Phases of Care

INITIAL INTESIVE CARE

When you are injured, hurt, have an ache, pain, or other obvious symptom, the first thing you want is to feel better. This can prompt you to seek chiropractic care. Office visits will be frequent and you adjustments may be combined with other procedures to help offer pain relief. Depending on your age, condition, lifestyle repeated visits over weeks or months ay be needed to reduce or eliminate your symptoms.

In the beginning, frequent visits are usually needed to relieve pain and start the healing process.

CORRECTIVE CARE

Muscle and other soft tissue damage often remain after your original symptoms have improved. Corrective care stabilizes you spine and promotes more complete and correct healing of these soft tissues. Visit frequency is reduced as you injuries and pain have reduced. You may be encouraged to supplement your care with other self-care procedures. With reduction of acute pain more complete healing can occur. Stopping care now may risk a relapse.

Corrective care, like orthodontics for the teeth, is designed to help restore proper position and motion. What would happen if you took the braces off too soon.

ELECTIVE OR WELLNESS CARE

When maximum improvement is reached, periodic chiropractic check ups are recommended. These wellness visits can detect and help correct new problems before they become serious. Health conscious adults choose this type of care for themselves and their children. Like other preventative measures, elective or wellness care can save time and money by helping you stay well.

Like wellness care, periodic mechanical inspection can detect problems and breakdowns before they become serious.