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100:100

Live Your Greatest Life Now, at 100% for 100 Healthy Years

Local Healthcare Leader and Chiropractor, Dr. Vance Kirar has experienced first-hand the body’s amazing power to heal. He knows that each and every one of us has the potential to live at 100% for 100 years or more. If we take responsibility for our health and make good choices – we’ll be amazed at the healing potential of the body. His advice is, “Be realistic, but expect a miracle.”

Dr. Vance knows that it isn’t easy navigating a healthcare challenge for yourself or a loved one. Many people find themselves in situations they aren’t prepared for, facing decisions without all the information they need. If there’s been a lifetime of bad habits based on bad information and bad care that has created more faith in drugs than the innate wisdom of the body to heal – then living and aging in today’s society can be difficult and frightening.

His life story is about navigating that same system for his loved ones and himself. As a child, Dr. Vance watched his mother deal with a 75 degree scoliosis. This determined mother of 6 sought help from a system that offered drugs and surgery but no guarantees. Finding that to be an unacceptable way to live, this naturalistic-minded woman turned to chiropractic care. Today, at 75, she is the miracle. This drug free former fitness trainer, yoga and pilates instructor still works out and holds classes.

As a child watching his mother’s journey unfold Dr. Vance developed an early understanding of the potential of the body and declared at the age of 13 that he had decided to become a chiropractor.

Entering undergraduate school he took the prerequisite courses for chiropractic college, and pursued his love of wrestling. An Espoir All American within his first two years at college, he transferred to Eastern Illinois University where he was injured. Severe pain and numbness were immediate, and without knowing what the exact problem was, team doctors wanted to prescribe medication.

This was 1998/1999, the beginning of the opioid crisis. At the time, 21-year-old Vance was at the mercy of team doctors. Tests ultimately showed a herniated disk and a bulging disk, and he was told that pain killers, muscle relaxers, and surgery were his only options. This would not only end his wrestling career, but set him up for further and perhaps worse back issues throughout his life. In hindsight, Dr. Vance realizes he was blindly following the doctor’s advice – as many of his patient’s do today.

When a friend at university referred him to a chiropractor outside of the University medical system, he began down the same path his mother had followed – and found his miracle, the relief and support he was looking for. He felt better after the first week of chiropractic care. Twelve weeks later he had regained 80% of his strength and was pain free. It took another year to get 100% of his strength back, but that was nothing compared to a life of possible drug addiction and post-surgical adaptation. Since then Dr. Vance has run 4 half marathons and fully enjoys an active, healthy lifestyle with his wife and three children.

Dr. Vance gives a nod to American psychologist Abraham Maslow when he uses the analogy that doctors are hammers and everything looks like a nail to them. They can only do what they are trained to do. If you go to a surgeon their solution will be surgery, but that doesn’t mean that there aren’t preferable non-surgical options.

As a chiropractor, Dr. Vance doesn’t prescribe drugs or perform surgeries. His job is to identify the underlying cause of an issue and fix it in order to get the desired result, activating the body’s innate wisdom, its inborn intelligence, to actually heal the problem.

In chiropractic college, Dr. Vance realized that throughout his entire experience with the team physicians, no one ever told him that his herniated disk and bulging disk could heal. Today Dr. Vance focuses on communication and education with his patients so that they can make the best, most informed decisions, and get their desired results.

Years later as a practicing chiropractor, Dr. Vance found himself once again dealing with the traditional medical system. His grandfather in Illinois, then 90 years old, had a painful compression fracture in his lower back that landed him in the hospital for surgery. Before surgery, this otherwise healthy man was given pain medication, blood pressure medicine, and cholesterol medicine – all for the first time.

Dr. Vance got a call from his father with news that his grandfather had not awoken after coming out of surgery and had slipped into a coma. At his direction his father convinced the doctors to take his grandfather off of all medications and only give him fluids. No easy task as their attitude was, “He’s 90. What do you expect?” As Dr. Vance knew by then, expect a miracle.

Within 24 hours his grandfather woke up, removed his catheter, walked to the bathroom, and when the nurse walked into the room he asked for a Miller High Life beer. He continued to live the “High Life” for another 2 ½ years, engaging in his favorite pastimes of bowling, attending church, and enjoying fried chicken.

Families find themselves in this situation every day, most without getting to experience the miracle. Adverse reaction to pharmaceutical drugs is one of the leading causes of death in America. All of this because of our misguided beliefs about what the body is capable of, that drugs and surgery are always necessary, and about aging.

