Author: Lee Matthis, DC

I am often told during a consultation that a symptom or complaint “just appeared” or “I did like I always have” and it “just started.”  These statements point out how suddenly symptoms may appear, but after a thorough history, examination, and explanation of my findings the patient realizes, as I did, during my fact finding session, these problems have been around for a while and have “reared their head.”

You see, the body has a wonderful way of compensating for minor bumps and bruises that allows it to continue functioning as optimally as possible.  Over time these bumps and bruises add up and the body begins to adapt less and less and the injuries are expressed, seemingly out of the blue, as symptoms/ pain.   This process can take days, month, years, and even decades to lead to pain that leads a person in my door.

The healing time for persistent problems is often proportionate to the amount of time the injury has been present and increases if the problems have been ignored after their initial occurrence.  For these reasons, we suggest treatment specifically designed for individual patients and their needs with the attempt to get rid of not only the painful symptoms that brought them to our office, but to get rid of the cause of those symptoms as well!