How Long Do I Have to See The Chiropractor?

"Why do I need continued chiropractic treatments for my back pain? Why can't you, my Williamson chiropractor, just treat it and end the pain forever?"

This is not a bizarre question, and it's also very sensible. The answer is logically 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 problems or weaknesses in our spines 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 way to "get a new back bone" if one of these conditions is our own. So we must learn how to use our spines so as to not cause pain. Your Williamson chiropractor at Apple Country Chiropractic can deliver the spinal manipulation intended to alleviate your specific spinal condition. Then, you will want to consider its 

It is in these continued spine problems that we - you and your Williamson chiropractor - must work together for the greatest outcome, even coming in for occasional spinal manipulation. (1)

LIFE-ACQUIRED BACK PAIN

Some of us hurt our backs. We do things that damage the seemingly healthiest of spines: tumbling off a snowmobile or ladder or wakeboard or lifting too much weight. You get the idea - things we do in everyday 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 keep up a strong, well-aligned spine and use the spine with the respect and knowledge of avoiding those situations that could trigger pain.

How? You and your Williamson chiropractor see each other every so often. An occasional visit to Apple Country Chiropractic for spinal alignment and assessment of healthy spine maintenance is helpful. Continued spinal manipulation after the original pain-relieving care is even described as a way to obtain long-term benefit. (1) Truly, prevention is far better than having to go through repetitive treatment of Williamson back pain. It averts pain and suffering in this moment and reduces the chance of further spine pain in the future.

PATIENT-CENTERED BACK PAIN CARE: CHIROPRACTIC

A recent report reflected on the reality of low back pain being a major cause of disability globally. It’s 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 reported as effective in reducing painful days for some sufferers. Patients for whom maintenance care was reported to be of high value viewed such care as “patient-centered” while cost, (un)availability of care, and fear of treatment concerned others. (2) Apple Country 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 disruptive. Aid is possible with Apple Country Chiropractic. Just understand that there is a logical need and even benefit for periodic spinal manipulation and chiropractic care for certain spine conditions. (1)

CONTACT Apple Country Chiropractic

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 find with on-going chiropractic care. 

Schedule your Williamson chiropractic appointment with Apple Country Chiropractic today for more information about your spine's specific condition and treatment plan for pain relief.