Potholes

As I was driving to the office the other day, I realized that pothole season has begun in Medicine Hat.  Given the large crop that has sprung up already, it looks like we will have a bumper crop of potholes this year.  Driving my wife's Smart is like trying to navigate a battlefield.  During the warmer parts of the day, the city is attempting to patch some of the bigger craters.  I fear they are fighting a loosing battle until spring arrives.  A few freeze/thaw cycles and the holes will be back; only bigger than before.  The only way to really fix the road is to resurface it completely.

This reminds me very much of what I see happening in the lives of many of my patients.  They have a health issue and work very hard initially to get rid of the symptoms.  They have their spines adjusted, they exercise, they take nutritional supplements, they get massages and laser therapy.  Behold they feel better!  Just like the patched road, life seams to be smooth.  But like the patched road, their body's are not strong.  A few stresses and their symptoms are back again.  Like the pothole, it's often worse when it returns.

Just like resurfacing the road is a better long term solution, continuing doing things that will heal and strengthen the body is the best thing for us humans.  It means changing one's focus from symptoms to health.  It means taking a long term view.  Although the cost may be higher initially, the long term benefits of an improved life actually reduces future expenditures.  It means focusing on the body, even when it isn't screaming with symptoms.  Everything we do every day affects us positively or negatively.  Become aware of how the body is affected and make choices for long term benefit.  

May your roads be smooth.