What is pain? Where does pain come from? Why are so many people in pain? I get these questions everyday in our office from new patients that are sick and tired of suffering from pain. So today, I want to give you some real answers that could potentially change your life forever.
First, what is pain? One of my favorite sayings is, "Pain is not your problem, the cause of the pain is your problem." We are taught from birth that pain is THE PROBLEM, when in fact the PROBLEM is what is causing the pain. For example, lets take a look at low back pain (LBP). Statistically, 80% of Americans suffer from low back pain. Now, this LBP could be caused by a multitude of problems....muscle sprain/strain, spinal damage (subluxation), disc problems, or even an acute injury. Now, if you were go to your medical doctor and ask for help with your LBP, he or she would typically do 1 of 2 things: 1. Prescribe a muscle relaxer or pain killer for the pain, or 2. Run some more tests (MRI, xray, etc) to determine any underlying pathology.
Lets now take a look at option #1: Medication for pain. Yes, I truly understand that pain drugs are there for a reason....when you are in serious pain. If I have a bone sticking through my skin because I wrecked on my bike and broke my arm, I understand that a pain medication would be appropriate. But to take a pain medication thinking that "this will fix" my problem is literally insane. Remember, pain meds only cover up the pain, they NEVER fix the reason you are having the pain. And the other serious problem with pain meds is the potential side affects that occur from them: constipation, difficulty breathing, drowsiness, confusion, muscle twitching, and many more. Finally, when you take a pain med for some pain that you are experiencing and you start to FEEL better, your mind tells you that "the problem is gone" and that you are healthy now. When in fact, you only put a band aid over the pain and never got to the true cause of the problem. Therefore, the cause of the problem is still present and the pain will 100% return.
Always remember that health is not just the absence of pain or symptoms, but health is defined as your body functioning and healing at 100%. So the ultimate question would be: Where does health, function and healing come from? And the answer is FROM YOU. Health is your responsibility (not your doctors, not your insurance carriers, not your nutritionists). And the biggest missing link in health care is YOU. We look for so many ways outside of our amazing bodies for health when truly the answer lies within you. And the answer is the health of your spine and nervous system. Your spine and nervous system controls every single function in your body. For you heart to beat, for your lungs to breathe, and even for a simple cut to heal in your body; your nervous system controls all of that. So the first place you must look at for your health, for your function, for the healing of your body is the NERVOUS SYSTEM.
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