It was 4-year-old Darrin's first chiropractic adjustment（脊椎矫正术）.He was afraid, as most children are on their first visit to any1
But if you gain children's2 and take the time to develop good relationship, you can do anything with their complete3. One of the4I find most useful is to show an interest in a child's special toy. When you touch, hug and love their5toy, you open the door to their heart. 1 have given thousands of chiropractic adjustments to teddy bears, Barbie dolls and fire trucks-you name it, I've6it
Darrin's7, however, was different.
I had told Darrin's mother to8his favorite toy, but when I9about it, she said, "Sorry, Dr. Stillwagon. Darrin's favorite play toy is our upright vacuum sweeper（立式吸尘器）, and I just couldn't feel10coming to the office with it. "
"Wait just a minute," I said. I went out, got our upright vacuum sweeper and11the adjusting room. I introduced him to our vacuum sweeper,12him to play with it.
Our examination13involves the use of a hand-held scanner to monitor the patient's progress. I took the scanner and14it the full length of the upright vacuum sweeper. I then placed the sweeper on the adjusting table and15to adjust it. Darrin watched my every16. I told him that the sweeper would soon feel17.
Darrin was next. Full of confidence, he sat on the chair for the scan, and then18sat on the adjusting table. We had become19,and I had adjusted my20upright vacuum sweeper!
