Do you suffer from anxiety and are looking for a natural solution in Mataró? Find out how chiropractor Marc Bony can help you through adjustments and chiropractic care.
Jennifer Anxiety/Hernia
Three and a half years ago, a patient suffering from severe anxiety attacks received her first adjustment. Her problem stemmed from severe work-related stress, which led to another form of stress: emotional stress.
These episodes were not continuous, but when they occurred, the patient suffered so much that she sometimes needed emergency medical care. For these reasons, she visited her doctor, who prescribed anti-anxiety medication; this merely numbed the problem, but did not resolve it. And since her work-related stress, along with her emotional stress, continued to persist, the medical treatment “helped” alleviate the episodes and her state of anxiety. As a result of the first dose, she experienced an unexpected reaction; in the days following it, she felt as though her body was out of control.
Her question was: “What have they done to me? Why do I feel so unstable?” And once again, the crises returned; her body was rebelling. And with every adjustment she received, she felt that instead of getting better, she was losing more control, and she couldn’t understand what was happening to her. She began to feel afraid and to reject the idea that chiropractic care could help her; on the contrary, she felt that the treatments were making her condition worse. And as she felt worse, her anxiety grew, and she found herself back in the cycle of emotional stress and anxiety attacks. However, she didn’t give up and decided to give it some time, continuing to receive adjustments. And after a year, she began to notice a change.
It took her a whole year to listen to her body, since it was the first time she’d noticed that her body was asking her for something: to adjust. Her nervous system began to find balance. Her panic attacks stopped recurring, and she naturally stopped taking the anti-anxiety medication since it was no longer necessary; she felt safe without it. And she noticed something very basic: from the very first adjustment, her own body began to work internally in such a way that, through those reactions where the patient felt she was “losing control,” her body was simply beginning to cleanse itself, slowly releasing everything that had been “dormant” inside her, and in this way, she began to feel an improvement both internally and externally. Understanding this internal process and listening to her body yielded the improvement she had been seeking for so long. And she changed her behavior and her way of thinking. She felt her body working at a deep level. A year ago, she experienced a blockage; her back stiffened, and the pain was very intense. She persisted with the adjustments, but they didn’t resolve the blockage, nor did the pain go away. Since it lasted longer than expected, she decided to see a doctor.
After the MRI, she was diagnosed with three herniated discs. As expected, the doctor prescribed painkillers and anti-inflammatory medication, and also recommended surgery. The 34-year-old patient couldn’t imagine going under the knife, much less that such a surgery would completely resolve her symptoms. Sometimes surgery may be the only option, but it doesn’t guarantee that the problem will be solved; on the contrary, overreliance on such surgeries carries additional risks, and the side effects are often worse than the initial condition itself. She decided to wait; there will always be the option of surgery, she thought. And she decided to keep listening to her body. She decided to continue with the adjustments.
She also looked for other alternatives that, far from involving something as drastic as surgery, could provide her with greater benefits; she sought out an exercise that would help her feel better and relax. Combining a little Pilates with adjustments turned out to be her best “surgery.” She now feels much better; she barely notices her hernias and doesn’t need any medication. She has substantially improved her quality of life in a way that no surgical procedure could have achieved. “Learning to listen to my own body, thinking positively, maintaining healthy habits and routines, and receiving my adjustments as directed by my chiropractor have all improved my quality of life. Now I’m healthy. And this is the only “prescription” I follow—and I advise everyone who is told that the only solution to their ailments is to take medication or undergo surgery, which may not fully resolve their problems as they believe, to follow this path instead. Sometimes the solution is simpler, more accessible to us… you just have to know how to listen and understand that it’s an internal process that may take a little longer in some cases, but in return, you begin to enjoy good health. I’m grateful that I let chiropractic care come into my life.”.
I wanted to share my experience through this testimonial, which will undoubtedly resonate with others who have felt the same way I did, or who are currently suffering from the same symptoms. And I want to encourage them to start taking care of their health as soon as possible.”
