WHY HEALING TAKES TIME…

written by Zach Thomas - Lead Chiropractor & Co-Owner of LUMINOUS

I cannot even begin to count the number of times that I have had the conversation with a parent, about their personal care or their kiddos, about the time required to see the miracles that brought them into our office in the first place. It is an inevitable part of the equation, but it is also our biggest ally.

Change is not easy, but when we finally make the decision to tack action on it we all want it…. yesterday! Seeing how that is not the case let’s look at some of the reasons we believe that healing (not just symptom relief) often takes more time than you may think.

It's how the nervous system works...

It is a simple answer, sure, but there is often complexity within simplicity that leads to greater clarity. Our nervous systems, your kiddos nervous systems, are designed to function VERY well and to created abundant levels of health for us. When we are missing the mark on that there is a very specific way that our nervous system will go through its processes to get us back to our own, individualized optimal expression of health.

This is the key difference in our care as compared to other offices and why we say ‘EXPERIENCE THE DIFFERENCE’ around here. We know that the nervous system is designed to thrive so to help it get reconnected to those functions it will essentially go back to go forward. This being the case, we plan accordingly. Both with the amount of time we anticipate AND the amount & frequency of care.

As amazing as our nervous system and body is at creating change and finding that optimal expression of health for us and our kiddos it equally does not LIKE to do it. Meaning, in the beginning of care we need to consistently ‘nudge’ the nervous system in the direction of change.

Think of it like this - how many times have you caught yourself telling your children (or husband lol) the same thing over and over and over again before they actually get what your saying and do the thing? The nervous system functions the same way. While we can’t verbally tell our nervous systems to change (how nice would that be?) the chiropractic adjustments we provide at LUMINOUS do!

Each time we adjust a child we are giving the nervous system the reminder of “hey, we are going this way and doing this,” or “hey, I need you to pay attention please.” As we consistently do this more frequently in the beginning of care we build momentum towards the end goal.

Going back to go forward…

I do not think I can say this enough - because we are focusing on true healing and being a place for your child and/ or family to come for that optimal expression of health the journey is different.

Going back to go forward does not mean that things ‘get worse.’ I do not believe that we were created in that way, but I do believe that we may notice more of certain things before we truly move past them. That could look like a small spike in the thing that originally brought you and you kiddo to our office in the first place. We are not surprised by these things.

Heck, we expect it to happen.

So we game-plan for it! We have the right support at the right times, via chiropractic adjustments, to give the nervous system the ability to move through it as efficiently as possible.

So why does this happen? Quick answer, again, it’s how the nervous system works.

Longer answer, the experience/ stressor that kick started the entire process that led to whatever challenge your kiddo/ you are seeing was in the past. There is a chunk of time between that initial ‘thing’ and when you walk into an office like ours. In that chunk of time life has happened and the nervous system has created compensations/ shortcuts/ workarounds to manage that ‘thing’ to the best of its abilities.

Most walk into our office in a place of desperation, unfortunately. They have tried all the things and the challenge is still there and their nervous system is still stuck. Often because the nervous system was never truly given the opportunity to ‘unwind’ and reorganize all the compensations/ shortcuts/ workarounds it created to try and help in the first place.

Knowing this lets go back to going back to go forward discussion.

In the ‘unwinding’ and reorganizing the nervous system will often go through a detox. A neuro-detox as we call it. As it is working through all those compensations/ shortcuts/ workarounds the symptoms that came along with them are often expressed again, or even more significantly for a shorter time as the nervous system is ‘pushing that out’ and truly moving through that challenge.

Often for the first time!

Time…

Our biggest ally and ‘pain in the butt’ when we are on a healing journey, we know.

It is also one of he main reasons we have been able to help so many children and families in BIG ways. Ways that many did not know were possible with chiropractic until going through care at our office.

We have talked to enough parents to know that they have had less than optimal experiences in a chiropractic setting that left them feeling taken advantage of or that they were being sold something that may not even help their child or family.

This variable is often part of that conversation.

We always strive to be upfront and honest with everyone coming into our office. In all areas! When it comes down to seeing the BIG changes, the ones that many may say are “miracles,” require a longer time committment. The specifics are different for every person, but the last thing we want to have a parent think is that an adjustment here and there or even for a few weeks is going to be enough to see those truly life changing, life giving results.

It’s not a sales pitch.

It’s not a “trap.”

It IS how the nervous system was created to function, so we follow that.

-Dr. Z