How Long Do I Have to See The Chiropractor?
"Why do I need continued chiropractic treatments for my back pain? Why can't you, my Manchester chiropractor, just treat it and end the pain forever?"
This is not an unexpected question, and it's also quite perceptive. The answer is fairly simple, too, though dual: we are born with spinal issues or we develop them.
BORN-WITH-IT BACK PAIN
Some of us are born with spinal weaknesses 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 route to "get a new back bone" if one of these conditions is our own. So we must figure out how to respect our spines so as to not cause pain. Your Manchester chiropractor at Manchester Chiropractic & Sports Injuries can deliver the spinal manipulation designed to relieve your specific spinal condition. Then, you'll want to think about its
- proper ergonomic use (how to lift, bend, twist, sit, stand, walk, climb, reach, pull, etc.). You don't want to put your now-pain-relieved spine in jeopardy again.
- nutritional needs - Manchester Chiropractic & Sports Injuries will share some nutrition ideas to improve certain weaknesses of the spine.
- strengthening requirements - Our simple exercises don't 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 Manchester chiropractor - must work together for the most welcome outcome, even coming in for occasional spinal manipulation. (1)
LIFE-ACQUIRED BACK PAIN
Some of us injure our backs. We do things that harm the best of spines: falling off a snowmobile or ladder or wakeboard or lifting excess weight. You get the idea - things we do in our normal activities of daily living may injure us, and we end up with back pain. So, when we hurt the spine to the level that we trigger intervertebral disc degeneration, a herniated disc, arthritis, misaligned vertebrae, etc., we now will contend with a spinal weakness which may become the weak link in our spinal health.
We all must nurture a strong, well-aligned spine and utilize the spine with the respect and knowledge of staying away from those settings that could trigger pain.
How? You and your Manchester chiropractor see each other on occasion. A recurring visit to Manchester Chiropractic & Sports Injuries for spinal alignment and review of healthy spine maintenance is helpful. Continued spinal manipulation after the original pain-relieving care is even proposed as a way to chieve long-term benefit. (1) Truly, prevention is much better than having to go through repeated treatment of Manchester back pain. It averts pain and suffering in the present and decreases the risk of further spine pain in the future.
PATIENT-CENTERED BACK PAIN CARE: CHIROPRACTIC
A new report described the reality of low back pain being a major reason for disability globally. It’s 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 documented as effective in reducing painful days for some sufferers. Patients for whom maintenance care was recorded to be of high value described such care as “patient-centered” while cost, (un)availability of care, and fear of treatment worried others. (2) Manchester Chiropractic & Sports Injuries 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. Relief is possible with Manchester Chiropractic & Sports Injuries. Just understand that there is a logical need and even benefit for occasional spinal manipulation and chiropractic care for certain spine problems. (1)
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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 discover with on-going chiropractic care.
Schedule your Manchester chiropractic appointment with Manchester Chiropractic & Sports Injuries today for more details about your spine's specific condition and treatment plan for pain relief.
