Many people begin chiropractic care because of an ache or pain. Pain can be distracting, debilitating, irritating, or annoying. Pain can be chronic, acute, intense, or intermittent. Pain can be sharp or dull. And pain can be localized or general.
But Pain in not the problem!
Pain is a symptom. An effect. A signal. A sign. An indicator. A warning. Pain is no more a problem than a traffic signal or your alarm clock announcing that it's time to start the day.
If there is a problem, it's the meaning we attach to pain.
When we meet patients who are in pain, besides being compassionate, our first thought is that they must have exceeded some physical, chemical, or emotional limit to which they can no longer adapt. And their body is saying "Whoa!" So, while we're interested in pain, we're more interested in what was the underlying cause of the pain. Did it just happen? Has it been present a long time? What circumstances brought it on? Plus, what change(s) should the patient make to avoid this in the future?
Do you know someone who thinks pain is the problem? Please send them our way. Because pain on our practice is never a problem!
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