Dear Patient and Friend,
Most people know that chiropractors often help people with painful problems – back pain, neck pain, headaches, shoulder and knee pain, and so on. Pretty much every kind of painful condition has gotten better with the help of chiropractic adjustments. It’s what most people know about chiropractors – if you want to get relief from your pain, see a chiropractor.
But most people could benefit from seeing a chiropractor, even before they hurt. After all, many of the people who visit chiropractors for back pain didn’t do anything in particular to injure themselves, they just woke up one day feeling bad, or it came on slowly and kept getting worse – doesn’t it make sense that the problem may have started before the pain began?
Most of the time, the pain is not the problem – the pain tells you that you have a problem. It’s like a fire alarm ringing when the fire is burning. The alarm isn’t the problem, it tells you that you have a problem. If you just shut off the alarm, the fire will take your house. Yes, you have to shut off the alarm, but then you have to put out the fire.
It’s the same thing with your symptoms. The pain tells you something is wrong – your brain and nerve system being stressed, or some habit coming back to bite you. Yes, your chiropractor will help you feel better as soon as possible, but he or she also needs to address the underlying cause of the pain.
So who needs to go to a chiropractor? Everyone should get a checkup, at least once or twice a year, to be sure there are no problems developing. A clean bill of health means your best chance at feeling good, with your body working well. Don’t wait till it hurts – get a checkup.
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For Your Health,
Dr. Wendy Lanser D.C.