April 29, 2025 • 14 mins
Wondering if you should wait for pain before seeing a chiropractor? Dr. Kyle Jones challenges this common misconception, revealing why early intervention and regular maintenance are keys to spinal health.
Most people visit a chiropractor only after exhausting other options, often months or years after their injuries occur. Dr. Jones explains why this approach makes recovery significantly harder for both patient and provider. Drawing a compelling parallel between spinal health and dental care, he asks: why do we accept routine teeth cleanings but wait for pain before addressing our spine? The research is clear – chiropractic adjustments every four weeks provide optimal benefits for preventing issues before they escalate.
What many don't realize is that finding the right chiropractor matters tremendously. Dr. Jones specializes in spinal disc disorders, equipped with advanced technologies like decompression tables and class four lasers. Other practitioners focus on pediatrics, pregnancy care, or functional medicine. A quick call to inquire about office specialties can match you with the right provider for your specific needs. The assessment process is thorough and science-based, designed to identify underlying issues that might hover just below your pain threshold. These "weak points" often flare up during times of emotional, chemical, or physical stress – but with regular maintenance, they can be moved further from that threshold back toward optimal function.
Ready to rethink your approach to spinal health? Listen now to discover how chiropractic care fits into a comprehensive wellness strategy that keeps your nervous system functioning optimally. Your body's mechanic is waiting to help you move better and feel better – don't wait until you're broken down on the side of the road!
Carolinas Chiropractic and Spinal Rehab
Dr. Kyle Jones
Waxhaw Office
(704) 243-1010
101G Waxhaw Professional Park Dr
Waxhaw, NC 28173
Pineville Office
(704) 243-1010
11940 Carolina Pl Pkwy Suite 102
Pineville, NC 28134
contactus@carolinaschiropractic.com
carolinaschiropractic.com
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
This is the Good Neighbor Podcast, the place
where local businesses andneighbors come together.
Here's your host, Regina Lee.
Speaker 2 (00:10):
Good morning everyone and welcome to another episode
of the Good Neighbor Podcast,and I'm super excited today to
talk to a doctor that I knowpersonally, and it's Dr Kyle
Jones from CarolinasChiropractic and Spinal Rehab in
Waxhaw and Pineville.
Welcome, dr Kyle.
Speaker 3 (00:30):
Thanks for having me, Regina.
Speaker 2 (00:32):
Absolutely.
I think this is our third orfourth episode, so I'm really
excited to get you back on andtalk to you a little bit about
spinal rehab.
And you know, I was justthinking to myself my first
visit to a chiropractor waspretty scary.
Do you run into that a lot,where people just really don't
understand what to expect anddon't understand when they
(00:55):
should see one?
Speaker 3 (00:56):
Absolutely, and I'm glad you brought it up because I
mean, ultimately, when you lookat the research, we're one of
the safest forms of healthcarethere is, and so, if you're
willing to get in your car anddrive to our office, you should
not have any concerns once youget to our office, because what
we do inside of the office, likeI said, is extremely safe.
It's researched, non-invasiveand, ultimately, extremely
(01:18):
effective.
And so, you know, I continue tomy hope as we continue to go
forward, and one of the reasonsthat I love to do things like
this is because I can shareinformation with people to
ultimately help them make goodquality decisions.
And we continue to do to.
Yes, we do have people thatcome to us as first line of
defense if they do have an acuteback pain, acute neck pain, but
(01:40):
we also get those people thathave failed every other form of
health care, and there they getto us three and six months a
year later down the road, and itmakes our job and their job
very difficult.
And so, yeah, we're willing tohelp them and a lot of times
we're successful, but we're themost successful whenever people
utilize us early in the injuryphase or even as a prevention I
(02:03):
mean honestly, chiropractic isthe most effective at preventing
, where you stay on top ofsomething to avoid injury or
avoid injury all together, or ifthe injury takes place.
It shows that basically yourecover faster and your actual
duration of the problem issignificantly less.
Speaker 2 (02:22):
Well, let's say you're not dealing with an
injury.
What would be some earlywarning signs that people
sometimes overlook and you go?
You know this is the time youshould come.
Speaker 3 (02:34):
I mean honestly, if you have a spine, you should
come, but it's the same thingwith a dentist.
