Healing vs Curing

Healing vs. Curing: the Network Approach

What is Wellness?

Network Chiropractic is based on a healing model, which is distinctly different from the curing model now prevalent in modern society. Each of these models represents a completely unique world view.

The curing model emerges from a Newtonian perspective, which views everything in the world as separate and distinct from everything else.

The healing model comes from an understanding of quantum physics and unified field theory, which views all of creation as emerging from the same source. In this model, everything is interconnected and affects everything else.

Cure or treatment = getting rid of a symptom, but not necessarily better overall, in fact may be worse imbalance in bodymind

Healing = a process whereby overall function of bodymind is improved

Wellness = lifestyle choices to facilitate healing regardless of symptoms

Curing Model
Goal--eliminate symptoms
Whole = sum of parts
Basis for model: fear, judgment
Doctor is ultimate authority
Doctor seen only when individual is in state of symptomatic discomfort
Cure is an event
Individual is passive and at the effect of the disease and
treatment
Name, diagnose, treat
Repress or anesthetize

Healing Model
Goal--integrate body-mind-spirit, there by decreasing symptoms and improve health
Integration of being
Whole > sum of parts
Basis for model: Trust
Individual is ultimate authority/healer
Regular adjustments insure integration of mind-body-spirit
Healing is a process
Individual takes responsibility for creating their own experience
Trust, initiate, encourage

The Curing Model
The goal of this model is to bring the individual back to "normal"--a state of balance, order, equilibrium. Typically, a person with a symptom goes to the doctor for treatment. The doctor, who is viewed from both sides as the ultimate authority, isolates and labels the "problem." S/he then prescribes a course of treatment to control or eliminate the condition before it causes more harm. The body is seen as separate and independent from the mind and spirit.

In this model, the individual loses a sense of involvement or control in the healing process and may slip into "victim consciousness." Both sides agree that the doctor is the only one who can have an effect on the condition. There is no awareness that the person has any responsibility for creating or curing the condition. In fact, the effect of the mind and the spirit are usually not even considered. The symptom is seen as the "enemy," and the doctor and the medical technology at his disposal are the "ammunition" which must be enlisted to defeat the "enemy."

Fear and judgment are at the root of this model. The body is seen as a victim of the whims of time and change, both of which are resisted and feared.

The Healing Model
In this model, healing is a process. By clearing subluxations (malpositioning of the spinal cord, nerves, and vertebrae can create mechanical tension. This may interfere with the flow of vital life force and the coordination of all life processes), the nervous system becomes more flexible and able to change. Trust is the basis of this model--trust in the inner intelligence that governs all life and exists within everyone. The goal of the healing model is to help the individual integrate mind, body and spirit.

We learn about ourselves, which allows our true nature to be fully expressed. In the process of healing we learn to feel the full range of emotions, no longer blocking out feelings which stop the flow of innate intelligence within. In this model, the person asks for help to reconnect with his/her inner intelligence and meet life's challenges. The role of the chiropractor is to help the individual be more in touch with innate intelligence, which actually does the healing. The doctor's responsibility is to trust the innate intelligence of the individual, and encourage the healing process. Healing is a process of unifying mind, body and spirit. The measure of whether someone is healing is "are you finding out more about yourself?" Are you growing and evolving? Are you better than you were before?

We don’t always have control over the healing process. The areas that need healing are often hidden and the “symptom” is just the tip of the iceberg.

Wellness is a Lifestyle

You choose wellness. You make choices to improve your overall health and facilitate healing. By choosing wellness you reduce your risk of ill health and improve your quality of life. Live longer and better!