Excuse Busters Part 1<\/p>\n
I get so many different reactions when I tell people I\u2019m a chiropractor.\u00a0 Some say \u201cI love my chiropractor blah blah . . . , Some look at me like I have an extra arm growing out of the side of my head.\u00a0 Some ask for my business card and become patients.\u00a0 But many explain their neck\/back\/joint problem to me in great detail then tell me the \u201creason\u201d they are in this condition, and how it\u2019s NOT a problem that requires the attention of a chiropractor.\u00a0 I\u2019ve found that most of these people really, REALLY need chiropractic intervention!!\u00a0 So, here are a couple common excuses I hear and my answer to them.<\/p>\n
EXCUSE:\u00a0 I don\u2019t need a chiropractor, I just have some tight muscles.<\/p>\n
EXCUSE BUSTED:\u00a0 This is a phrase I hear quite frequently.\u00a0 The second part of the phrase is typically true.\u00a0 People with spine problems typically have tight muscles.\u00a0 Muscle tension is rarely a sign of a muscle problem.\u00a0 It is usually a sign of spinal dysfunction, meaning the bones, muscles, ligaments, and nerves of the spine are not working together the way they should.\u00a0 Chiropractors are very good at getting the spine to function as it should.<\/p>\n
EXCUSE:\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u201cYeah, my back is killing me, but I\u2019m pretty sure it\u2019s my mattress.\u201d<\/p>\n
EXCUSE BUSTED: A truly horrible mattress can certainly hurt your back, but we\u2019re talking about a really, really bad mattress that sags horribly, or that is so \u201cfirm\u201d that it\u2019s like sleeping on a concrete floor.\u00a0 Nevertheless, if you injured your back on your mattress, you probably have some dysfunction in your spine that needs to be addressed.<\/p>\n
EXCUSE: \u201cMy neck hurts and I have a headache everyday, but it\u2019s just stress. I don\u2019t have a spine problem and I don\u2019t need a chiropractor, thank you very much\u201d!!!!<\/p>\n
EXCUSE BUSTED:\u00a0 A dysfunctional spine usually raises the resting tone of the spinal musculature in that area.\u00a0 In other words, if your spinal bones do not move properly, it\u00a0 brings that area in your spine closer to the \u201cpain threshold.\u201d\u00a0 At this point, it only takes one bad phone call or one snide remark from your teenager to put your neck into total spasm.\u00a0 This, in turn, makes you more sensitive to other snide remarks, and so the vicious cycle goes.<\/p>\n
By re-conditioning your spine, we can lower the resting tone of your spinal musculature.\u00a0 A dumb remark from your boss or a smart-alec eye-roll from your teenager may cause a little twitch in your neck muscles, but not throw them into complete spasm.\u00a0 Give it a try!\u00a0 It really works!!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Excuse Busters Part 1 I get so many different reactions when I tell people I\u2019m a chiropractor.\u00a0 Some say \u201cI love my chiropractor blah blah . . . , Some look at me like I have an extra arm growing out of the side of my head.\u00a0 Some ask for my business card and become […]<\/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