Chiropractic Care versus Pain Medication

This article was written by Herman Dunn, on our behalf to avoid bias.

You toss and turn all night, your back aches and your neck is in a knot.  Snap, crackle and pop a pill.
Regardless of the cause of the pain our first inclination is to take a pain reliever, either over-the-counter or by prescription.  Most of us probably never read the directions and don’t know when to take the pain pill i.e. before a meal, with a meal or after a meal.  The most frightening part is we probably also don’t know the side effects.

OK, you have taken this pain reliever before with no ill side effects but, that may have been before we started taking blood pressure meds or a multitude of other prescribed and non prescribed medication.
Do you know that pain medications are not your only choices?  A better alternative might be to consult a Doctor of Chiropractic.

Pain medications do not fix problems, it masks the pain and the pain is still there when the medications wear off.  Whatever is causing the pain may not come back for a day or two but, it will come back.
Chiropractors fix the problem by going to the source of the pain i.e. usually muscles or the skeletal structure is not in proper alignment.  We will get relief from the pain and that relief should be long-lasting if not permanent.

Chiropractic has no side effects that we experience from taking pain relievers, etc.  Pain relief is brought about through on-going therapeutic manipulation (massage) of the spinal column, joints and muscle structures.  Over time this leads to long-term relief and improved movement throughout the entire body.
Chiropractic is natural.  There is no medication given.  The hands provide therapy.  Since there is no medication and no invasive medical procedures, it is safe.  In fact, chiropractic therapy is safe for people of all ages from the very young to geriatrics.  This is a natural form of health care as should be used and therefore relieves the pain and is safer.

 Euclid Chiropractic Clinic thanks Herman for his support.

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60 E. Foothill Blvd
Upland, CA 91784
909-981-5666

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