Dr. Vance doesn’t buy into any of these misguided beliefs, and he doesn’t want anyone else to either. During his career he has helped thousands of people to lead their healthiest possible lives. He is a compassionate healer and an accomplished speaker who is committed to helping your audience live their best life today, and everyday for 100 years and beyond.

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Byline Bio

Broadcast Intro

Our guest today is Dr. Vance Kirar. As a chiropractor, Dr. Vance doesn’t prescribe drugs or perform surgeries. His job is to identify the underlying cause of a health issue and fix it in order to get the desired result, activating the body’s innate wisdom, its inborn intelligence, to actually heal the problem. He believes that innate intelligence can keep us living a healthy life for 100 years or more. Dr. Vance, is that really possible?

Full Bio

Dr. Vance Kirar knows that it isn’t easy navigating a healthcare challenge for yourself or a loved one. Many people find themselves in situations they aren’t prepared for, facing decisions without all the information they need. If there’s been a lifetime of bad habits based on bad information and bad care that has created more faith in drugs than the innate wisdom of the body to heal – then living and aging in today’s society can be difficult and frightening.

His life story is about navigating that same system for his loved ones and himself. As a child, Dr. Vance watched his mother deal with a 75 degree scoliosis. This determined mother of 6 sought help from a system that offered drugs and surgery but no guarantees. Finding that to be an unacceptable way to live, this naturalistic-minded woman turned to chiropractic care. Today, at 75, she is the miracle. This drug free former fitness trainer, yoga and pilates instructor still works out and holds classes.

As a child watching his mother’s journey unfold Dr. Vance developed an early understanding of the potential of the body and declared at the age of 13 that he had decided to become a chiropractor.

Today, Dr. Vance has a thriving local practice where he helps hundreds of people a year live at 100% – their 100 Year Lifestyle. Additionally, he is a sought after speaker for groups, organizations, and companies that want to create their own 100 Year Lifestyle and culture.

Dr. Vance is a proud father of three children and a devoted husband to his wife and business partner, Dr. Jill Kirar. Together they opened Kirar Superior Healthcare in 2004.His hobbies include martial arts, deep-sea fishing, soccer, volleyball, weight training, yoga, and being the greatest dad possible!

Vance Kirar DC, DAAMLP

551 College Park Road
Ladson, SC. 29456
Phone: 843-572-2224
Fax: 843-572-2274
drvkirar@gmail.com

Selected Occupational History

• Clinic Director, Chiropractor, Kirar Chiropractic Wellness, DBA Kirar Superior Healthcare, Goose Creek/ Ladson, SC 2004-Present

Education & Licensure

• Doctor of Chiropractic, licensed in the State of South Carolina, License #2903, 2004-present
• Doctorate of Chiropractic, Logan College of Chiropractic, Chesterfield, MO, 2003
• Bachelor of Science in Human Biology, Logan College of Chiropractic, Chesterfield, MO, 2001
• National Board of Chiropractic Examiners, Part I, 2001
• National Board of Chiropractic Examiners, Part II, 2001
• National Board of Chiropractic Examiners, Part III, 2002
• National Board of Chiropractic Examiners, Part IV, 2003

