Isn’t it funny how in health care, doctors like to use the “big words” that make us sound so educated and professional. We think the big words will impress people and make patients respect us more. I have found in many cases that it is the opposite. I also find that many of the words we take for granted were once “big words” themselves.
Osteoporosis is one big word that comes to mind. I bet you know what that one means. Osteoporosis is when your bones become brittle and weak. There was a time when people didn’t know what Osteoporosis was. It was followed by a time when people couldn’t pronounce the word. Now it is as common as peanut butter and jelly. I can hardly go a day in the office without someone asking me about osteoporosis.
Cholesterol is another big word that has entered the American lexicon (What does lexicon mean anyway?). Back in the early 1990’s the word didn’t exist except in medical textbooks. But low and behold a medication was developed that could control Cholesterol and the word was a buzz. By the mid 1990’s not only could everyone pronounce it but everyone knew it was “bad” for you. It really only took a couple of years to do so.
I think my favorite common big word is Echinacea. This is another one from the 1990’s that took off. I wasn’t even out of high school when people started talking about it. By the time I entered college, everyone was taking it to help ward off colds and promote immune function. Echinacea has been around forever. American Indians used it as did colonial peoples. In fact it is being used today the same way it was used back then and people are still calling it by the same name.
Subluxation is no different. It can become a normal part of the American language if we all just start using the word. The best part about this word is that it means what it says, SUB*LUX*A*TION = less than, light, condition of; or a condition of less light in the body. It means you have reduced nerve function to your parts and your body isn’t healing itself. Subluxation is the simpler form of the “BIG WORD” Vertebral Subluxation Complex. Imagine if I said that instead of “Subluxation” every time we talked.
Many of the so called “big words” get taken for granted now. Imagine how healthy a society we would live in if everyone both pronounced the word subluxation and knew what it meant. Imagine if everyone knew that a subluxation interfered with your body and that by having it corrected by a Chiropractor you can improve your body’s health naturally, without the use of drugs or medication. Think of how that would empty the hospitals and how much healthier people would be. It happened with osteoporosis and cholesterol that people began getting help when they started using the word. Tell someone about subluxation today and you’ll likely save their life.
Refer them in for a subluxation check up. Because you did, it will be free of charge.
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