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Chiropractic does not focus on the SYMPTOMS of a problem, as
medicine often does. Rather, chiropractic works to remove the
CAUSE of the problem, which in turn will reduce or eliminate
the associated symptoms.
For example, say you have a headache (symptom).
You decide to take an aspirin to relieve the pain (symptom). Even
if the pain is relieved, have you truly treated the CAUSE?
Was the CAUSE a lack of aspirin in your body?
Of course not! What you have done is akin to taking the batteries
out of a blaring smoke detector in your home! The symptom is gone
(that annoying sound), but the CAUSE of the symptom (the
fire!!!!) still exists.
By treating the true CAUSE of the symptom, which is the
vertebral subluxation, many times headaches and other such symptoms
remiss.
Another problem with using medications is that ALL of them have
side effects, and over 200,000 people in the U.S. alone die each
year from the "proper" use of prescription or
over-the-counter medication (Journal of the American Medical
Association).
There are times when medication may be needed as a last resort, but
it is all-to-often used as a primary treatment for symptoms.
Additionally, surgery is a costly and often ineffective means of
treating disease. For example, did you know that over 50% of low
back surgeries in the U.S. fail within one year, leaving the
patient the same or worse than before the surgery?
By working to restore the normal function of the body, chiropractic
can often help to prevent the need for drugs or surgery. This is
done safely and effectively on patients from newborns to the
elderly. Also, chiropractic is concerned in maintaining the optimal
health of the body, so it is a true system of HEALTH
CARE.
Medicine is more often a system of SICK CARE you only go when
you are sick with symptoms. By keeping the body free from nervous
system interference, the body is much less likely to exhibit
symptoms or sickness. Think of it this way you don't wait for the
engine in your car to blow up before you change the oil! Why wait
until you are sick to do something about it? Wouldn't it be easier
to avoid the unhealthy state and associated symptoms in the first
place?
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