Selected Postgraduate Education, Certifications & Diplomates

• Diplomate, American Academy of Medical Legal Professionals, 2009
• Neurodiagnostics, Imaging Protocols and Pathology of the Trauma Patient, An in-depth understanding of the protocols in triaging and reporting the clinical findings of the trauma patient. Maintaining ethical relationships with the medical-legal community. CMCS Post Doctoral Division, New York Chiropractic Council, New York State Department of Education Board for Chiropractic, Long Island, NY, 2009
• Diagnostics, Risk Factors, Clinical Presentation and Triaging the Trauma Patient, An extensive understanding of the injured with clinically coordinating the history, physical findings and when to integrate neurodiagnostics. An understanding on how to utilize emergency room records in creating an accurate diagnosis and the significance of “risk factors” in spinal injury. CMCS Post Doctoral Division, New York Chiropractic Council, New York State Department of Education Board for Chiropractic, Long Island, NY, 2009
• Crash Dynamics and Its Relationship to Causality, An extensive understanding of the physics involved in the transference of energy from the bullet car to the target car. This includes G’s of force, newtons, gravity, energy, skid marks, crumple zones, spring factors, event data recorder and the graphing of the movement of the vehicle before, during, and after the crash. Determining the clinical correlation of forces and bodily injury. CMCS Post Doctoral Division, New York Chiropractic Council, New York State Department of Education Board for Chiropractic, Long Island, NY, 2009
• MRI, Bone Scan & X-ray Protocols, Physiology and Indications For the Trauma Patient, MRI interpretation, physiology, history and clinical indications, Bone Scan interpretation, physiology and clinical indications, X-Ray clinical indications for the trauma patient. CMCS Post Doctoral Division, New York Chiropractic Council, New York State Department of Education Board for Chiropractic, Long Island, NY, 2009
• Neurodiagnostic Testing Protocols, Physiology and Indications for the Trauma Patient, Electromyography (EMG), Nerve Conduction Velocity (NCV), Somatosensory Evoked Potential (SSEP), Visual Evoked Potential (VEP), Brain Stem Auditory Evoked Potential (BAER), and Visual-Electronystagmography (V-ENG) interpretation, protocols and clinical indications for the trauma patient. CMCS Post Doctoral Division, New York Chiropractic Council, New York State Department of Education Board for Chiropractic, Long Island, NY, 2009
• Documentation and Reporting for the Trauma Victim, Understanding the necessity for accurate documentation and diagnosis utilizing the ICD-9 and the CPT to accurately describe the injury through diagnosis. Understanding and utilizing state regulations on reimbursement issues pertaining to healthcare. CMCS Post Doctoral Division, New York Chiropractic Council, New York State Department of Education Board for Chiropractic, Long Island, NY, 2009
• Documentation Clinically Correlated Bodily Injury to Causality, Understanding the necessity for accurate documentation, diagnosis, and clinical correlation to the injury when reporting injuries in the medical-legal community. Documenting kinesiopathology, myopathology, neuropathology, pathophysiology in both a functional and structural paradigm. CMCS Post Doctoral Division, New York Chiropractic Council, New York State Department of Education Board for Chiropractic, Long Island, NY- 2009
• Impairment Rating Certification, The understanding and utilization of the protocols and parameters of the AMA Guide to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment 6th Edition. Spine, neurological sequelae, migraine, sexual dysfunction, sleep and arousal disorders, station and gait disorders and consciousness are detailed for impairment rating. Herniated Discs, radiculopathy, fracture, dislocation and functional loss are also detailed in relation to impairment ratings. CMCS Post Doctoral Education Division, New York Chiropractic Council, New York State Education Department, Long Island, NY, 2009
• MRI Physics and History, Magnetic fields, T1 and T2 relaxations, nuclear spins, phase encoding, spin echo, T1 and T2 contrast, magnetic properties of metals and the historical perspective of the creation of NMR and MRI. New York Chiropractic Council, New York State Department of Education, Board for Chiropractic, AACME Joint Sponsorship with the State University of New York at Buffalo, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences and CMCS Post Doctoral Division, Buffalo, NY, 2009
• MRI Anatomy & History, Normal anatomy of axial and sagittal views utilizing T1, T2, 3D Gradient and STIR sequences of imaging. Standardized and desired protocols in views and sequencing of MRI examination to create an accurate diagnosis in MRI. New York Chiropractic Council, New York State Department of Education, Board for Chiropractic, AACME Joint Sponsorship with the State University of New York at Buffalo, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences and CMCS Post Doctoral Division, Buffalo, NY, 2009
• MRI Disc Pathology & Spinal Stenosis, MRI interpretation of bulged, herniated, protruded, extruded sequestered and fragmented disc pathologies in etiology and neurological sequelae in relationship to the spinal cord and spinal nerve roots. New York Chiropractic Council, New York State Department of Education, Board for Chiropractic, AACME Joint Sponsorship with the State University of New York at Buffalo, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences and CMCS Post Doctoral Division, Buffalo, NY, 2009
• MRI Spinal Pathology, MRI interpretation of bone, intradural, extradural, cord and neural sleeve lesions. Tuberculosis, drop lesions, metasasis, ependymoma, schwannoma and numerous other spinal related tumors and lesions. New York Chiropractic Council, New York State Department of Education, Board for Chiropractic, AACME Joint Sponsorship with the State University of New York at Buffalo, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences and CMCS Post Doctoral Division, Buffalo, NY, 2009
• MRI Methodology of Analysis, MRI interpretation sequencing of the cervical, thoracic and lumbar spine inclusive of T1, T2, STIR and 3D gradient studies to ensure the accurate diagnosis of the region visualized. New York Chiropractic Council, New York State Department of Education, Board for Chiropractic, AACME Joint Sponsorship with the State University of New York at Buffalo, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences and CMCS Post Doctoral Division, Buffalo, NY, 2009
• MRI Clinical Application, The clinical application of the results of space occupying lesions. Disc and tumor pathologies and the clinical indications of manual and adjustive therapies in the patient with spinal nerve root and spinal cord insult as sequelae. New York Chiropractic Council, New York State Department of Education, Board for Chiropractic, AACME Joint Sponsorship with the State University of New York at Buffalo, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences and CMCS Post Doctoral Division, Buffalo, NY, 2009
• Rehabilitation and Functional Movement Strategies, Fetterman Events, 2018
• Taping Techniques and AMP; Sports Medicine, Fetterman Events, 2018
• Taping Techniques and AMP; Sports Medicine, Fetterman Events, 2018
• Inflammation and Food Sensitivities, Fetterman Events, 2018
• Imagining and AMP; Shoulder Treatments to Avoid Surgery, Dr. Jack Dolbin, Dr. Terry Yocum, Fetterman Events, 2018
• Neurology and AMP; Vagus Nerve Stimulation, Fetterman Events, 2020
• Acupuncture: Principles and AMP, Techniques, Fetterman Events, 2020
• Chiropractic Taping Techniques, Fetterman Events, 2020
• PI Documenting and AMP; Diagnosing to defeat the MIST Myth, SCCA Conference. 2021
• Non-Surgical Decompression, Fetterman Events, 2022
• Taping and Rehabilitation of the Shoulder, Fetterman Events, 2022
• Stress response effect on the VSC, Vertebral Subluxation Complex, Fetterman Events, 2022
• Post Isometric Relaxation, Fetterman Events, 2022

