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 Short-term Pain Relief Can Lead to
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Experts say medication often masks warning signs. Pain medication is taken for minor musculoskeletal problems more frequently than for anything else. Yet, "you do not want to risk your life treating minor symptoms," says Dr. Fries, who made his comments at the American Medical Association's 15 Annual Science Reporters Conference. Dr. Fries went on to say, "by taking a short term view of pain, one actually increases lifetime pain."
One example cited is the use of Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs taken by millions of Americans every day to relieve arthritis and muscular pain. Abdominal pain is a common side effect of these drugs, which in turn, causes one third of all bleeding ulcers. Dr. Fries points out that, "an excessive concern with pain relief gave us an epidemic of 10,000 to 20,000 deaths from bleeding ulcers each year, and hospitalizations from the same condition for another 100,000 to 200,000." That's more deaths than street drugs and crime combined. That goes to show you that better health through better chemistry doesn't work. Better health through better living does.
Chiropractic care is an alternative that focuses on getting to the cause of problems instead of covering up the warning signs with dangerous medications. By removing nerve irritation caused by misaligned vertebra, chiropractic insures proper function of all the tissues of the body. The best way to prevent problems due to spinal misalignment is to have your family checked for Nervous System interference at a young age and giving them the opportunity for a better life and health experience!
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