There is a book entitled "Man's Search for Meaning,” by Viktor E. Frankl. It is a biography of his time while in the concentration camps in Auschwitz, Germany, during World War II. In the first half of the book, the author tells of the distinct goings-on and psychology of being a prisoner during this time, having everything stripped from oneself. There came a point near the end of the first chapter where he referenced the concept of attempting to maintain hope in the midst of great suffering. He makes the following statement:
"Whoever was still alive had reason for hope. Health, family, happiness, professional abilities, fortune, position in society – all these were things that could be achieved again or restored. After all, we still had our bones intact. Whatever we had gone through could still be an asset to us in the future."
With an attempt to maintain context and the greatest respect for those that survived or were lost in that historical travesty, I comment on the aforementioned passage in respect to the patients that walk through a chiropractor’s office seeking solace or resolution of the suffering that has affected their way of life.
This fellow who suffered during the Holocaust, inarguably one of the greatest large-scale challenges to human perseverance, referenced being grateful for having his "bones still intact." Imagine the opposite of this phrase for a brief moment. Imagine a skeletal structure that is breaking down. This break-down stresses the nervous system and in turn, causes nociceptive fibers to transmit inordinate physical pain, notifying your body that something is very wrong with you on the inside. This same structure determines how well nerves transmit function to every internal organ, regulating each one’s steady operation.
If a survivor of the Holocaust can find surviving hope in having "bones intact," it makes a tremendous deal of healthy sense that taking care of your structure – your bones and joints – should be a high priority in your life. Important enough to keep hope intact.
So when you arrive at your next chiropractor appointment, know that you are caring for the most pronounced aspect of health you can address when it comes to your hope and the future of your health. Chiropractic makes refining adjustments to the alignment and the motion of your bones, which allows your nervous system to have a sort of freedom that enables you to function as you were meant to.
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