What is Chiropractic wellness? What does it mean to be in wellness care? And why can't I just wait until a crisis happens, and then try to take care of myself?
These are great questions. Not everyone understands the concept behind wellness. Most people respond very well to pain, and for very good reason. Pain is a wonderful motivator. It's designed to be so, and provides great messages to you about what needs to be taken care of. But taking care of your body only when you have a symptom is a bit like only exercising and watching what you eat when you feel that you are overweight or too weak. Wellness is the consistent action steps we take in order to maintain our health, or even to continually improve it over time.
We exercise to keep ourselves fit. How come fit people are fit? Because they exercise consistently. (I didn't say constantly!) And to take it to the somewhat ridiculous, do you get to stop eating once you've eaten once and you're full? No! You have to eat every day to maintain your health (except for some fasting programs, which do have some health benefits - more later!). If you get a good night's sleep, are you done sleeping for the rest of your life? Of course not!
Chiropractic works like that. It's fantastic at helping the body to heal itself from injury or disease that causes pain and other symptoms, but where it really shines is in keeping the body health so that it can heal faster and more readily in the face of any crisis. Crisis happens. We don't know how or when, but it happens. The fitter you are when that crisis happens, the easier you will heal, the less it will cost, and the faster your life will return to normal. If you are getting regularly adjusted now, you will not need as much care when a crisis happens as if you hadn't been.
Cars require maintenance. Constant use has a wear and tear effect on them which requires cleaning, oil changes, tire changes, tune-ups, and a myriad of other little things. All of these things help to keep the car running better than it would otherwise. Regular maintenance also helps to delay the onset of major problems to the vehicle. If you don't get tire changes, eventually you will blow a tire or run off the road when it rains. If you don't get oil changes, eventually the engine will seize. This same outlook follows us around with a special caveat. We are living beings that can adapt to the world around us. This gives us a much better longevity and ability to learn, grow and evolve from every experience we have. Cars only get worse over time, even with regular maintenance. With regular chiropractic care, you can get better and better and better.
These are great questions. Not everyone understands the concept behind wellness. Most people respond very well to pain, and for very good reason. Pain is a wonderful motivator. It's designed to be so, and provides great messages to you about what needs to be taken care of. But taking care of your body only when you have a symptom is a bit like only exercising and watching what you eat when you feel that you are overweight or too weak. Wellness is the consistent action steps we take in order to maintain our health, or even to continually improve it over time.
We exercise to keep ourselves fit. How come fit people are fit? Because they exercise consistently. (I didn't say constantly!) And to take it to the somewhat ridiculous, do you get to stop eating once you've eaten once and you're full? No! You have to eat every day to maintain your health (except for some fasting programs, which do have some health benefits - more later!). If you get a good night's sleep, are you done sleeping for the rest of your life? Of course not!
Chiropractic works like that. It's fantastic at helping the body to heal itself from injury or disease that causes pain and other symptoms, but where it really shines is in keeping the body health so that it can heal faster and more readily in the face of any crisis. Crisis happens. We don't know how or when, but it happens. The fitter you are when that crisis happens, the easier you will heal, the less it will cost, and the faster your life will return to normal. If you are getting regularly adjusted now, you will not need as much care when a crisis happens as if you hadn't been.
Cars require maintenance. Constant use has a wear and tear effect on them which requires cleaning, oil changes, tire changes, tune-ups, and a myriad of other little things. All of these things help to keep the car running better than it would otherwise. Regular maintenance also helps to delay the onset of major problems to the vehicle. If you don't get tire changes, eventually you will blow a tire or run off the road when it rains. If you don't get oil changes, eventually the engine will seize. This same outlook follows us around with a special caveat. We are living beings that can adapt to the world around us. This gives us a much better longevity and ability to learn, grow and evolve from every experience we have. Cars only get worse over time, even with regular maintenance. With regular chiropractic care, you can get better and better and better.
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