Thumbs Up for Relief & Stabilization

Many people go to a chiropractor because they are in pain. In these first phases of care, the main goal is to reduce your symptoms and begin stabilizing the structures that led to the problem. In rare cases, this will require daily visits; most patients require about two visits per week for a time.

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.

The next stage: Correction of the underlying problem