Why Maintenance and Preventive Chiropractic Care?

Questions that may arise when an intensive phase of chiropractic care ends and improvement has been evident

A person may think they are cured because the symptoms have subsided and they do not need maintenance, or when the person has no symptoms, they believe they are healthy and do not need to prevent without having a check-up…

Arguments for Maintenance and Prevention

At the 10th Annual Vertebral Subluxation Research Conference in Hayward, California, a well-referenced and well-known article was presented that explains why the chiropractor suggests that once the intensive period is over, maintenance care, sometimes called wellness care, should continue after the initial spinal problems have been corrected.

The document defines maintenance care as treating patients who have no primary complaints and have had their spine checked for vertebral subluxations. They have been adjusted to maintain proper function and optimal health.

What Research Says

Dr. Lisa K. Bloom, researcher and associate professor at the New York Chiropractic College, states that there are two concepts that, if well understood, provide a good reason for chiropractic maintenance care and prevention.

The first is the concept of Degeneration Immobilization (ID). One of the main components of the vertebral subluxation complex is the decrease in movement of the vertebral joint. Dr. Bloom points out that 40 years of research tell us that when a joint loses normal movement, degeneration begins on average within a week.

The second concept according to Dr. Bloom states that we must understand that a subluxation can exist in a patient without symptoms being present. When a subluxation occurs, the misalignment of the joint often does not produce enough pain, for a long enough period of time to reach the areas of the brain responsible for pain detection.

Here are two good reasons for lifelong chiropractic maintenance or wellness care.

One, the degeneration of a subluxation begins to appear within a week. How long do you want to wait to correct it?

Two, many times patients do not feel pain immediately when a subluxation occurs, just as you do not feel the immediate pain of a cavity in a tooth.

Pain may not appear until degeneration causes a significant amount of damage and disease appears. Once again,

How long do you want to wait to have a check-up?

Conclusion

Chiropractors are deeply concerned with ensuring that your body can function as well as possible and remain as healthy as possible for as long as possible. That is why they recommend regular spinal check-ups for everyone throughout life.

Why a lifetime?

How long do you want to be healthy?

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