Why Maintenance?
*Chiropractic maintenance is like brushing your teeth, consistency is key!*
What is Chiropractic maintenance care? Maintenance Care is a term used in health care referring to appropriate care directed toward maintaining optimal body function. In chiropractic this would include following a recommended schedule of regular chiropractic adjustments regardless of whether you are free of symptoms.
How often should you see a chiropractor for maintenance? Chiropractors can often treat common back and neck pain in a few sessions, sometimes with once-a-week visits. It may take longer or more frequent visits, however, depending on your individual condition, underlying factors that are stressing your body and length of symptoms. For example; a patient being treated for minor neck pain caused by stress and/or work, probably wouldn’t need as frequent of maintenance care as someone who has a back deformity such as Scoliosis, Kyphosis, or Lordosis.
What conditions do chiropractors treat? Doctors of Chiropractic (DCs) care for patients of all ages, with a variety of health conditions. DCs are especially well known for their expertise in caring for patients with back pain, neck pain and headaches…particularly with their highly skilled manipulations or chiropractic adjustments. They also care for patients with a wide range of injuries and disorders of the musculoskeletal system, involving the muscles, ligaments and joints. These painful conditions often involve or impact the nervous system, which can cause referred pain and dysfunction distant to the region of injury. DCs also counsel patients on diet, nutrition, exercise, healthy habits, and occupational and lifestyle modification.
