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Introducing Red Hook Chiropractor Dr. Ford Franklin

As a teenager in high school -- right here in Red Hook -- I wanted to help people to be healthy, but I was totally turned off to using drugs. After all, they never helped me with my nasty allergy to grasses. I chose chiropractic college after going through pre-med in college because chiropractors do not prescribe drugs. It made sense to me, especially after all that biology I studied. Chiropractic was an answer to ill health, not just a response to pain and symptoms. It helps your body to heal itself the way it is designed to do. Drugs merely whip or suppress something; nothing heals.

That was good, but then I got a wonderful surprise! I started getting adjusted as a freshman, and the first spring, my allergies were only a fraction of prior summers. The next year they were almost gone -- just a tickle -- and the third year, nothing.

The education at the New york Chiropractic College was excellent. The teachers were all Doctors of Chiropractic (DC), MDs, or PhDs. The courses were well organized, and I graduated ready to successfully see patients. Now add 30 years of practice experience and I have never felt so confident.

While simply relieving pain is usually quick and inexpensive for my patients, to tell people that they are well for merely feeling better is wrong. I tell people what makes up ideal care for full correction of the underlying cause of their pain, then let them tell me if they want the whole plan, part of the plan, or none of it. Ultimately the goal is to have everyone opt for regular check-ups because in the long run, this produces the highest results, best value, and lowest cost for my patients.

Outside of my practice, in summer I enjoy live musical theatre and minor league baseball. Year-round, for more active recreation, I'll bike the back roads (winter, too) or head for the Catskill trails.

In my quiet time, I like to read history books. I can get lost in WW2 stories, largely because my Dad and so many of my uncles fought in it. I visit used bookstores to assemble a collection of biographies of every US President. 

I've been getting adjusted pretty regularly since 1974, when chiropractic got rid of my allergies. I go to a DC in downtown Kingston about every two weeks now... out of the way but worth the trip.

I also ride my bicycle as much as I can, and take my dog for long walks around the village. We also run up the hill in the back of Abrams Park until we are both winded, because that builds strong lung and heart and slows the aging process. I neither use nor keep pills of any kind -- no aspirin, Tylenol -- nothing. I do take multiple vitamins every day. 

OK, that's my story. Please tell me how I can help you to enjoy better... best health through safe and natural chiropractic care? Just call the office for a friendly no-cost consultation, or e-mail me with the link below, and together we'll explore your options.