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December 04, 2005
Why people need chiropractors
When I woke up this morning, I was sitting up in bed and caught myself sitting poorly. As I straightened up, I thought about the times I've heard folks say, "Oh chiropractors say that everybody need chiropractic." as if widespread need for a thing (such as education, clean water, and love) couldn't possibly exist.
Chiropractic seems more like education than water or love, education for your body: you probably could benefit from a chiropractor if only because you probably have poor posture. Since graduating, I've been amazed at how most people are carrying themselves. And amazed that I never noticed before, but then, I didn't know what I was seeing before.
Of course, few of us were ever taught to sit, stand, or move well, unless our parents had done their work already. Otherwise, we began copying our parents and whatever postural issues they had going on.
So this is why everybody needs chiropractic? No, this is why everybody needs Feldenkrais. ;-) And whether you do chiropractic, or Feldenkrais, or both, you can blame your parents for not doing it themselves before you were born. Not that blaming them will take away the need to deal with your adult posture now. But it's a good first step to get over.
Posted by Josh A. at December 4, 2005 08:07 AM