What is the source of my pain? Pain is one of the biggest motivators to go to the doctor!
Most people think they can deal with sharp pain, muscles that ache, a body that gets achy and tired at the end of a day. But when it gets to a point that you can’t handle it anymore, you call the doctor.
As a chiropractor, my job is to discover what is causing your pain. What may be the cause or source of pain? Sometimes we get lucky and I can identify the source of pain as just a sore muscle that goes away after a treatment, but what if it is more complicated? There are no easy cases for doctors; patients present with individual problems that get solved uniquely based on how they present.
The Source of Pain
Three factors control where your pain comes from, and the sources of pain may surprise you:
1. the structure of your body
2. your biochemical makeup
3. your mental/emotional state
As a chiropractic doctor, I have to discover whether it is one factor or all of them that is contributing to your pain. That is why whole person, integrative care is so important. Having a team of doctors who look at more than just the basics is very important in healing unresolved issues or chronic medical conditions. It is just as important that a practitioner have more knowledge than just his specialty so that he can help those patients even more.
I recently completed an acupuncture program and now incorporate it into chiropractic techniques, physiotherapy and other complementary care. This has expanded my world even further as I treat my patients. This is exciting because I can help my patients heal faster and feel good about themselves quickly- and isn’t that what we all want?
Don’t Ignore Pain- Let’s Treat the Source of Pain
Back to the question: Where does pain come from? Pain can have many sources- so a patient and their health practitioner need to be prepared to go down as many paths as needed to get the best results. Thus, the first step to relieving pain is to make the decision to care about yourself, find a doctor-partner to help, and then take as many steps needed to fix yourself.
A better you makes everything else better.
Schedule now. CALL 202-237-7000, ext. 0 to find pain relief and start feeling better!
