Written by Nancy Palermo Lietz, MD If you areĀ standing on a tack, no amount of aspirin or pain medication will make the discomfort of the tack completely disappear. The medicine will only subdue the pain temporarily. You must remove the tack to allow the discomfort to abate. If you are standing on two tacks, removing only one is not enough to make you feel better. You must address both triggers to be completely free of the pain. Unfortunately, our current medical system addresses disease just …