I know this seems like a pretty rudimentary comment, but most people forget this and end up getting results that they originally may not have desired.
Let me explain.
I used to race mountain bikes. It was a fun period in my life, and I recently started “hitting the trails” with my son. It’s fun to introduce him to some of the trails I used to ride when I was young. The one lesson that I had to teach my son early in his mountain bike riding is to “look where you want to go”. I learned this the hard way many times flying through the woods. More than once, while pedaling fast, I would hit a sharp corner and there would be a huge tree in the way. If all I looked at was the tree, guess what? I would hit the tree. It’s not fun, and not very comfortable. But, if once seeing the tree, I immediately focused on the trail, my body would naturally follow and would be receptive in adapting to make sure I stayed on course. A very simple concept, but a painful one when you add bikes, trees and physics into the mix.
Why do I bring this up? Simple, patients who come to see me and focus on the problem and the pain and the disability, will only see that. They are always in “pain” and no matter what change we get; it is not enough. Compare that to patients who are focused on getting better, moving better and healing…they get what they are focused on. They not only symptomatically get better, but they see improvement in all other areas of their health, and the kicker, that are happier.
So really, healing is a team sport. We correct the subluxations and restore the connections between the brain and the body. We help fix the above down inside out…you have to work on the vision of where you are. Do you want to live a life of abundance and health, or do you want to remain in a place of pain and suffering? The choice really is up to you.
Dr. Joshua Nikkanen
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