Articles by Dr. Lee

I Have ______ Problem, Can Chiropractic Care Help Me?

By: Dr. Helen Lee

I am asked this question  many times a week.  Each and every time I can answer confidently–YES!  It does not matter what the problem  is. I have the privilege of working with many different people presenting with many different scenarios.  As the body regains balance, there is no need for pain, no need for digestive or other organ distress, etc.  Just in the last couple of weeks we’ve seen the power of the body at work: 

One woman came in as a last resort effort.  In the last couple of years it seemed as if her body was just going on strike–she is peri-menopausal, had almost continual headaches, muscle achiness just about everywhere, muscle cramps, couldn’t get a good night’s sleep, Irritable Bowel, severe fatigue, etc.  She had already gone to MD’s, a neurologist, OB-GYN, and even a psychiatrist–all of whom stated that they couldn’t find anything “wrong”. Some had suggested muscle relaxants & anti-depressants and to come back in a couple months if things got worse. This woman felt that something was not right in her body, but could not find out what the source of the problem was and knew that it wasn’t “just in her head”–but was beginning to question herself. Within a WEEK of working together she has no more headaches, has decreased muscle achiness, is sleeping better and most importantly feeling more like herself! She is getting her LIFE back. Each adjustment is allowing her nervous system to communicate better to the rest of her body so that it can again function the way it was made to.

Another woman has been coming in for years, first to get out of pain & sinus problems, and now for general Wellness care–which I think is fantastic! Within the last couple of years, her focus has been gaining health in hopes of getting pregnant.  With a lot of diligence and determination she is getting closer and closer to her goal and with each step she realizes the power of her body as she takes care of it and trusts the process. She commented on how she didn’t know where she would be today if she had not found chiropractic care.  She would not know that she could gain balance in her body, she would not know that she didn’t have to be in pain–that pain was a way her body communicated with her, she would probably be on one drug after another to address symptoms & not the cause.  She is grateful for knowing.

And then there are the little ones that have my heart. We have a darling little baby who has had some trauma to her shoulder/neck at birth which has left her fighting for strength & communication down her arm.  Within a short period of time she is gaining strength & muscle movement through her shoulder–and she amazes us & her family daily with her accomplishments.  Another young man started coming in for wellness care and was upset that he was not going to see me quite as often as he thought!  Cute, but we have to make sure he realizes that that means his body is doing well and that it’s a good thing!  Each adjustment in Wellness care propels you toward health–allows your body to handle stress better, allows your body to heal & repair quicker, allows you to have more energy & to have more clarity. These kids will have a better chance of never being in an emergency state with their bodies because we will be making sure to maintain optimal function so their bodies can continue to work the way it was designed to.

Regardless of what stage of health or non-health that we start chiropractic care, I KNOW that it will help increase function.  Because our focus is optimal function of the nervous system–and allowing your nervous system to take over and do what it was designed to– self heal & self regulate.  My goal is not to get rid of a headache, lower back pain, digestive problems, give you more energy, etc. It is simply to balance out the nervous system so that IT can take care of what it needs to, in the order of priority that IT deems necessary.  Chiropractic does more than help get rid of problems–it increases health.  The power of chiropractic care lies within the power of the body.