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What Are Chronic Conditions? It seems to me that suffering from a chronic condition can be about the most challenging health scenario. Acute critical disease or trauma is life threatening and terrifying. But, at least it can pass away into thankful memory after awhile and life can go back to normal, or at least nearly so. The chronic condition never releases its grip on the life of its victims or their loved ones. The constant financial drain and life altering concessions that have to be made to a chronic condition can affect nearly every aspect of the whole family's life and situation. It seems to me that a chronic condition is actually a disease that is either healing very, very slowly or not healing at all. The question is why. Our bodies are amazing entities. We are designed to heal with back-up system after back-up system to make sure that we do just that. When something refuses to heal we must ask - what else is going on? What is preventing my body from doing what it was designed to do? It seems to me that a complimentary system of holistic care would make a whole lot of sense. The drugless non-intrusive methods used in this type of therapy do not interfere with other treatments, and can be used concurrently with existing medical care. Looking at your body as a whole entity rather than just the offending condition can reveal additional factors that may be contributing to the chronicity of your condition. A complete system for promoting health - easing pain and removing symptoms, balancing the many systems of your body - holistic healthcare has been shown to be of significant value in the healing process. You'll not only feel better... you'll be better. |