How Long Do I Have to See The Chiropractor?
"Why do I need on-going chiropractic treatments for my back pain? Why can't you, my San Jose chiropractor, just treat it and put a stop to the pain altogether so it doesn't come back?"
This is not an uncommon question, and it's also very logical. The answer is logically simple, too, though two-fold: we are born with spine-pain issues or we develop them.
BORN-WITH-IT BACK PAIN
Some of us are born with spinal conditions that will be with us all life through. Such conditions as spondylolisthesis, transitional vertebrae, fused vertebrae, and spinal curvatures are distinctive to one's own spine. There is no way to "get a new back bone" if one of these conditions is our own. So we must figure out how to use our spines so as to not cause pain. Your San Jose chiropractor at Chiropractic Solutions can perform the spinal manipulation intended to ease your specific spinal condition. Then, you will want to consider its
- proper ergonomic use (how to lift, bend, twist, sit, stand, walk, climb, reach, pull, etc.). You do not want to compromise your now-pain-relieved spine further or again.
- nutritional needs - Chiropractic Solutions will suggest some nutrition ideas to bolster certain weaknesses of the spine.
- strengthening requirements - Our simple exercises do not take long but will take you and your spine far in preserving its strength!
It is in these on-going spine problems that we - you and your San Jose chiropractor - must work together for the best outcome, even coming in for occasional spinal manipulation. (1)
LIFE-ACQUIRED BACK PAIN
Some of us injure our backs. We do things that hurt the seemingly healthiest of spines: falling off a snowmobile or ladder or wakeboard or lifting too much weight. You get the idea - things we do in our normal activities of daily living may hurt us, and we end up with back pain. So, when we hurt the spine to the level that we cause intervertebral disc degeneration, a herniated disc, arthritis, misaligned vertebrae, etc., we now have a spinal weakness which may become the vulnerable link in our spinal health.
We all must maintain a strong, well-aligned spine and use the spine with the respect and knowledge of staying away from those settings that could cause it pain.
How? You and your San Jose chiropractor see each other occasionally. An occasional visit to Chiropractic Solutions for spinal alignment and review of healthy spine maintenance is good. Post-continued spinal manipulation after the original pain-relieving care is even suggested as a way to chieve long-term benefit. (1) Truly, prevention is far better than having to go through repeated treatment of San Jose back pain. It avoids pain and suffering in this moment and decreases the risk of further spine pain in the future.
PATIENT-CENTERED BACK PAIN CARE: CHIROPRACTIC
A recent report reflected on the reality of low back pain being a major cause of disability around the world. It is persistent or recurrent for many people. It is not common that it just goes away and never returns. Luckily, chiropractic maintenance care or management treatment plan has been reported as effective in reducing painful days for some sufferers. Patients for whom maintenance care was recorded to be of high value saw such care as “patient-centered” while cost, (un)availability of care, and fear of treatment worried others. (2) Chiropractic Solutions strives to address all of these concerns which often go away as the back pain decreases.
Whether you were born with it or developed it, back pain is disruptive. Alleviation of your pain is possible with Chiropractic Solutions. Just understand that there is a logical need and even benefit for occasional spinal manipulation and chiropractic care for certain spine problems. (1)
CONTACT Chiropractic Solutions
Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. William Hoffman on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he discusses the initial back pain relieving treatment with The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management and the value patients find with on-going chiropractic care.
Schedule your San Jose chiropractic appointment with Chiropractic Solutions today for more details about your spine's specific condition and treatment plan for pain relief.
