“If these are the golden years you can have them.”
How many times have I heard that phrase while seeing a patient in the Emergency Department? It’s a common theme: a person works hard most of their life, sacrifices, gets a nice nest egg going for retirement, then gets to the point where they’re going to “start enjoying life” and things start falling apart. They may already have high blood pressure by that time, or diabetes, or be overweight to the point where it gets difficult to get around let alone start an exercise program.
Something finally throws them over the edge–maybe they develop a heart condition, or have a seemingly insignificant fall and break a hip. That’s when I end up seeing them in the ER and hear those words about “The Golden Years” uttered. At that point I can only help “fix” them so much; much of the damage has been done. The BodyLogicMD practice allows me to do better. I can try and prevent chronic health conditions from ever occurring. I can help people move gracefully and energetically through the years. I can hopefully help make those “Golden Years” exactly what they should be: a period to enjoy life to it’s fullest.