Too many of us have to learn to live with bodily pain; not the severe pain caused by trauma but nagging, continual pain all day long; each and every day. The sort of pain that other people find difficult to appreciate and will say things to us like: – “At your age, you should simply learn to live with it” – or: “If it hurts you to walk that much; why not get a wheelchair?” Even our regular doctors are not of much help; they give us some pills that may, or may not, mask the pain feelings; but, they offer little by way of removing the root cause of whatever it is that is giving us this pain in the first place.
What Alternatives Are Available?
There are advertisements for all sorts of wonder “dietary supplements” that claim to be just the thing that we need; even though their “small print” says something to the effect that nothing is proven and they are not making any therapeutic claims. When we buy some of these (usually at exorbitant prices); the results seem promising at first but rarely provide any long term improvement.
Then, there is what our doctors love to refer to as “alternative medicine” in a somewhat derogatory tone of voice; even when they rephrase it as “traditional medicine”; it somehow sounds as though they are talking about mumbo jumbo and witch doctors. Even “faith healing” sounds somewhat suspect; but, could it be that the official, mainstream of medical science is determined to maintain its monopoly over our health and wellbeing?
Where Does Chiropractic Come In?
Officially, the methods used by today’s chiropractors only came about in 1895; through the work of the magnetic healer; D.D. Palmer in Davenport, Iowa and that carried some mystical overtones. However, in many ways, the concepts draw heavily on natural remedies; using the principle that a healthy person is one whose total body is well maintained and in tune with itself; nothing is out of balance and; if there is a problem; the cause should be treated rather than simply masking the symptoms.
Many leg, back and neck pains can be traced to pinched nerves in the spinal column; Spinal decompression In St Augustine is a method of relieving the pressure on these nerves so that the resultant pain “goes away”. There are invasive medical methods to achieve such ends; but, they do carry associated risks. Aided by computer analysis of the problem; a chiropractor can apply Spinal Decompression In St Augustine in a completely non-invasive manner to achieve the same pain removing results.
