You’ll probably hear me say this a million times, but, our
bodies are marvelously designed machines. They take care of themselves most of
the time, but sometimes they need outside help.
Pain is important because it provides cues as to where, and
what type of, injury we are experiencing. Whether it is caused by penetration
of a sharp object, blunt trauma such as being struck by a club, the damage
perpetrated by an invading organism or by bodily malfunction, or other things,
we feel pain and immediately give our attention to that area, trying to
determine the most effective way to make it stop. A good portion of the nervous system consists
of pain-sensing nerves for this very reason:
to encourage us to stop things from damaging our bodies.
Pain is the body’s way of reporting that some sort of change
is occurring. We have all had some type
of injury, whether a broken bone, a bad cut, etc., that we knew, and could see,
was healing properly, but still hurt just as bad as when it was injured. The
change was for the better, but the pain is still there.
It is interesting that much of our body pain comes from
irritation of the various nerves in our bodies. When the irritation occurs in
the middle of the nerve, instead of at the nerve ending, our brain still
interprets the signal as being damage to the structure supplied by the nerve
ending. Many people have felt frustrated to be told by their medical doctor
that there is nothing wrong with their leg when their chiropractor could have
shown them the area of the lower back where the nerve interference is actually
happening.
Since much of our pain is due to nerve interference, rather
than actual physical damage, chiropractic care, along with ‘cold’ laser
treatments, and other therapies are generally the least invasive, yet most
effective, pain remedy. As I tell my patients, “If your bones are not bent at a
weird angle, you are not spurting blood, and you are still breathing, it is worth
stopping by my office, because chiropractic will probably be the solution to
your problem.” Pay attention to what your body is telling you. Don’t wait for
the pain to go away – it usually gets worse. Come to see us at Val Vista
Chiropractic and get your problem fixed.
Getting rid of your pain,
Dr. Steven Ray, Chiropractor
Val Vista Chiropractic
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