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Moving Forward

I Bought a Vibration Plate to Build Bone Density

I Bought a Vibration Plate to Build Bone Density

Almost a year ago on September 17, 2025, I bought a vibration plate for home use. No, that's not me in the picture, but the vibration plate you see is the exact model I bought. It is advertised on Amazon.com as the HVX Vibration Plate Exercise Machine. It's supposed...

TRT: A Better Type of Chiropractic!

TRT: A Better Type of Chiropractic!

Thanks be to God, I found the solution to my neck problems at Pure Alignment Chiropractic! Dr. Katherine Burtis, D.C. (“Dr. Kat”) uses a chiropractic method called Torque Release Technique, or TRT. Her adjustments, traction devices, stretches, and exercises have brought about tremendous improvement in my neck pain and flexibility. On my initial visit to […]

One Year Later: My Amazing Journey to Healing Pelvic Ring Fractures

One Year Later: My Amazing Journey to Healing Pelvic Ring Fractures

Today on the one-year anniversary of the car wreck that broke my pelvis in two places, my sacrum, and my right leg, I am happy to report that my body has healed! I am able to walk, drive, garden, swim, and even go boogie boarding… everything that I could do before the accident. To me, […]

DELAND, Feb. 23, 2022 – CAR CRASH!

DELAND, Feb. 23, 2022 – CAR CRASH!

For years I had wondered what would happen if I ever broke a hip or fractured my pelvis. Could I recover from such serious skeletal injuries? Little did know that when I woke up on February 23, 2022, I was about to find out! Here’s what happened… Early that Wednesday morning as I drove my […]

Osteoporosis Is NOT a Death Sentence!

Osteoporosis Is NOT a Death Sentence!

It’s been 5 years since I last posted on this website and 15 years since my initial diagnosis… and I’m here to tell you that an osteoporosis diagnosis is NOT a death sentence! Do I Still Have Light Bones? Do I still have light bones? Yup. But do my light bones affect my lifestyle? Only […]