DO YOU HAVE TO SEE A CHIROPRACTOR FOREVER IF YOU START?
While consulting a new patient at my Chiropractic office in Livermore today, I was asked a question that is asked all too frequently. With some hesitance, a lady asked if she became a patient would she have to be a patient for the rest of her life. I find that this question is a common thought on people’s minds that have never been to a chiropractor before or are unaware of how Chiropractic care works. The answer to the question…..It’s totally up to you!
Chiropractic treatment is not “addictive” or habit-forming like many think. Actually, the reason many people “swear” by their Chiropractor or see a Chiropractor regularly even though they are not hurting is MAINTENANCE and WELLNESS. You may be wondering what that means. Wellness is a phrase used to describe healthy activities done on a regular basis to keep a person at their optimum health. For example, exercise on a regular basis, taking a multi-vitamin daily, getting a massage on a regular basis, getting your teeth cleaned on a regular basis etc., are all activities that people choose to continue to do to keep them well. As such, Chiropractic care for life is a CHOICE that patients make once their corrective treatment has completed.
At first, when a new patient comes in for a specific condition such as neck pain, carpal tunnel syndrome, sciatica, etc., their treatment plan is based on getting the cause of the pain FIXED so that they do not have to deal with the problem for the rest of their life. That is what we refer to as CORRECTIVE CARE. Once their corrective treatment is completed, we complete a thorough re-evaluation of their initial injuries including a re-x ray so we can measure their improvement. At that point, a recommendation of wellness care is suggested say on a monthly basis for example, so that the patient can continue to have a proper functioning pain-free body without drugs for their entire life.
Many patients who come into the office for a maintenance adjustment do it because they want to keep their spines and nervous systems functioning at the most optimal level and it also allows many people to continue with their stressful, activity filled lifestyle without any interference.
For more information on this subject, contact us or email me at drhaque [at] haquechiropractic [dot] com