Selected Memberships

• American Chiropractic Association, Member, 2009-present
• International Chiropractors Association, Member, 2009-present
• American Academy of Medical Legal Professionals, Member, 2009-present
• South Carolina Chiropractic Association, Member, 2004-present

Selected Honors & Awards

• Delta Sigma Chi, Doctors of Straight Chiropractic, Member, 2000

1. Let’s talk about the health of the tri-county area.
2. What do you mean when you say, “Be realistic, but expect a miracle?”
3. What is chiropractic care?
4. Isn’t aging just a natural process and how you age is just the luck of the draw based on genetics?
5. People go to their doctors when they are sick. Why would anyone want to go to a chiropractor when they feel good?
6. Do you treat people of all ages?  What for?
7. What’s the difference between family chiropractic care and sports chiropractic care?
8. What’s a “least vulnerable person” and how can we keep ourselves healthy during these challenging times?
9. Why is the health of your spine and nervous system so important?
10.  What are some of the ways parents can give their kids a healthy start in life?
11. Are you ever too old to start seeing a chiropractor?

Download Dr. Vance Kirar’s Interview Questions

1. So you think you’re doing everything right?

You exercise, eat right, and meditate or practice stress reduction. You may think that’s enough, but it isn’t. Dr. Vance Kirar will clearly explain the importance of FitNESS which stands for neurology, nutrition, endurance, strength, and structure. Each of these is essential if you want to live your life at 100%, possibly for 100 years or more.

2. 100:100 – Living at 100% for 100 Years or more.

The evidence of the Longevity Crisis can be seen on nearly every street corner in every town. Assisted living centers and memory care facilities are popping up everywhere. People are living longer, but those extra years aren’t necessarily healthy. How can you plan to live a long, healthy life? Dr. Vance Kirar can help you create a lifestyle of healthy longevity.

3. What you need to know as you and your loved ones age.

4. Parents, are you doing everything you can to keep your young athletes healthy and in the game for life?

5. Your Health, Your Healing, Your Responsibility. What is your GPS for health? What is your most important asset?

Dr. Vance Kirar sheds light on the toughest decisions we make about our health and healthcare system. It is our responsibility to know what is best for our bodies. We have to consult with doctors we trust and have our best interest for true healthcare (not sick care) at heart. You can form a healthcare team with doctors that understand how the body functions without drugs and surgery, so the focus is performance, longevity, and vitality!

Dr. Vance has been changing the health of the community for 20 years and uses the 100 year lifestyle principles and 5 essentials to do so. “These principles work, they just need to be applied to your life so they can work for you, for 100 years and beyond.”