When Do Symptoms Occur?

A symptom is a sign from the body that it has reached the end of it's adaptive capabilities. When we are talking about chronic health problems and lifestyle diseases, symptoms are one of the last stages of the process. Think about what the first sign of a heart attack is, what about the first sign of cancer, what about the first sign of a stroke? By the time you are actually experiencing a symptom from one of these problems you have probably been working on creating that problem for years and years. This same idea applies to the creation of subluxations in the spine. Most commonly a subluxation will be created due to either a trauma or a repetitive trauma, such as poor posture, when someone is very young. Because they do not have a regular chiropractic check-up this problem lies dormant for years and years until it creates so much degeneration in a persons spine that when the person bends over to pick up a pencil, their "back goes out". This pain is unfortunately their first symptom and so they believe that it was the picking up of their pencil that has caused their problem and that their problem just recently occurred. We know now that this could not be farther from the truth. This is exactly why it is imperative to be checked for subluxations throughout your life, starting from the day you are born. For further information on subluxations and their dramatic effects on health please go to www.powaywellness.com