Don't Mistake "Common" For Normal

I see it every day in my office.  I ask patients if they have pain or tenderness in a certain area.

Their reply: "No more than normal!"  To which I reply, "Pain is not normal.  Pain is an indicator of a problem."  Pain is most commonly due to some sort of damage to the underlying tissues.  That damage may only be irritation or stressing stretch but it is damage none the less.  You might think of pain or problem as that light on the dashboard of your car that comes on  when there is an abnormal situation with the vehicle.   Do we continue down the road and ignore it?  Do we put a piece of tape over it so we don't notice it?  Do we reach under the dash and pull the wire off the indicator light?  These actions are similar to what we do when we ignore a painful body area, put muscle rub over it or disconnect the brain from the pain with medications.

Unfortunately, due to the failure of modern medicine to address these non lethal complaints they have come to be labeled "normal".   Our bodies were created healthy and designed to stay healthy with proper care and maintenance, much like our vehicles.  Bad for us, our modern lifestyle doesn't always allow or encourage us to get the appropriate care we need to keep our bodies functioning well.

Chiropractic works with your body to help it stay healthy and correct postural and mechanical problems that can lead to many of the symptoms below.

I came across a blog site that addressed this same subject.  I wanted to share it with you as food for thought.  The blog deals with children's health and yes children can be in need of chiropractic help also, the complaints and conditions could apply to adults as well.

Remember that just because something is common or typical does not mean that it is normal.

For your better health,
Dr. Heller

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 Common Does Not Equal Normal

It may be COMMON for children to be constipated in today’s world….
but it is NOT NORMAL

It may be COMMON for children to have reflux in today’s world….
but it is NOT NORMAL

It may be COMMON for children to have chronic ear infections requiring tubes in today’s world…
but it is NOT NORMAL

It may be COMMON for children to have “toddler diarrhea” in today’s world….
but it is NOT NORMAL

It may be COMMON for children to have trouble sleeping through the night (after infancy), in today’s world….
but it is NOT NORMAL

It may be COMMON for children to be allergic to peanuts, and milk, and soy, and fish, and wheat in today’s world….
but it is NOT NORMAL

It may be COMMON for children to be hyperactive and have attention deficits in today’s world….
but it is NOT NORMAL

It may be COMMON for children to have asthma  in today’s world….
but it is NOT NORMAL

It may be COMMON for children to have recurrent strep throat and sinus infections in today’s world….
but it is NOT NORMAL

It may be COMMON for children to have eczema and other skin conditions (psoriasis and cradle cap)  in today’s world….
but it is NOT NORMAL

It may be COMMON for children to head-bang, tantrum, and exhibit aggressive behavior beyond the toddler years, in today’s world….
but it is NOT NORMAL

It may be COMMON for children to toe-walk and arm flap in today’s world….
but it is NOT NORMAL

It may be COMMON for children to exhibit OCD behaviors (repetitive, hoarding) in today’s world….
but it is NOT NORMAL

It may be COMMON for children to be failure to thrive or obese in today’s world….
but it is NOT NORMAL

It may be COMMON  for children to have developmental delays or learning disabilities in today’s world….
but it is NOT NORMAL

It may be COMMON for children to have seizures in today’s world….
but it is NOT NORMAL

Many will tell you that all these things are NORMAL and people may even tell you that, as a parent, you are worrying about your child too much, or that they will outgrow these things, or that it is just a phase…or, or, or…
Some others may tell you that your child’s collection of symptoms are being caused by a “mysterious syndrome” or “rare disease” or “disorder”, but when you dissect the list of symptoms the child has and look at them singularly, these symptoms are not RARE, they are COMMON, but they still are not NORMAL.

You are told these things because

“SICK” is the NEW NORMAL,

in today’s world.

All these COMMON  ”childhood” ailments are the BODY’s way of saying something is OUT OF BALANCE, NOT NORMAL, needs TWEAKING, ADJUSTING, and ATTENTION…

Continue to THINK, Continue to QUESTION, Continue to ASK WHY? and Continue to LOOK FOR ANSWERS and ADVOCATE for your child… because
NO ONE ELSE WILL EVER DO AS GOOD OF A JOB OF IT, THAN YOU WILL!

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