The healthcare system in this country is allopathic in its philosophy and approach. What does that mean and more importantly what does it mean for you?
According to the National Cancer Institute the definition of Allopathic Medicine is:
“A system in which medical doctors and other health care professionals (such as nurses, pharmacists, and therapists) treat symptoms and diseases using drugs, radiation, or surgery. Also called biomedicine, conventional medicine, mainstream medicine, orthodox medicine, and Western medicine.”
And, according to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary Allopathy is:
“a system of medical practice that emphasizes diagnosing and treating disease and the use of conventional, evidence-based therapeutic measures (such as drugs or surgery)”
The focus of this system is the “treatment” of symptoms and diseases. While that sounds great on the surface, what this system is NOT focused on is:
- Identifying the root cause of the problem
- Correcting the problem as opposed to managing it
- Changing the conditions that allowed the condition to develop
Let’s look at how this shows up in the day-to-day life of patients:
- Hypertension or High Blood Pressure: the focus is on prescribing medications to force the blood pressure down rather than exploring practices that might reduce or eliminate the high blood pressure.
- Anxiety: here the focus is almost always limited to the prescription of medications to manipulate the body’s neurotransmitters rather than restore balance.
- Arthritis: the focus is on using medications to control pain and inflammation. A big problem here is that these medications have been shown to worsen arthritis.
Managing Might Offer Relief But it Doesn’t’ Correct the Problem
The biggest challenge with the approach of offering relief is that with every condition of any significance is that the underlying condition worsens over time. When the condition worsens what do physicians typically do?
They prescribe additional medications to address the worsening condition. Every medication comes with the potential for complications. Pain and anti-inflammatory drugs can cause digestive problems like ulcers and cardiovascular issues like strokes.
Your body works hard to eliminate the medication from your body. This is why you have to take medications at least once or more per day. This puts a strain on your liver and kidneys.
But, the most important key here is that with the vast majority of conditions our western healthcare system is not concerned with correcting the problem. Their focus is on managing the symptoms.
As a result the underlying condition continues to worsen over time; high blood pressure, arthritis, back pain, anxiety, headaches, etc.
Correction Should Be the Goal
Hopefully, it makes sense to attempt to correct the underlying problem that is causing your headaches or back or neck pain. If you don’t correct the problem it only gets worse over time and eventually the medications either stop working or start to cause another problem.
Back Pain and Headache Correction
I’ve written many times before that the vast majority of chronic headaches and back pain are caused by a mechanical problem. And, if your symptoms are caused by a mechanical problem there is no medication that can correct a mechanical problem.
To correct a mechanical problem you must have a mechanical solution. At Life Chiropractic in Grass Valley we correct these problems with a combination of treatments to address both the mechanical problem and the nervous system problem.
Here’s the approach that I have found works consistently over my 4 decades of practice:
- Corrective Chiropractic Care: this is a significant advancement over traditional chiropractic care. The focus is on restoring balance, alignment, and motion to the joints of the pelvis and spine.
- Posterior Chain Activation: this addresses the muscle component of the mechanical problem. Modern life with all the sitting we do results in a weakening of the muscle of the back, called the posterior chain.
- Vagus Nerve Activation: with anxiety and chronic pain there is an imbalance of the autonomic nervous system with lowered function of the Vagus Nerve.
About Dr. Berkowitz
Bringing more than 3 decades of practice experience, Dr. Bill Berkowitz focuses on balancing and corrective care, applying his expertise to provide patients with predictable, repeatable and measurable results.
Dr. Bill consistently strives to enhance the well-being of his patients by addressing the root imbalances of their problems and promoting optimal balance, alignment, and function of the spine and nervous system.
Bill’s wealth of knowledge and experience has allowed him to develop a nuanced understanding of the human body and its intricate connections. With each adjustment, he supports the body in returning to a state of balance that goes beyond mere symptom relief, focusing instead on long-term correction for his patients’ well-being.
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