What Would You Do If You Didn’t Have Daily Pain?
You may think that is an interesting question to ask and wonder what it has to do with chiropractic. Well it is true that chiropractic helps with so much more than just relieving back and neck pain or headaches, but helping people to function better is what I love to do. And while I realize this question may not apply to everyone out there, but for those out there that do have daily pain does it affect what you do? And if you personally don’t have daily pain, chances are you know someone that does. Now it doesn’t even have to be intense pain, but any pain on a regular basis can have a negative effect on your health and well-being.
Now I want to be up front that I cannot guarantee you will have less pain with chiropractic care or that chiropractic care is even a ‘pain treatment’. What I mean by that is that pain is a symptom and not truly the problem and that there is some underlying issue that is creating pain to help alert you to that problem. The aim of chiropractic is not to take away pain but to address underlying problems that are diminishing your body’s innate ability to heal and be well.
Pain can have many causes, but one thing that can lead to pain is spinal subluxation, which is a misalignment or improper movement of the bones of the spine that leads to altered nerve function. And the thing is that no other type of doctor besides a chiropractor is looking for a spinal subluxation.
The reason I ask the question, ‘What would you do if you didn’t have daily pain?’ because I see it all the time where patients have just come to accept the pain they are in and think it is ‘normal’ for them. That they must just live with the pain. And again while there are still some that remain in pain, there are many more that have their eyes opened to what is possible for them. When they may do something to aggravate the pain I hear things like ‘The pain is not as bad as it used to be, but now when I have it I know something is wrong and it is time to get checked.’
I love helping people to feel and function better. Pain is just a symptom and is the body’s way of alerting you to the problem. Often that underlying problem can be addressed with chiropractic care, and in turn the pain can be reduced or eliminated. I don’t think anyone should have to live in pain, and if I can be the means to help relieve the pain (because ultimately it is YOUR body that does the healing) and allow you to function better than before, that is what I love.
So I am asking again ‘What would you do if you didn’t have daily pain?’ I believe it is possible, but you have to give it a try!
