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I came across a website which was advertising a book called The 7-Day Back Pain Cure. As a student of chiropractic, I thought I should look into this. If there is a quick way to help patients that are having acute pain, I should definitely be aware as well as look into the possibility of applying these principles in my future practice.
I was greeted by a nice video advertising a free copy of the book.
So I listened to the presentation: apparently, he has helped patients with a multitude of symptoms like sciatica, herniated discs, thoracic outlet syndrome….. It was like 20 items long. I was feeling a bit skeptical at this point but also curious. I know Chiropractic can work with the body to help with these symptoms as well, but it is helping the body heal through the removal of subluxation and in-coordination. I was wondering what magic Jesse Cannone had up his sleeve.
So I turned to the web again to read some reviews and was a little disappointed. Here let me show you a quote from a review:
“In fact, I would recommend this book even if you do not suffer from back pain or pain of any kind. Why? Well, quite simply, because Jesse Cannone goes deeper than the pain to the root cause of your discomfort. He has realized what many other doctors and therapists have not: back pain is a symptom of ill health.” Sukie Baxter Posture & Movement Therapy
Some may be thinking this sounds awesome. The last statement is quite profound. “…back pain is a symptom of ill health.” It is like the wisdom you would expect from a Chinese monk. However, this has been common knowledge to many healing arts and philosophies including chiropractic since the beginning of time. I would say only Western medicine appears to ignore the whole health for the function of the individual parts.
His explanation of back pain is similarly summarized by Stevenson’s Chiropractic principles
Principle 30: Interference with the transmission of Innate Forces causes In-coordination and Dis-Ease.
Principle 23: The function of Innate Intelligence is to adapt Universal Forces and Matter for use in the body so that all parts of the body will have coordinated action for mutual benefit
Cannone’s short autobiography states he visited many doctors (including chiropractors) prior to writing the book since he had an injury himself. He found muscle work helped him. I find myself disappointed with the chiropractors that originally worked on him. The chiropractors should have taught him about the subluxation.
I haven’t read his book, but I would imagine it is silent on the issue of subluxation. He most likely addresses the issue of sciatica and herniation through discussing pinched nerves, but won’t highlight the importance of working with the body through subluxation removal. By addressing stress and diet he has referenced 2 out of 3 common causes of subluxation: thoughts, traumas, and toxins.
That is why there is a need for principled chiropractors who actually care enough to spend time with their patients. This book is a great resource for those with back pain, but it won’t address the issue of subluxation. He attributes most problems to a muscle imbalance.
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