Why You Should Never Ignore Pain

When we were kids growing up, our parents often shrugged at our pain and told us to “walk it off” or “no pain, no gain”. Unless someone had clearly broken a bone, pain usually wasn’t deemed an emergency. Thankfully, this practice is now antiquated due to more widespread access to medical information on the internet.

The truth is that you should never ignore pain. Whether you’ve recently had an accident or injury–or you’re experiencing random pain– it’s best to have a medical professional examine it.

The professional chiropractic team at REACH Rehab + Chiropractic Performance Center can help you eliminate your pain and live a fully active pain free life.

Of course, nobody likes to feel pain–we spend much of our lives trying to avoid it. We should be thankful that our body has a built-in system to tell us when a problem requires our attention. Your body has over seven trillion nerves that send signals from all over your body to your brain.

Without these pain signals, you might place your hand on something extremely hot and not realize it until you see that you have a burn. When something is wrong with your muscles and joints, the nerves alert your brain so you can stop using an injured body part like a muscle or ligament.

As we mentioned, many parents and coaches from yesteryear tended to believe that “babying” or “coddling” an injury would make us soft–unable to handle the harsh world around us. However, ignoring pain can cause a problem to worsen, even leading to permanent disability.

When you have an injury in your neck, shoulder, back, or knee, the corresponding nerves send the pain message to your brain so you can give it time to heal. A sprained joint or a strained muscle needs proper care to return to full function. If the ailment doesn’t get the correct treatment and rehabilitation, it won’t heal properly.

Muscles and joints that heal incorrectly may never work the way they’re supposed to again.

When you have an injury or inflammation in your muscles or joints, the pain will continue until these body parts have an opportunity to heal. Many people think that joint and muscle pain is an inevitable part of aging, and nothing can prevent or reverse it. Regardless of your age, you should never ignore pain or assume it’s something you must live with.

At REACH Rehab + Chiropractic, we help patients of all ages with joint, muscle, and nerve pain. With a healthy lifestyle that includes a consistent exercise routine, you can live a long, pain-free life while enjoying all your favorite activities. If you feel pain, our experienced professionals can help.

Experiencing pain in your everyday life doesn’t necessarily mean you’re living an unhealthy lifestyle. Many people suffer from injuries they sustained during past sports activities, work-related incidents, or car accidents. People often assume that chronic pain (pain that lasts longer than three months) after an incident is something they must tolerate. 

These types of injuries can have long-lasting effects that result in months or years of pain for the sufferer. Chronic pain impacts your ability to sleep, socialize, and work to your full potential.

REACH Rehab + Chiropractic will work with you to formulate a customized treatment program to minimize your pain. We treat your pain at its source, healing the root cause of your discomfort.

Never ignore pain of any type. If you do, you’ll only risk creating worse problems for yourself that may be harder and more difficult to treat.

If you’re looking for a capable and caring chiropractor in Plymouth, MI, REACH Rehab + Chiropractic has a team of professionals who care about their patients and want to help relieve your pain.

Contact us at (734) 530-9134 to schedule your appointment with us today.