Is that you know?
We no longer question when weshould have our teeth cleaned,
right?
You get your teeth cleanedevery six months.
It starts when you're young andit's just a part of who we are
as an overall health andwellness regimen.
Routine Chiropractic care is thesame way is that our spine is
(02:57):
extremely resilient.
It's amazing at what it's ableto accomplish.
But if you think about thepositions we're in or the
activities that we partake inthroughout our day, you do cause
stress and strain on differentareas, and so the chiropractor
can evaluate those.
We can determine areas of thespine that aren't functioning
correctly.
We can restore normal functionand then, ultimately, one,
(03:21):
prevent you from having an issueor two, prevent it from
amounting to where it doesbecome a chronic issue later in
your life, and so that's wherewe try to make sure that
everybody understands that youjust you want to take.
You only get one body, you know, and we're basically a body
mechanic, and so you just needto do that oil change, you know,
every 5000 miles.
(03:41):
It's a good thing to have achiropractic adjustment multiple
times a year, whether that'smonthly or quarterly, the
research shows that every fourweeks is probably the most
beneficial.
So that's kind of where we are.
Speaker 2 (03:54):
So how would you recommend someone go about
finding the right chiropractorfor them?
Speaker 3 (03:59):
You know, all of us are trained.
The beauty about the state ofNorth Carolina is it's the one
of the most difficult states toget licensed in as a
chiropractor, and that benefitedus tremendously during COVID is
because we have physicianstatus in the state of North
Carolina, so they couldn't shutus down unless they were
shutting down all of healthcarewhere other states don't have
(04:20):
physician status because of therequirements that it takes to
become licensed in those states,and so ultimately they were
treated like let's call it likea massage therapist and they
were shut down during COVID,which was a huge disservice to
patients because they didn'thave anywhere to go with a lot
of these musculoskeletal issues.
But I guess the reason I'msharing that with you is because
all chiropractors that arelicensed in the state of North
(04:42):
Carolina are qualified toevaluate you and provide
treatment.
The one thing that I see isthat Chiropractors have
different.
Every individual chiropracticphysician has a different
specialty and a differentpassion.
Right, and so for me, I lovespinal disc disorders.
It's what I've built mypractices on and it's what we
(05:03):
have.
You know we have the equipmentto withstand that with spinal
decompression tables, flexiondistraction tables.
We have the class four laser inorder to help with acute pain.
We have the class four laser inorder to help with acute pain,
whereas somebody else may bemore into a holistic type of
treatment where they're doingmore functional medicine,
nutrition and just wellness.
(05:24):
We've had providers in ouroffice over the years that
prefer pediatrics or pregnancy,and so I guess the way that I'm
trying to share is it's notshould you try a chiropractor,
it's finding the rightchiropractor for your current
problem, and that just takeswhere you know.
You call the office, you askthem what, what is this, what
(05:44):
type of office is this and whattype of conditions do they
prefer to treat?
And usually the front desk isvery well versed on these types
of questions.
Because, because, ultimately,not only do we want, we want the
right people to fill our office, that's we're.
We're kind of selfish.
I mean we like to do what welike to do.
Right, I learned very early onI love kids.
(06:05):
I have two of my own, but Idon't want to fill my office
treating pediatric patients.
That's not what I.
It's not what my passion is.
My passion is spinal rehab incases with, you know,
degenerative spines or discissues and things of that sort.
Speaker 2 (06:19):
So describe if you come in and you're back.
You know not feeling great, butyou don't know what's wrong.
Describe your process ofassessing what's going on with
the patient.
Yeah, you're going to, it'sgoing to feel very much like a
standard medical office.
Speaker 3 (06:32):
You know you're going to come in, there's going to be
intake paperwork, you're goingto meet with our clinical staff
in order to get vitals and thena brief history, and then you
know the doctor will come in,discuss your, your full health
history.
People all the time they'relike I don't need to give you
that information, I'm just herefor an adjustment.
Well, we're a health careprovider, I need it all, and so
if you truly want me to help you, then I'm going to need as much
(06:53):
information as you have,because it does matter.
And you know, like I said,we're we're chiropractic
physicians and we're here totreat the whole process, but
anyway.
So we take the history and thenwe do a thorough examination,
which includes orthopedicneurological tests and then
x-rays if necessary, whichobviously it's.
