Right up there with death and taxes is the unwavering fact of life that our bodies need TIME to heal. In the current fast food, iPhone, instant gratification culture we live in this if often forgotten or ignore. This cultural impatience is likely why we have such a dangerous affinity with drugs and surgery. If you can have a full meal prepared for you or heated up in less than a minute then why should we wait to get rid of this headache or back pain?
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This isn’t the only problem that our culture has adopted when it comes to migraines or neck pain or really anything in regards to our health. The other, not so smart choice is to just ignore it and hope it gets better. Sticking your head in the sand and ignoring the reality of the situation isn’t helping things either. Undoubtedly a reasonable response for those of you who are tired of going to the doctors only to prescribe some chemical concoction in an attempt to provide some instant “magical” relief from whatever the heck is causing your pain. There is a third and better option that most chiropractors and naturopathic doctors have been preaching for years, though.

Chiropractors often beat our heads against the wall our first few years in practice trying to figure out why our patients don’t see this relatively simple concept. But that’s just our culture. We’ve been taught since day one drugs are the answer to a question we often didn’t even ask.It’s such a daily experience now to have a patient come into the office look to just get rid of the pain. Often they are so frustrated that they tried to just sleep it off expecting that the symptoms would go away like they always have, but they don’t. A lifetime of “I’ll feel better in the morning” or “It’ll get better on its own” catches up to you. When you use drugs or surgery to ignore, what is often a more severe problem, at some point the problem, which is still not corrected will come to a head. Then you have the unpleasant reality of severe chronic migraines, sciatic pain that drops you to your knees, a bulging disc that is utter debilitating or organ failure that requires immediate action.

Chiropractors know that there is some underlying cause.

Most often I see this with patients who have been in an auto accident and receive poor care or not care at all. And like a crack in a bridge, you keep driving over it expecting it to be in perfect condition despite never maintaining it or repairing it and your neck literally buckles under the pressure and blows a disc. Now you’re left in excruciating pain with the fear of surgery or permanent disability looming over you.

This is where a lot of people make decisions out of fear because honestly, it’s a scary situation.

But the one thing you have to remember is that there is a reason that bridge or you neck collapse or gave in and drugs or surgery will never correct the structure of it. You have to determine the cause of the problem. Why did my neck “all of a sudden” just give in, why do these migraines keep getting worse? My neck pain and low back pain “got better on their own” after that auto accident and I didn’t think that whiplash was that bad. Ignoring a problem and taking drugs to cover it up is not the same thing as having a structurally focused chiropractor do a thorough examination of your spine.

The same can be said for your liver or heart if you the foods you eat the lifestyle you live is sedentary and with highly processed foods and a lot of chemicals from food, other the counter drugs or prescription drugs. There may come a time when it’s too late. There are limitations to matter and your body will not be able to heal from everything even if there is enough time. The only way to at least give it that option though is to address the cause of the problem. This is always the first and MOST IMPORTANT step towards good health.

Here at Corrective Chiropractic in Greenville, NC we address structural problems in your spine that are often the primary cause of other secondary issues like:

• Neck pain

• Mid-back pain

• Low back pain

• Migraines

• Headaches

• Sciatica

• Carpal tunnel

• Radiation pain

• Numbness

• Tingling

• Muscle weakness

• Etc.

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Every chiropractor knows that your spine protects the nervous system which is certainly able to effectively cause these types of symptoms and then some. It is certainly not ALWAYS the primary cause but it definitely the most common. The other common cause of numerous different health issues is poor nutrition which is why chiropractor Bret Wickstrom utilizes whole food nutrition with Standard Process supplements. Call today for a consult to find out if we can help you do more than just try to sleep it off.