By Dr. Lori McMillian
You entered our chiropractic office feeling terrible and now you are experiencing the wonders of what happens when your body and nervous system are subluxation-free. You have less structural stress and can send more healing energy throughout your entire being. You’d be happy to return if your health deteriorates to the point where you feel terrible again but your chiropractor suggests you return even if you feel fine.
Why not wait until I’m in pain again?
Of course you can wait until you’re miserable again, but should you? You may be making a big mistake if you wait until you have symptoms to do something about your health. Lack of pain is a poor way of determining how healthy you are. In fact, it can be dangerous. We’ve all seen people looking like death warmed over who “feel fine.” They are walking targets, waiting for disease to strike before they decide to do anything about their health. They “feel fine” but have no energy; they “feel fine” but sleep poorly; they “feel fine” but are tired, have aches and pains, headaches or backaches. Too many people who “feel fine” one day have a sudden heart attack, stroke, debilitating pain or are diagnosed with a serious disease such as cancer the next day. It cannot be emphasized enough that “feeling fine” is no indicator of your health status.
Why do I need so many adjustments?
Although symptoms may disappear after a few chiropractic adjustments, the degeneration caused by many years of uncorrected subluxations has created scar tissue and disease in your body. Moreover, most people first visit their chiropractor after they’ve had years of long-standing health-undermining subluxations. By that time internal scar tissue (fibrosis) has built up around the spinal discs, nerves and joints. Coupled with currently working on 8 hours a day five days a week, each hour you create microtrauma to your body. These small stressors build up hour after hour, day after day, year after year- over time microtrauma can lead to significant dysfunction, a loss of health and sometimes even pain that can be more debilitating than the initial injury. Frequent chiropractic visits help combat the daily stresses of microtrauma, on your newly recuperating body.
Symptom Relief or True Healing?
Although your pain may have diminished, pain is actually the last symptom to appear and the first symptom to be relieved. There are still weakness in your structural system—spine, ligaments, discs, tendons, muscles and bones. It may take months or years for your body to replace the internal scar tissue and rebuild. True healing takes time. With regular chiropractic adjustments, proper nutrition, adequate rest, exercise and a positive mental attitude, optimal health is truly within reach.
Relieve the pain or resolve the problem?
Why use chiropractic as an “aspirin” to free you from pain when you can use chiropractic to ensure better health, vitality and quality of life for your entire life? Keep yourself and your loved ones healthy with periodic chiropractic checkups. With chiropractic, you will be stronger, more balanced and more stable; you will thrive, grow and better enjoy life as you continue on your journey to be the best you can be.
Dr. Lori McMillian is a Chiropractic Physician at Mission Square Chiropractic
334-649-6300