It's very beneficial to be ableto see what we're looking at,
(07:14):
but not always a requirement.
And then it's the discussionwith the patient of how do we
approach this type of thing.
You know, the biggest thing whenwe're talking about truly
healing the body, it takes time.
It doesn't matter what you do.
If you have a cut on your hand,you're looking at two, three,
four weeks for it to fully heal.
That's healing that takes time,right.
And you're looking at two,three, four weeks for it to
fully heal.
(07:35):
That's healing that takes time,right.
There's no medication you cantake.
That's going to make a cut goaway tomorrow.
And so that's what I try toexplain to people is, usually I
can get them better if they'rewilling to give me the time,
because if we restore normalfunction to the spine, we teach
them lifestyle modifications onways to sit and ways to stand.
That tissue can heal from theinside out.
So, and then it goes throughinto a treatment process where
(07:57):
we start, you know, implementingour specific treatment
modalities that we have in theoffice.
Speaker 2 (08:03):
Well, you know, as a patient I've learned it's
definitely not a one and donekind of thing and I have
actually gone in years ago whereI felt like my back was locked
up and you know you want to havethat immediate relief.
But what you just shared, it'sa process.
And then you know you arereally into the maintenance
(08:24):
because I know you lead a veryhealthy lifestyle.
So how does regularchiropractic care integrate with
that healthy lifestyle?
Speaker 3 (08:34):
No, that's a great question.
And so you know, just toreiterate your point, when you
were locked up, your muscleswere spasming, protecting an
underlying injury is thatthere's nothing wrong with your
muscles.
They were actually doingexactly what they are supposed
to do.
They lock you down so you quitmoving that segment, so you
don't continue to hurt yourselfworse, right?
And so what we need to do isslowly reinstall normal function
(08:55):
to that area.
So then the muscles go back towhat they're supposed to do, and
that's relax.
You know, counterparts inhealth care will immediately
give you a muscle relaxer andtell that muscle to shut off.
That muscle is doing what itwas designed to do, and so if
you shut that muscle spasm off,then the function of that muscle
spasm off, then the function ofthat that you know, without the
(09:16):
function being restored yet, isthat then that motion segment
is taking on the, the majorpressure again, uh, too early,
and so you can cause furtherdamage down the line.
Um, so I'm so glad that you gotit restored the way that it was
supposed to.
Okay, so how does you know?
Once we resolve the issue, well, then we go into maintenance
mode, and that's to hopefullyprevent this problem from ever,
uh, surfacing in the first placeRight.
(09:37):
And how does that combine withoverall wellness maintenance?
Um, or just a health model?
The body's meant to move.
It's very, very simple.
We can't be stagnant, we haveto be mobile Right.
And so, um, the best movementis medicine.
Everybody's heard that term orthat saying or whatever and so
(09:58):
that's all we're doing is we'remaintaining normal function and
normal motion to your spine.
Your spine is a series ofjoints.
They don't have direct bloodsupply, and so a lot of them
don't, and then the discs don'thave direct blood supply.
So we, as we move them, as wekeep them unlocked, then
ultimately they're able to keepthemselves healthy the way that
they were designed.
If, for instance, one of thosesegments along your spine starts
(10:21):
to lock up or not movecorrectly, then you're
susceptible to injury.
There's nerves that come out ofthat area, so then the nerve
irritation can cause nervecompression, which prevents the
communication to that body part,wherever it's traveling.
So that's where the overallsystemic wellness comes, is that
we basically keep your spine,which ultimately affects your
nervous system, functioning theway that it's supposed to.
Speaker 2 (10:44):
I've always felt stress is a big trigger for me
and the locking up you know howdo you deal with that with a
patient.
Speaker 3 (10:54):
That's what triggers your actual injury, or you get
in pain, the tightness.
Yeah, and you know there thereare many types of stress
chemical, physical, emotional,right and I think if you're
breathing in the United States,you probably have a lot of that.
It's just the way that we are.
We're all trying to do biggerand better and all those types
of things and then throw on somephysical stress, whether it's
(11:16):
physical activity, repetitivemovements or stuck at a desk all
day.
We have all kinds of physicalstressors that are taking place
and yeah they they.
