“Medical Sovereignty” as related to knee pain is directly connected to the role you play in your healing process. It is one of personal responsibility. You take ownership of outcomes you experience as a direct result of the choices made along your healing journey.
Above all, “Medical Sovereignty” as related to knee pain is a much larger and deeper conversation than originally conceived. I’ll be breaking this subject up into a series of smaller articles. Moreover, I’m not sure how many will be in that series.
How to Define “Medical Sovereignty”
In this section, I break down the individual words being used to develop the meaning of “Medical Sovereignty”
1.) Medical is defined in the Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary as:
- 1: of, relating to, or concerned with physicians or the practice of medicine the medical professional medical journal
- 2: requiring or devoted to medical treatment of a medical problem is an important advance in medical science
2.) Sovereignty is defined in Black’s Law Dictionary as:
The possession of sovereign power; supreme political authority; paramount control of the constitution and frame of government and Its administration; the self-sufficient source of political power, from which all specific political powers are derived; the international independence of a state, combined with the right and power of regulating its internal affairs without foreign dictation; also a political society, or state, which is sovereign and independent
Let’s look at the definitions of those two words let’s come up with a definition of what “Medical Sovereignty” means for our purposes
Here’s what I came up with.
Medical Sovereignty means – possessing the personal power to make the best choices for our own health and well-being concerning medicine, physicians, the practice of medicine, and/or medical treatment.
The Hurdles to Medical Sovereignty
Next, we are going to cover just a few of the hurdles to “Medical Sovereignty.” If you have other to share please include them in the comments section below:
The path to medical sovereignty with knee pain is not for the faint of heart. There is so much to learn, in understanding where you are in the process of your own healing.
- Lots to learn
- Understanding Medical Terms
- Speaking up to your doctor, nurse, physical therapist
- Learning what is good/not good for your knee
- Not knowing what/who to believe
- Developing your own support system
- Fear of the unknown
- Uncertainty
- Self-Doubt
There’s also the intimidation factor of the doctors and nurses you’ll encounter along the way who may or may not be open to helping you understand when you ask questions.
Remember, there is absolutely no rush in the process. Slowing down and making choices from a place of being calm centered and focused is paramount!
As a matter of fact, making a choice where you feel rushed is a sure sign to wait and not do anything!
Medical Sovereignty as it Relates to Knee Pain
Education is part of the process of taking back your power to make our own medical choices as to what’s best for our knees. Stop believing you can’t understand what your doctor is telling you because you haven’t gone to medical school.
Learn what is in your medical file on your knee so you can make better medical decisions for yourself.
- Understanding the words being spoken
- Get copies of the paperwork in your medical file
- Look up the definitions of the terms written in your medical file
- Keep a list of questions to ask your doctor during your appointments
- Ask for copies of all forms to review before your appointment or surgery
Please remember a doctor’s diagnosis is only a professional educated guess as to what’s going on with your knee. You possess the power to make the medical decisions you believe to be best for your knee WITH YOUR DOCTOR’S HELP…
Hopefully, this perspective will help you gain a little more insight.
You have the power as a Sovereign Man or Woman to choose what is best for your own health!
I urge you to begin moving down this path no matter how fast or slow you want to proceed.
The level of relief and freedom down this path is greater than you can ever imagine!
If you’d like my help with your particular knee situation…
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Regards,
Bill Parravano
(The Knee Pain Guru)
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