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Problems defined
There are two distinct types of problems or injuries which need to be treated differently:
- Trauma or accidents cause 'acute' injury. Pain medication and surgery is often required for this type of injury that may be serious, even life threatening.
- Long term 'chronic' problems occur during our daily activities. They are developing problems such as knee pain, heel spurs, hip pain and bunions. They actually occur over time and then at some stage become quite evident. These problems are often dismissed as ‘overuse’ (doing too much) or ‘degenerative’ (you’re too old).
Most of the population suffer long term muscular and joint problems especially with advancing age. There is a myriad of treatments out there from surgical to the mystical. That creates a very confusing scene for people to negotiate through, deciding what is fact to what is fiction, what is effective and what is nonsense. It is not only a matter of deciding which practitioner is credible but also what level of treatment is appropriate to the problem. One thing is certain, nothing works but applying up to date science not conventional outdated ideas or airy - fairy alternative approaches.
While surgery and pain medication is appropriate for trauma injury, it has its risks and complications. It is not appropriate and does not solve long term problems where the only solution is to identify and solve the cause. Ongoing pain or anti inflammatory medication is not appropriate as pain is our body’s way of warning us of injury or wear and masking it only leads to the problem becoming worse. The fact that a person will have a similar recurring injury or problem is an indicator that it comes from something inherent about them which needs to be attended to.