Your body has weak points.
And yeah they they.
Your body has weak points andvery commonly, whether it's from
you know, the way that you useit or if the way that you have
an injury prior in your pastBasically we see this over and
(11:53):
over and over is when somebodygoes through an emotional
stressful period of their livesor a chemical stressful period
of their lives where they're noteating correctly or they're
consuming much alcohol orthey're exposed to environmental
toxins or whatever it may be.
It's amazing how those weakpoints are the ones that always
become.
You know it's it's the chronicareas that constantly flare up
Right, and the way I describethis to people is you know, pain
is is just an indicator.
It's, it's an alarm system, andso it's not a predictor of of
true health of something,because you can, you can
actually um, live just belowthat pain threshold, but the
(12:17):
function of that area is notgood, or the the the overall
health of that area is not great.
So the reason I'm telling youthis is because those areas that
you're talking about, thoseweak points, they live just
below the pain threshold at alltimes.
And then once you have thatchemical stressor, that
emotional stressor, thatphysical stressor, it
immediately bumps you back abovethat pain threshold.
(12:38):
And now, all of a sudden, itkicks in and you're like I've
got a problem again.
Well, that problem's alwaysbeen there.
Speaker 2 (12:44):
That makes a lot of sense.
I think you've just describedme.
Speaker 3 (12:48):
And that's that's why maintenance is so important, is
because we identify those areasand we keep moving it further
away from that pain thresholdback into health.
Speaker 2 (12:56):
What do you love most about what you do, Dr Kyle?
Speaker 3 (12:59):
All of it.
I'm just passionate abouthelping people and the you know.
I think that there's a ton ofopportunities to be able to
provide people with not onlyinformation, but also just a
path guidance.
You know, if we can put them onthe right path in order to get
them where they need to be to beable to be as healthy as
possible and live the life thatthey want to.
(13:21):
And I just was training a newstaff member this morning and I
explained to him is that wecan't help everyone, but we can
help everyone, and so what Imean by that is, every person
that walks in our office is nota chiropractic patient.
Fortunately, we only refer outabout 5%, but we can actually
help every single one of them,because if they're not supposed
(13:41):
to be in our office, we can getthem where they need to be.
And that's why I feel that thechiropractor is the best place
to start is because it's aconservative form of treatment.
We have great success.
It's very safe, but we alsohave the knowledge to diagnose,
order further imaging or referyou to somewhere that you need
to go, whether that means it'sback to the primary care
physician or off to aneurosurgeon or physiatrist or
(14:03):
orthopedist, whoever that may be.
Speaker 2 (14:06):
Well, I've been super impressed with your staff, from
the front desk to the doctorsthat I've worked with.
They spend time with you and Ican see where they get their
knowledge and passion from.
Thank you so much for today.
I really appreciate your time.
Speaker 3 (14:22):
Oh, I love being here .
Regina, thanks for having me,absolutely.
Thank you for listening to theGood Neighbor.
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No-transcript.
This is the Good Neighbor Podcast, the place
where local businesses andneighbors come together.
Here's your host, Regina Lee.
Speaker 2 (00:10):
Good morning everyone and welcome to another episode
of the Good Neighbor Podcast,and I'm super excited today to
talk to a doctor that I knowpersonally, and it's Dr Kyle
Jones from CarolinasChiropractic and Spinal Rehab in
Waxhaw and Pineville.
Welcome, dr Kyle.
Speaker 3 (00:30):
Thanks for having me, Regina.
Speaker 2 (00:32):
Absolutely.
I think this is our third orfourth episode, so I'm really
excited to get you back on andtalk to you a little bit about
spinal rehab.
And you know, I was justthinking to myself my first
visit to a chiropractor waspretty scary.
Do you run into that a lot,where people just really don't
understand what to expect anddon't understand when they
(00:55):
should see one?
Speaker 3 (00:56):
Absolutely, and I'm glad you brought it up because I
mean, ultimately, when you lookat the research, we're one of
the safest forms of healthcarethere is, and so, if you're
willing to get in your car anddrive to our office, you should
not have any concerns once youget to our office, because what
we do inside of the office, likeI said, is extremely safe.
It's researched, non-invasiveand, ultimately, extremely
(01:18):
effective.
