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 Carrolltown chiropractor, just treat it and end the pain forever?"
This is not an atypical question, and it's also very logical. The answer is logically understandable, too, though two-fold: we are born with spine-pain issues or we acquire them.
BORN-WITH-IT BACK PAIN
Some of us are born with spinal conditions 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 way to "get a new back bone" if one of these conditions is ours. So we must figure out how to respect our spines so as to not trigger pain. Your Carrolltown chiropractor at Gormish Chiropractic & Rehabilitation can deliver the spinal manipulation intended to ease your specific spinal condition. Then, you will want to consider its
- proper ergonomic use (how to lift, bend, twist, sit, stand, walk, climb, reach, pull, etc.). You don't want to compromise your now-pain-relieved spine further or again.
- nutritional needs - Gormish Chiropractic & Rehabilitation will share some nutrition ideas to strengthen certain weaknesses of the spine.
- strengthening prerequisites - Our simple exercises don't take long but will take you and your spine far in keeping it strong!
It is in these continued spine problems that we - you and your Carrolltown chiropractor - must work together for the most welcome outcome, even coming in for occasional spinal manipulation. (1)
LIFE-ACQUIRED BACK PAIN
Some of us hurt our backs. We do things that hurt the best of spines: tumbling 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 cause intervertebral disc degeneration, a herniated disc, arthritis, misaligned vertebrae, etc., we now will contend with a spinal weakness which may become the vulnerable link in our spinal health.
We all must nurture a strong, well-aligned spine and use the spine with the respect and knowledge of staying away from those situations that could trigger pain.
How? You and your Carrolltown chiropractor see each other occasionally. A recurring visit to Gormish Chiropractic & Rehabilitation for spinal alignment and assessment of healthy spine maintenance is good. Continued spinal manipulation after the original pain-relieving care is even proposed as a way to maintain long-term benefit. (1) Truly, prevention is much better than having to go through repeated treatment of Carrolltown back pain. It avoids pain and suffering in the present and reduces the chance 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 cause of disability around the world. It is 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 found to be effective in reducing the number of days of pain 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) Gormish Chiropractic & Rehabilitation 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. Remedy is possible with Gormish Chiropractic & Rehabilitation. Just understand that there is a logical necessity 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 discusses the initial back pain relieving treatment with The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management and the value patients find with on-going chiropractic care.
Schedule your Carrolltown chiropractic appointment with Gormish Chiropractic & Rehabilitation today for more details about your spine's specific condition and treatment plan for pain relief.
