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 Richmond 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 sensible. The answer is fairly understandable, 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 weaknesses that will be with us all life through. Such conditions as spondylolisthesis, transitional vertebrae, fused vertebrae, and spinal curvatures are unique 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 learn how to respect our spines so as to not trigger pain. Your Richmond chiropractor at Johnson Chiropractic can perform the spinal manipulation intended to ease 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 - Johnson Chiropractic will suggest some nutrition ideas to improve certain weaknesses of the spine.
- strengthening requirements - Our simple exercises do not take long but will take you and your spine far in keeping it strong!
It is in these on-going spine problems that we - you and your Richmond chiropractor - must partner for the greatest 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: tumbling off a snowmobile or ladder or wakeboard or lifting excess weight. You get the idea - things we do in everyday activities of daily living may harm us, and we end up with back pain. So, when we damage the spine to the extent 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 maintain a strong, well-aligned spine and utilize the spine with the respect and knowledge of dodging those situations that could trigger pain.
How? You and your Richmond chiropractor see each other on occasion. An occasional visit to Johnson Chiropractic for spinal alignment and review of healthy spine maintenance is good. Post-continued spinal manipulation after the initial pain-relieving care is even proposed as a way to chieve long-term benefit. (1) Truly, prevention is far better than having to go through repetitive treatment of Richmond back pain. It averts pain and suffering in the present and reduces the risk of further spine pain in the future.
PATIENT-CENTERED BACK PAIN CARE: CHIROPRACTIC
A recent report described the reality of low back pain being a major cause of disability globally. It is persistent or recurrent for many people. It is not common that it just goes away and never returns. Fortunately, chiropractic maintenance care or management treatment plan has been found to be effective in reducing the number of days of pain for some sufferers. Patients for whom maintenance care was reported to be of high value saw such care as “patient-centered” while cost, (un)availability of care, and fear of treatment concerned others. (2) Johnson Chiropractic strives to address all of these concerns which often go away as the back pain diminishes.
Whether you were born with it or developed it, back pain is not fun. Alleviation of your pain is possible with Johnson Chiropractic. Just understand that there is a logical need and even benefit for occasional spinal manipulation and chiropractic care for certain spine conditions. (1)
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Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. William Hoffman on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he describes 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 Richmond chiropractic appointment with Johnson Chiropractic today for more information about your spine's specific condition and treatment plan for pain relief.
