How did this happen?? The '3 Ts'
The most common question I get asked after I have presented my report of findings to my patients is "How did this happen?" Patients are often confused that there was no traumatic event leading up to being in pain. Generally the pain has come on slowly or just appeared after waking one morning. We nearly always try and associate this with an episode of heavy lifting or an accident of some sort etc. I explain the '3 Ts'...Trauma is the obvious reason...the hit in rugby,the fall down the stairs,the car accident..But the least obvious ones are actually the most common. Thoughts and Toxins! The '3 Ts' and your back pain So as Chiropractors and healthcare providers the '3 Ts' are Physical (Trauma),Emotional (Thoughts) and Chemical (Toxins) reasons for sudden onset of pain. The Emotional reasons are complex and varied but generally involve day to day stressors from work and family life. * Stress can lead to changes in the serum level of many hormo