And so, you know, I continue tomy hope as we continue to go
forward, and one of the reasonsthat I love to do things like
this is because I can shareinformation with people to
ultimately help them make goodquality decisions.
And we continue to do to.
Yes, we do have people thatcome to us as first line of
defense if they do have an acuteback pain, acute neck pain, but
(01:40):
we also get those people thathave failed every other form of
health care, and there they getto us three and six months a
year later down the road, and itmakes our job and their job
very difficult.
And so, yeah, we're willing tohelp them and a lot of times
we're successful, but we're themost successful whenever people
utilize us early in the injuryphase or even as a prevention I
(02:03):
mean honestly, chiropractic isthe most effective at preventing
, where you stay on top ofsomething to avoid injury or
avoid injury all together, or ifthe injury takes place.
It shows that basically yourecover faster and your actual
duration of the problem issignificantly less.
Speaker 2 (02:22):
Well, let's say you're not dealing with an
injury.
What would be some earlywarning signs that people
sometimes overlook and you go?
You know this is the time youshould come.
Speaker 3 (02:34):
I mean honestly, if you have a spine, you should
come, but it's the same thingwith a dentist.
Is that you know?
We no longer question when weshould have our teeth cleaned,
right?
You get your teeth cleanedevery six months.
It starts when you're young andit's just a part of who we are
as an overall health andwellness regimen.
Routine Chiropractic care is thesame way is that our spine is
(02:57):
extremely resilient.
It's amazing at what it's ableto accomplish.
But if you think about thepositions we're in or the
activities that we partake inthroughout our day, you do cause
stress and strain on differentareas, and so the chiropractor
can evaluate those.
We can determine areas of thespine that aren't functioning
correctly.
We can restore normal functionand then, ultimately, one,
(03:21):
prevent you from having an issueor two, prevent it from
amounting to where it doesbecome a chronic issue later in
your life, and so that's wherewe try to make sure that
everybody understands that youjust you want to take.
You only get one body, you know, and we're basically a body
mechanic, and so you just needto do that oil change, you know,
every 5000 miles.
(03:41):
It's a good thing to have achiropractic adjustment multiple
times a year, whether that'smonthly or quarterly, the
research shows that every fourweeks is probably the most
beneficial.
So that's kind of where we are.
Speaker 2 (03:54):
So how would you recommend someone go about
finding the right chiropractorfor them?
Speaker 3 (03:59):
You know, all of us are trained.
The beauty about the state ofNorth Carolina is it's the one
of the most difficult states toget licensed in as a
chiropractor, and that benefitedus tremendously during COVID is
because we have physicianstatus in the state of North
Carolina, so they couldn't shutus down unless they were
shutting down all of healthcarewhere other states don't have
(04:20):
physician status because of therequirements that it takes to
become licensed in those states,and so ultimately they were
treated like let's call it likea massage therapist and they
were shut down during COVID,which was a huge disservice to
patients because they didn'thave anywhere to go with a lot
of these musculoskeletal issues.
But I guess the reason I'msharing that with you is because
all chiropractors that arelicensed in the state of North
(04:42):
Carolina are qualified toevaluate you and provide
treatment.
The one thing that I see isthat Chiropractors have
different.
Every individual chiropracticphysician has a different
specialty and a differentpassion.
Right, and so for me, I lovespinal disc disorders.
It's what I've built mypractices on and it's what we
(05:03):
have.
You know we have the equipmentto withstand that with spinal
decompression tables, flexiondistraction tables.
We have the class four laser inorder to help with acute pain.
We have the class four laser inorder to help with acute pain,
whereas somebody else may bemore into a holistic type of
treatment where they're doingmore functional medicine,
nutrition and just wellness.
(05:24):
We've had providers in ouroffice over the years that
prefer pediatrics or pregnancy,and so I guess the way that I'm
trying to share is it's notshould you try a chiropractor,
it's finding the rightchiropractor for your current
problem, and that just takeswhere you know.
You call the office, you askthem what, what is this, what
(05:44):
type of office is this and whattype of conditions do they
prefer to treat?
And usually the front desk isvery well versed on these types
of questions.
Because, because, ultimately,not only do we want, we want the
right people to fill our office, that's we're.
We're kind of selfish.
I mean we like to do what welike to do.
