I have come to learn that most people want a quick fix when it comes to overcoming pain. Is this really an appropriate approach? I know from my personal experience with physical pain that immediate relief is the priority in the moment, but does it end there? Is there any reason for us to investigate what has caused us to have pain? Once the pain is gone is it possible that there is still a problem? I want you to consider that even though pain isn't present we are not free and clear of problems that cause pain.
Pain is really a signal from the body to the brain that there is a problem that needs to be addressed and the problem is beyond the pain itself. For example, if you have a headache and you take an over the counter remedy that relieves the pain have you addressed the cause of the headache? The answer is no! Most over the counter remedies for headaches help to decrease inflammation and therefore reduce and often eliminate the headache experience. ;However, more than 90% of headaches are the result of alignment problems in the neck that create inflammation in the joints of our spine and send that inflammation and tension up the back of the neck and into the head. So I ask the question again, do you think that by reducing inflammation in the neck with a pill of some form that you are eliminating the cause of the problem? Is a pill going to address an alignment problem that is likely causing the inflammation? The answer is no once again. "There is no chemical solution to a mechanical problem." Furthermore, a massage or a chiropractic adjustment alone may provide relief but do either of these address the cause of the problem...the alignment? According to the peer reviewed literature, massage and chiropractic adjustments alone or combined will not change the alignment of the bones in the neck. When it comes to making significant changes to the alignment of the spine that can be seen and objectively measured on x-ray there must be a method of treatment that provides a sustained force over a period of time, like Mirror Image(TM) spinal traction.
What is critically important to realize is that most spinal/postural alignment problems (a.k.a. subluxations), don't cause pain right away. That's right, they don't cause pain. So by the time you are experiencing pain it indicates that your body is in a crisis and your nerves are irritated, inflammed and therefore malfunctioning. Does that sound like a desirable experience to have occuring within your body? I hope your answer is no and here is why. The nerves in our body carry vital energy to and from our brain to every cell, tissue and organ of our body keeping them alive and healthy. When the nerves become inflammed the energy flow gets turned down like turning down the dimmer switche on a wall, and eventually the cells, tissues and organs progressively weaken, degenerate and eventually become diseased.
It is vitally important to take a deeper look into what is causing pain in the body and get out of the habit of relieving pain with a pill and forgetting about it until the next episode. The health of our nerves and their ability to maintain healthy communication with the brain is the major underlying concern that cannot be overlooked regardless of whether pain is present.
