1 “ You are just getting old and have to learn to live with your pain. ” As a practitioner who deeply cares about my patients, there are few phrases that are more frustrating for me to hear than this one. Almost every day I hear patients tell me that they have been told this by well-meaning friends, family and physicians and that they just need to learn to accept and deal with their pain and limited activity level. Most of the time, these are patients who have just gradually declined and slowly begun having more aches and pains until they reach a point where they simply cannot do the same activities they used to. They have often been focused on others in their lives including children or parents and have simply put their own health on the back burner. Instead of motivating this kind, giving person to take back control of their health and fight to regain what they have lost, they are given a prescription and recommendation to “ just live with it ” and accept their limitations. Absolutely not!!! If you want to regain your health, it is not a passive path. You have to be proactive and determined that you WILL regain what you have given up for the sake of others and it is YOUR TURN to focus on regaining the quality of life you deserve. We are your best advocates and want this for you as much as much as you want it for yourself. There is nothing that gives us more satisfaction than to help someone who is motivated and willing to work to change their lives for the better. You can do it! –and we can help!
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