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Dr. James Cranford
Chiropractic clinic
tries to help human
bodies heal naturally
BY JUUE STAMPER
Correspondent
The body is meant to heal
itself when the nervous system
is functioning correctly. This
simple statement guides Dr.
James Cranford Jr., a Doctor
of Chiropractic who has been
practicing in Edenton for five
years.
"The nervous system con
trols everything in your body.
When your body is misaligned,
it exerts pressure directly on
nerves. This is a disharmony
in your body. It can cause head
aches, heartburn, carpal tun
nel syndrome," as well as lower
back pain, the biggest reason
people go to the chiropractor,
according to Dr. Cranford.
using very nign teen equip
ment and manual manipula
tion of a patient's body, gener
ally the spine, Dr. Cranford is
able to realign the bones and
ease the pressure on the ner
vous system. This in turn al
lows the nervous system the
freedom to make the body
healthy.
Dr. Cranford acknowledges
that some are still skeptical
about the benefits of chiroprac
tic but notes, "The profession
is 106 years old. It is accepted
by medical doctors. I get a lot of
referrals from local physicians.
I see people coming in here in a
lot of pain, but 1 see a lot of
smiles when they leave."
He also quotes a statistic that
86 percent of all arthritis is bio
mechanically induced, mean
ing that arthritis is not an or
ganic disease like the flu but
rather is caused by a break
down in the joints which can
be prevented.
Dr. Cranford also admits that
chiropractic is not for every
one.
"We can't cure cancer," he
says. "Some things are just bet
ter treated by medjcal profes
sionals. I also get people in ev
ery day that have nothing
wrong with them. I send them
home."
Born and raised in Edenton,
Dr. Cranford decided to become
a chiropractor after suffering
from migraines and getting
relief from chiropractic treat
ment.
"I wanted to help people. I
thought if it helped me that
much, I could use it to help
others."
And to those who remain
unsure, he says simply, "You
never know until you try it."
BB&T
announces
acquisition
BB&T Corporation, based in
Winston-Salem, completed late
Thursday its acquisition of
Winchester, VA-based F&M
National Corporation.
The $1.18 billion transaction,
accounted for as a pooling-of
interests, expands BB&T's
presence along the Interstate
81 and Interstate 95 corridors
into northern Virginia and the
economically strong markets
of Richmond and metro Wash
ington, DC.
The F&M National market
area includes northern, central
and southern Virginia, includ
ing the Shenandoah Valley; the
eastern panhandle of West V ir
ginia; and Montgomery and
Prince George's counties in
Maryland.
F&M will assume the BB&T
name at systems conversion
scheduled for mid-March 2002.
Alltel doubles
capacity of its
NC networks
ALLTEL, based in Charlotte,
NC, has invested more than $27
million to double network ca
pacity in North Carolina. Net
work enhancements are on
schedule for ALLTEL's Ra
leigh, Rocky Mount,
Greenville, Wilson, Charlotte,
Greensboro and Hickory areas.
"We are adding hardware
and software in order to ac
commodate more and more
customers," said John Koch,
president of ALLTEL's South
east Region. "Network capac
ity has been practically
doubled in the Charlotte and
Rocky Mount areas."
The upgrades are expected
to be complete in August for
Greensboro and Raleigh.
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