Andover MN Chiropractor Explains Our Backward Healthcare System

Last Friday night was our first ever Movie Night and we featured a film called DOCTORED. As with any great documentary it exposed people to truth, generated questions, and sparked conversations about healthcare in Andover MN.

The Problem with Our Healthcare System

One of my favorite lessons presented in the movie was the fact that our healthcare system is BACKWARD. Whenever anyone in America has any sort of ache, pain, cough, sniffle, sneeze, fever or hangnail they immediately flock to the hospitals or medical clinics. They wait for hours, only to be seen for 5 minutes by a doctor. Then they leave with some sort of prescription, recommendation for surgery, or referral to a specialist.

I see this play out every single week: in my office, on social media, in blogs, through emails, and in conversations. People have "gone everywhere" and "tried everything"…in the medical field. Why is it that the more conservative approaches like chiropractic are always a last resort in the American healthcare system??

Other Healthcare Options in Andover MN

I don't want to sound condescending. In fact, I myself was once that person. I injured my back in 2004 while weightlifting. I immediately went to the Sports Medicine Doctor who performed an (incredibly pathetic) evaluation, and sent me away with prescriptions for pain meds and muscle relaxers. Oh, and he told me never to lift heavy again! I literally laid in bed for TWO WEEKS unable to move. Then a beautiful woman (who later became my wife) changed my life forever by simply recommending chiropractic.

The moral of the story is this. How much time, money, and agony would be spared if people sought conservative approaches first?

ACTION STEP: Will you please share this concept with at least one person this week? I guarantee you have dozens of family members and friends who are suffering needlessly. The message has never been shared with them. Chiropractic changed my life. It works. It can help those around you.