Short Term Fix or Long Term Solution?

It is a human tendency to want to have it all now. Marketers and advertising executives play on this condition promising weight loss now and age defying creams that will have an instant effect. 

In reality we know that positive results come with time and effort. Anyone that has tried to lose weight knows the love handles that took a few years of extra calories to accumulate are not going to melt overnight. Everyone would love them to but as we all know too well it is only through diet and exercise that we can loose those extra pounds. 

When it comes to our health we can also fall into the tendency of the quick fix mode of thought. Whilst common sense tells us that a chronic condition which we have suffered with for several years will in reality take time and effort to improve, the tendency exists to want to ‘fix’ the problems now. 

In most cases the short term fix tends to focus on the symptoms of the problem rather than the cause. Masking the symptoms involves taking pain killers or other prescription drugs, leaving the body vulnerable to further damage as the cause of the pain is not addressed. 

In chiropractic care the emphasis is on a well functioning nervous system. The central nervous system is the control system of the body which coordinates and controls every organ, tissue, gland and cell. Chiropractic treatments involve getting to the root cause of the problems by treating the person as a whole.

Therefore chiropractic focus’s on the long term solution as opposed to the short term ‘fix’. 

With the long term solution the emphasis is placed on attaining optimum health through a course of treatments which also may incorporate lifestyle changes and exercises. The patient is encouraged to take an active role in improving their health.

From a financial point of view the short term fix may seem the more appealing option. However, the long term gains of improved health, vitality and relief from pain are the returns that you receive from your long term investments.

“Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.”

World Health Organisation