How To Get Rid Of Pain And Get Healthier!

It’s amazing how many people FAIL to follow through with a treatment recommendation.  Let me explain. I had a young woman consult with me about her back pain just last week. She had been suffering with her back for approximately six months. The MD’s gave her prescriptions for the pain and muscle spasms but the pain would come back. They gave her an injection but the pain came back. They were now recommending surgery.

A co-worker referred her to me. The first thing I asked her was if the other doctors had taken x-rays. She said “no”. I explained that x-rays are the first tool and that they would allow us to take a look at her spine. I also explained that the spine is where the spinal cord is housed and all the nerves come off the spinal cord and go to every muscle, organ and gland. In short this “Master System” of nerves, spinal cord and brain Control and Direct all functions of the human body.

So we get some x-rays of her spine and what do we find? Her spine is crooked or subluxated. It is also called misaligned. The spinal bones are out of their normal position and this causes nerve interference which in turn causes muscle spasms and back pain. I also explained to her that she might also have a disc problem which is what is usually what causes the pain shooting down the leg. The bulging or herniated disc pinches on the sciatic nerve. This is the nerve that is located in the low back and goes all the way down the leg. There are nerves on both the right and left side of the spine. This condition is called “Sciatica”.

She got her first treatment and said how much better she felt afterwards. I recommended two times a week for a couple of weeks to see how she did. I also recommended some exercises and for her to get an Inversion machine to use daily at home. She said she was going to talk to her husband.

I never heard back from her. Did her husband decide against the treatment? He never even bothered to call me and ask any questions. Did she decide to have the spinal surgery instead? I made her fully aware of all the risks involved…complications, infection, blood clot, embolism and the worst being death.Yes people die in or from surgery every day. We just don’t hear about it. I have personally known two people that died from knee surgeries and several others that died from various other types of surgeries.

I’m not saying people should never have surgery but it should be the LAST option. Too many people think it’s a quick fix. There is also no guarantee that surgery is going to fix the problem. This is why you have to sign all those disclaimers when you agree to any surgery. You will not hold the surgeons, hospital, anesthesiologist or anyone else liable should something go wrong.

If you are going to get in shape do yo0u go to the gym one time? If you are going to get your teeth straightened and get braces… do you just wear the braces one time? No….it requires follow through.

If I tell a patient to start taking a high quality Glucosamine, which is available here www.drcarlos.usana.com then that patients needs to follow through. I also mention that this product has a 100% money back guarantee. Some people will follow through and some won’t. I guess it’s just human nature.

When I have any type of pain be it from a sport injury (which I have had plenty), careless lifting or whatever I don’t only treat the pain one time. I may ice the area 5 or more times in one day. I also look for as many possible natural solutions that I can use to help my body heal.  That actually led me to write “Hanging Out Pain Free- 105 Natural Pain Relief Solutions”. I will be posting 21 of the 105 on this site in the near future.

The same is true if you are looking to get healthier. You have to FOLLOW THROUGH”. Being healthy and pain free requires ongoing attention and care for your body. it really is worth it. You feel good about yourself, your body feels good. You don’t hurt when you get out of bed. You don’t suffer with headaches, stomach problems, heartburn, allergies, high blood pressure and on and on. You don’t have to take prescription drugs. you don’t have to be visiting doctors and having them try to figure out why you have this pain or health problem. Actually most run a few tests and prescribe. Because that’s how they have been trained in medical schools.

If you have an MD that says, “you have high blood pressure but before I prescribe anything I want you to start an exercise program let’s change your diet some and in the process you’ll drop some weight. I also want you to start seeing a Chiropractor. I read a study where they found it can also lower your blood pressure. These things might be enough to lower your blood pressure back to normal. If that doesn’t work then we can prescribe something”, YOU ARE VERY FORTUNATE.  You are very fortunate if you have a medical doctor that would make those recommendations.

So how to get rid of pain and get healthier….ice, stretch, massage, chiropractic, acupuncture, magnets, inversion are just a few of the techniques I have written or will be writing about in more detail. Read more articles on this site. Learn to take care of your body and your body will take care of you.