Are You Sitting on Your Back Pain?

Wallet That Won’t Cause Back Pain


(UK) Have you ever wondered what could cause you to have back pain? Well a man called Michael Lyons visited a chiropractor with bad back pain and was told that the cause could have something to do with sitting on a solid inch of plastic, leather and paper over the years (his wallet). Mr Lyons took the doctors advice and looked for an alternative to the standard back pocket wallet. After a week the back pain had gone. He didn't like the products available, so instead, he created his own wallet. The Rogue Wallet will not cause you back pain because it is designed to fit into your front pocket.

Dr. Zach's Comments:

• The size of some men's wallets (and women's purses) often amazes me, and these items are often without question a huge physical stress and therefore the cause of many cases of vertebral subluxation and thus back pain. A front pocket wallet or money clip is something I suggest for many patients. They can be found at most department stores.
• As a chiropractor, my goal with patients who present with pain, is NOT to rid them of their pain. I know that may sound odd, but the reason is this: Chiropractic, contrary to popular belief, is not about back and neck pain. Chiropractic is about connection.
• Your pain is a very important part of your personal health process; it's a signal. What pain tells you is that damage is happening. Usually that damage is tissue injury, but there certainly can be other causes (emotional damage for example). Therefore, my goal is two fold. I want to 1) work with your body to help it heal by correcting the injured area (called vertebral subluxation) through chiropractic care, nutrition, and rehabilitation, and 2) find the reason your body was injured (subluxated) in the first place.
• Vertebral subluxation causes a "short circuit " in your nerve system, and thus prevents your body from healing effectively. Ineffective healing causes more inflammation and often more issues/ pain. Correcting vertebral subluxation restores the proper nerve connections and therefore allows your body to heal normally.
• There are three general categories when discussing causes of vertebral subluxation (tissue damage in the spine): physical stress (accidents, falls, etc.), chemical stress (diet/ environment), and mental stress (emotional/ self /situational). All play a role in your health, as your body can only handle certain amounts of stress each day. These stress can also have a cumulative effect on your body with each building upon the other, and therefore creating more of a problem than they would alone.