Center is reaching out to reassure our patients that we are taking
measures to ensure that everyone stays healthy during this time. The health and
safety of our patients and our staff continues to be our top priority. As such,
we are taking extra measures of:
- sanitizing
all rooms before and after each patient encounter, beyond our typical standard
protocol in accordance with the CDC guidelines.
- Hand
sanitizer is available throughout the office.
- You will
not be carrying your clipboard or signing in.
At this
time, our office is to remain open for normal office appointments. However,
should this change, we will be promptly informing you as we continue to adhere
to the CDC and WHO recommendations.
We are
recommending patients to postpone their appointments and stay home if:
- You are in
the most at-risk category.
-You have
experienced fever, cough, chills, and/or shortness of breath within the last 14
days.
-Have
traveled from affected geographic areas (China, Iran, Europe, South Korea)
within the last 14 days.
-Have had
close contact with a suspected or laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 patient.
We are also
requiring all staff to uphold the same standards as a safety measure for our
team and patients.
WHO IS AT RISK:
Most at risk
are people over 70 and/or have underlying health risks such as respiratory,
cardiovascular, diabetes or auto immune challenges.
WHAT YOU CAN DO:
1. Good
personal hygiene to limit your potential exposure to the virus:
- Refrain from handshaking.
- Wash your hand for
at least 20 seconds.
- Avoid touching your
eyes, mouth and nose.
- Use hand sanitizers
throughout the day.
- Wipe down surfaces such as grocery carts or place something
between your hand and the surfaces you touch in public.
- Avoid large public gathering and crowds.
- When sneezing or coughing use a tissue or your elbow rather
than your hands.
2. Support
your immune system:
There are no nutritional substances, supplements or herbs that
have been shown to fight COVID-19. However, the following have been found
effective for improving the immune system in general:
- Take 3000-4000 IU of vitamin D3 daily. Put on a pair of
shorts and go outside when the sun is shining!
- 300-400 mg of magnesium (citrate or glycinate) daily.
- Eat 1-2 ounces of
probiotic Kefir and eat fresh citrus fruit daily.
- Avoid low levels of vitamin C and zinc through food or supplements.
- Cut down your intake of sugars in all forms and follow a
DeFlame diet.
- Hydrate with plenty of water daily.
- Give yourself rest. Physically, sleep 7-9 hours ideally. Mentally,
turn off the news for most of the day and avoid “Coronoia.”
- Stay active! Exercise in your home – you can find many guided routines on youtube,
TV, etc. Go outside to stretch, go for a
long walk, bike or run.
Below I am
including some web links for your review. I, like you, have been gathering
information from various venues and deciding which is beneficial and which to
ignore. Be wary of what is found on the internet unless from credible sources.
Check with www.cdc.gov for updated information.
National
Institutes of Health:
World Health
Organization:
10 reasons
why you should not panic:
Coronavirus:
Is hand-washing really the best thing we can do to stop the spread of COVID-19?
How to
practice social distancing during the coronavirus pandemic
Is It Safe
to Eat at Restaurants During the Coronavirus Pandemic?
WE ARE HERE FOR YOU:
At this
time, the urgent care centers, hospital emergency rooms, and local medical
physicians’ offices are focused on infectious disease control. People with back
pain, neck pain, “pinched nerves”, and other muscle and joint problems are not
a priority right now. Chiropractic
offices like ours do make these a priority and focus on diagnosing and treating
these in a low risk environment. We are here to offer safe and effective care
for many of your and your family's musculoskeletal problems.
Contact me
with any of your questions or concerns.
To Your
Health,
Dr. David
Graber
