Let’s face it, we're all going to age.The fact that our birthday’s keep coming, year after year, is not something we can slow down.The good thing is though, HOW you age is something you may have a little more say in.
Just yesterday I took my 91 year old (adopted) grandma to the doctors. She has been complaining of back pain since Christmas. The reason I remember it was Christmas time is because she loves to decorate her house. She was moving too many boxes of decorations on her own in order to distribute the santas, elfs and miniature trees into every room. She really over did it for her age and her back has been hurting since.
Unfortunately, grams isn’t a huge chiropractic advocate. I’ve only been able to convince her to give chiropractic a try a handful of times. Each time it was remarkable how much better she felt, but she still prefers to see what the medical system can do for her; which is limited to tylenol, injections, physical therapy, pain patches, x-rays, MRI’s, etc.
I had the opportunity to see her x-rays on this last visit. As I presumed; she has a bad case of scoliosis and arthritis. Most likely she’s had scoliosis from a very young age (most develop in adolescent years and can go unnoticed for decades), and the arthritis has been developing for the last 40+ years because of the shape and instability of her spine. It’s pretty amazing that she could actually lift and move all the boxes to begin with.
Taking her to the doctors really got me thinking. I wonder if she would have tried regular chiropractic 20, 30, 40, 70 years ago what kind of damage could have been prevented?
One day, we are all going to be 91 if we are blessed enough to make it that long. Sometimes I wonder if we knew how long we were going to live, would we take better care of our bodies?
And that is my encouragement for you today! I don’t want you to turn 71, 81 or 91 and wonder why no one ever told you about the benefits of getting adjusted regularly!
While chiropractic adjustments can help you get out of pain, they can also improve the health of your joints and overall alignment, slowing down the aging process of your spine. When your spine is healthy and moving right, so many other bodily systems move & work right too! Your spine houses your central nervous system (brain & spinal cord). Messages from your brain travel down your spine, out the nerves which pass through the openings between the vertebrae stacked on top of one another, and off to every other nook & cranny in your body! Consider your spine as your life line to keeping your physical body working like a well-oiled machine!
Just like wearing braces on your teeth can take a year or two to straighten out your smile, chiropractic care works very similarly. It takes time, repetition and dedication. It’s a process and an investment into your future! Just remember, every adjustment is a step in the right direction towards a healthier, happier YOU!
Don’t let pain be your indicator to whether or not you need an adjustment because things might not begin to bother you until it's too late! And that’s why you’ll see a ton of kids getting adjusted . . . because it never is too EARLY either to start taking care of your spine!
Happy mending!
Dr. Jenna Urban
Doctor of Chiropractic
Co-Founder, Mend Ministry
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