Getting Rid of the Pain is Only Half the Battle!

Many people go to a chiropractor because they are in pain.  However, in this first phase of care, the main goal is not only to reduce your symptoms, but also to prepare you for the other phases which provide the lasting improvements.  Sometimes this will require frequent visits, usually two to three visits per week for a time.  Much like a dentist requires that you wear braces for at least a year, your body needs repetition and a pattern of corrections to create a healing and functional internal environment. 

Most people are under the assumption that if they don’t feel any pain that there is nothing wrong with them – that they are healthy. Unfortunately, pain is a very poor indicator of health. In fact, pain and other symptoms frequently only appear after a disease or other condition has become advanced.

For example, consider a cavity in your tooth. Does it hurt when it first develops or only after it has become serious? How about heart disease? Regardless of whether you are talking about cancer, heart disease, diabetes, stress or problems with the spine, pain is usually the last thing to appear. When you begin chiropractic care, pain is also the first symptom to disappear, even though much of the underlying condition remains.