Pills V "Pops"!!! Almost as good as Clubber V Rocky

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Many people turn to Ibuprofen when they are in pain, and don't think about what actually created that symptom.  Yes, pain is a symptom that something isn't right with your body. Of course if we have a slip or fall then pain is a normal reaction.  My fellow chiropractors will probably disown me for using "pops" but it got your attention. Would you feel comfortable flying in plane if you knew one crashed every day?  That is how many people die each year from taking prescription medication.  Would you take a medication if you knew that 16,500 people died from side effects each year?  That is how many people die from taking NSAIDs every year.


The World Federation of Chiropractic defines chiropractic as, "A health profession concerned with the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of mechanical disorders of the musculoskeletal system, and the effects of these disorders on the function of the nervous system and general health."

Ibuprofen is in a class of drugs called non steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs).  Ibuprofen works by reducing hormones that cause inflammation and pain in the body.

Serious side effects from spinal manipulation are rare, I like to say you have a better chance of winning the Powerball and MegaMillions in the same week then getting a serious side effect from chiropractic.  However, the incidence of adverse events from manipulation is about 1 in 100 million.  The stories you usually hear about some one getting seriously hurt typically the manipulation is not done by a chiropractor, but a laymen or another health care practitioner who was not trained fully in spinal manipulation.

Side effects from Ibuprofen can be blood in the vomit or bloody, black, or tarry stools, an allergic reaction (difficulty breathing; closing of the throat; swelling of the lips, tongue, or face; or hives); muscle cramps, numbness, or tingling; ulcers (open sores) in the mouth; rapid weight gain (fluid retention); seizures; decreased hearing or ringing in the ears; yellowing of the skin and eyes (jaundice); abdominal cramping, indigestion, or heartburn.  Less serious side effects but, side effects you are more likely to have occur dizziness or headache; nausea; gaseousness; diarrhea, or constipation; depression fatigue or weakness; dry mouth; or irregular menstrual periods.

More than 100,000 people die every year from an adverse reaction to improperly prescribed and/or commonly used over the counter medications.  Many adverse drug reactions and deaths can her prevented if patients were properly warned or better yet take responsibility themselves to find out the serious side effects of any medications they decided to take.  After reading all of this information why anyone would choose the medicinal route vs chiropractic, a treatment that has been well documented over the past as having tremendous results for different ailments, AMAZES me!

  

Last but certainly not least, I hope you got down to this point because its the show stopper!!!  Do pills like ibuprofen treat the cause of any symptom?  Well of course not boys and girls!  Does a chiropractic adjustment treat the cause of any symptom?  Fooled you, Not in the slightest.  But what chiropractic does is increase the bodies ability to treat itself by increasing nerve function.