Right, I learned very early onI love kids.
(06:05):
I have two of my own, but Idon't want to fill my office
treating pediatric patients.
That's not what I.
It's not what my passion is.
My passion is spinal rehab incases with, you know,
degenerative spines or discissues and things of that sort.
Speaker 2 (06:19):
So describe if you come in and you're back.
You know not feeling great, butyou don't know what's wrong.
Describe your process ofassessing what's going on with
the patient.
Yeah, you're going to, it'sgoing to feel very much like a
standard medical office.
Speaker 3 (06:32):
You know you're going to come in, there's going to be
intake paperwork, you're goingto meet with our clinical staff
in order to get vitals and thena brief history, and then you
know the doctor will come in,discuss your, your full health
history.
People all the time they'relike I don't need to give you
that information, I'm just herefor an adjustment.
Well, we're a health careprovider, I need it all, and so
if you truly want me to help you, then I'm going to need as much
(06:53):
information as you have,because it does matter.
And you know, like I said,we're we're chiropractic
physicians and we're here totreat the whole process, but
anyway.
So we take the history and thenwe do a thorough examination,
which includes orthopedicneurological tests and then
x-rays if necessary, whichobviously it's.
It's very beneficial to be ableto see what we're looking at,
(07:14):
but not always a requirement.
And then it's the discussionwith the patient of how do we
approach this type of thing.
You know, the biggest thing whenwe're talking about truly
healing the body, it takes time.
It doesn't matter what you do.
If you have a cut on your hand,you're looking at two, three,
four weeks for it to fully heal.
That's healing that takes time,right.
And you're looking at two,three, four weeks for it to
fully heal.
(07:35):
That's healing that takes time,right.
There's no medication you cantake.
That's going to make a cut goaway tomorrow.
And so that's what I try toexplain to people is, usually I
can get them better if they'rewilling to give me the time,
because if we restore normalfunction to the spine, we teach
them lifestyle modifications onways to sit and ways to stand.
That tissue can heal from theinside out.
So, and then it goes throughinto a treatment process where
(07:57):
we start, you know, implementingour specific treatment
modalities that we have in theoffice.
Speaker 2 (08:03):
Well, you know, as a patient I've learned it's
definitely not a one and donekind of thing and I have
actually gone in years ago whereI felt like my back was locked
up and you know you want to havethat immediate relief.
But what you just shared, it'sa process.
And then you know you arereally into the maintenance
(08:24):
because I know you lead a veryhealthy lifestyle.
So how does regularchiropractic care integrate with
that healthy lifestyle?
Speaker 3 (08:34):
No, that's a great question.
And so you know, just toreiterate your point, when you
were locked up, your muscleswere spasming, protecting an
underlying injury is thatthere's nothing wrong with your
muscles.
They were actually doingexactly what they are supposed
to do.
They lock you down so you quitmoving that segment, so you
don't continue to hurt yourselfworse, right?
And so what we need to do isslowly reinstall normal function
(08:55):
to that area.
So then the muscles go back towhat they're supposed to do, and
that's relax.
You know, counterparts inhealth care will immediately
give you a muscle relaxer andtell that muscle to shut off.
That muscle is doing what itwas designed to do, and so if
you shut that muscle spasm off,then the function of that muscle
spasm off, then the function ofthat that you know, without the
(09:16):
function being restored yet, isthat then that motion segment
is taking on the, the majorpressure again, uh, too early,
and so you can cause furtherdamage down the line.
Um, so I'm so glad that you gotit restored the way that it was
supposed to.
Okay, so how does you know?
Once we resolve the issue, well, then we go into maintenance
mode, and that's to hopefullyprevent this problem from ever,
uh, surfacing in the first placeRight.
(09:37):
And how does that combine withoverall wellness maintenance?
Um, or just a health model?
The body's meant to move.
It's very, very simple.
We can't be stagnant, we haveto be mobile Right.
And so, um, the best movementis medicine.
Everybody's heard that term orthat saying or whatever and so
(09:58):
that's all we're doing is we'remaintaining normal function and
normal motion to your spine.
Your spine is a series ofjoints.
They don't have direct bloodsupply, and so a lot of them
don't, and then the discs don'thave direct blood supply.
