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- From: mrl@nerus.pfc.mit.edu
- Subject: RE: Chiropractic advice
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- Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1992 18:59:21 GMT
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- In a previous article, gordon@tramp.Colorado.EDU (GORDON ALLEN R) wrote:
- >I had a similar problem with my first real, full time computer job, after
- >leaving an academic position. My back on the right side including my shoulder
- >became almost paralysed. What I did to correct this was quit. The day after I
- >left, the pain and stiffness disappeared!
- >
- >I`m not advocating this as a treatment, but it does raise an issue that diffi-
- >cult to deal with delicately. What my example points at is the psychological
- >component of health/illness. Dealing with just the symptoms and not the mean-
- >ing of the symptoms is asking for trouble. Please refer to Larry Dossey's new
- >book, "Meaning and Medicine". Please note that I'm NOT saying that symptoms
- >shouldn't be dealt with. That`s like saying to a person with a broken leg,
- >don't get it fixed, or don't use crutches. But as Dr. Dossey points out,
- >behind many, many illnesses lie messages that are not adequately dealt with by
- >most practitioners. Eliminating the symptoms, does not get rid of the under-
- >lying issues that make us susceptible to the factors that cause disease/illness.
-
- I agree that there is a psychological component of health/illness (see Science
- secion of today's NY Times.) However, I hate it when doctors say it's just
- stress or psychological without considering all possibilities. This is the
- cause of why Fibromyalgia is often not diagnosed properly.
-
- Mark London
- MRL@NERUS.PFC.MIT.EDU
-