This is one I hear all of the time . . . “My lower back stays sore most of the time, but it’s just age.\u00a0 I’m getting old.”\u00a0 Here’s the funny part:\u00a0 I hear this from people in their 30’s, 40’s, 50’s, 60’s, 70’s, 80’s, and 90’s!!\u00a0 In my opinion, the only people who have the RIGHT to use this excuse are the ones in their 80’s and 90’s!\u00a0 If you’re 40, your neck isn’t tight because you’re OLD!\u00a0 So STOP IT!! That is not a viable excuse!\u00a0 Or my favorite: “My left hip is sore, and it doesn’t let me take big steps anymore . . . there’s nothing you can do about it, though, doc.\u00a0 I’m just getting old.”\u00a0 I love it when people say this, because I get to be a smart-alec and say “So what you’re telling me is that you left hip is older than your right hip?”\u00a0 If it was because of age, shouldn’t BOTH hips hurt?<\/p>\n
In most cases, joints are stiff and painful because of mechanical problems in the musculo-skeletal system!*\u00a0 As a chiropractor, I re-condition the mechanics of the spine and joints, thus reducing the pain and improving function.\u00a0 If you want to go around thinking that you’re just old, that’s your choice.\u00a0 It probably doesn’t have to be that way, though.<\/p>\n
* Not all cases of joint pain and stiffness are a result of mechanical problems.\u00a0 I perform a thorough physical examination on each new complaint to rule out other causes such as problems with the heart, kidneys, or gallbladder, aneurysms, and tumors, just to name a few.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
This is one I hear all of the time . . . “My lower back stays sore most of the time, but it’s just age.\u00a0 I’m getting old.”\u00a0 Here’s the funny part:\u00a0 I hear this from people in their 30’s, 40’s, 50’s, 60’s, 70’s, 80’s, and 90’s!!\u00a0 In my opinion, the only people who have […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n