So we, as we move them, as wekeep them unlocked, then
ultimately they're able to keepthemselves healthy the way that
they were designed.
If, for instance, one of thosesegments along your spine starts
(10:21):
to lock up or not movecorrectly, then you're
susceptible to injury.
There's nerves that come out ofthat area, so then the nerve
irritation can cause nervecompression, which prevents the
communication to that body part,wherever it's traveling.
So that's where the overallsystemic wellness comes, is that
we basically keep your spine,which ultimately affects your
nervous system, functioning theway that it's supposed to.
Speaker 2 (10:44):
I've always felt stress is a big trigger for me
and the locking up you know howdo you deal with that with a
patient.
Speaker 3 (10:54):
That's what triggers your actual injury, or you get
in pain, the tightness.
Yeah, and you know there thereare many types of stress
chemical, physical, emotional,right and I think if you're
breathing in the United States,you probably have a lot of that.
It's just the way that we are.
We're all trying to do biggerand better and all those types
of things and then throw on somephysical stress, whether it's
(11:16):
physical activity, repetitivemovements or stuck at a desk all
day.
We have all kinds of physicalstressors that are taking place
and yeah they they.
Your body has weak points.
And yeah they they.
Your body has weak points andvery commonly, whether it's from
you know, the way that you useit or if the way that you have
an injury prior in your pastBasically we see this over and
(11:53):
over and over is when somebodygoes through an emotional
stressful period of their livesor a chemical stressful period
of their lives where they're noteating correctly or they're
consuming much alcohol orthey're exposed to environmental
toxins or whatever it may be.
It's amazing how those weakpoints are the ones that always
become.
You know it's it's the chronicareas that constantly flare up
Right, and the way I describethis to people is you know, pain
is is just an indicator.
It's, it's an alarm system, andso it's not a predictor of of
true health of something,because you can, you can
actually um, live just belowthat pain threshold, but the
(12:17):
function of that area is notgood, or the the the overall
health of that area is not great.
So the reason I'm telling youthis is because those areas that
you're talking about, thoseweak points, they live just
below the pain threshold at alltimes.
And then once you have thatchemical stressor, that
emotional stressor, thatphysical stressor, it
immediately bumps you back abovethat pain threshold.
(12:38):
And now, all of a sudden, itkicks in and you're like I've
got a problem again.
Well, that problem's alwaysbeen there.
Speaker 2 (12:44):
That makes a lot of sense.
I think you've just describedme.
Speaker 3 (12:48):
And that's that's why maintenance is so important, is
because we identify those areasand we keep moving it further
away from that pain thresholdback into health.
Speaker 2 (12:56):
What do you love most about what you do, Dr Kyle?
Speaker 3 (12:59):
All of it.
I'm just passionate abouthelping people and the you know.
I think that there's a ton ofopportunities to be able to
provide people with not onlyinformation, but also just a
path guidance.
You know, if we can put them onthe right path in order to get
them where they need to be to beable to be as healthy as
possible and live the life thatthey want to.
(13:21):
And I just was training a newstaff member this morning and I
explained to him is that wecan't help everyone, but we can
help everyone, and so what Imean by that is, every person
that walks in our office is nota chiropractic patient.
Fortunately, we only refer outabout 5%, but we can actually
help every single one of them,because if they're not supposed
(13:41):
to be in our office, we can getthem where they need to be.
And that's why I feel that thechiropractor is the best place
to start is because it's aconservative form of treatment.
We have great success.
It's very safe, but we alsohave the knowledge to diagnose,
order further imaging or referyou to somewhere that you need
to go, whether that means it'sback to the primary care
physician or off to aneurosurgeon or physiatrist or
(14:03):
orthopedist, whoever that may be.
Speaker 2 (14:06):
Well, I've been super impressed with your staff, from
the front desk to the doctorsthat I've worked with.
They spend time with you and Ican see where they get their
knowledge and passion from.
Thank you so much for today.
I really appreciate your time.
Speaker 3 (14:22):
Oh, I love being here .
Regina, thanks for having me,absolutely.
Thank you for listening to theGood Neighbor.
Speaker 1 (14:25):
Podcast.
Thank you for listening to theGood Neighbor Podcast.
To nominate your favorite localbusinesses to be featured on
the show, go toGNPSouthCharlotte.
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