The holistic approach.
I always educate clients that it is just as important to address other components of health, and not just the orthopedic issue they are seeing me for. These other factors can have physical manifestations and are especially important when addressing 𝙘𝙝𝙧𝙤𝙣𝙞𝙘 𝙤𝙧 𝙢𝙪𝙡𝙩𝙞𝙥𝙡𝙚 𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙥𝙖𝙞𝙣.⠀
Reflect on your current health as a whole and think about what else could be improved, especially if you have chronic pain or your 𝙞𝙨𝙨𝙪𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙥𝙤𝙣𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙤 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙘𝙪𝙧𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙩𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩.⠀
Don't be afraid to try a more holistic multidisciplinary approach and seek out other healthcare professionals such as a 𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙤𝙧, 𝙣𝙪𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙞𝙨𝙩, 𝙛𝙪𝙣𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙢𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙘𝙞𝙣𝙚 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙫𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙧, 𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙤𝙥𝙖𝙩𝙝, 𝙚𝙩𝙘. They hold so much value and can be a powerful adjunct to traditional medicine.⠀
(November 28 2020)