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 Vancouver chiropractor, just treat it and end the pain forever?"

This is not an unexpected question, and it's also really reasonable. The answer is fairly understandable, too, though two-fold: we are born with spinal issues or we acquire them.

BORN-WITH-IT BACK PAIN

Some of us are born with spinal issues 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 trigger pain. Your Vancouver chiropractor at Vancouver Disc Centers can deliver the spinal manipulation intended to relieve your specific spinal condition. Then, you will want to consider its 

It is in these on-going spine problems that we - you and your Vancouver chiropractor - must collaborate 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 hurt the seemingly healthiest of spines: falling off a snowmobile or ladder or wakeboard or lifting too much weight. You get the idea - things we do in our normal activities of daily living may hurt 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 vulnerable link in our spinal health.

We all must maintain a strong, well-aligned spine and use the spine with the respect and knowledge of staying away from those activities that could cause it pain.

How? You and your Vancouver chiropractor see each other every so often. An occasional visit to Vancouver Disc Centers for spinal alignment and assessment of healthy spine maintenance is helpful. Post-continued spinal manipulation after the initial pain-relieving care is even suggested as a way to obtain long-term benefit. (1) Truly, prevention is much better than having to go through repetitive treatment of Vancouver back pain. It averts pain and suffering in this moment and reduces the risk 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 reason for disability globally. It is persistent or recurrent for many people. It is not known to just go away and never return. 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 recorded to be of high value viewed such care as “patient-centered” while cost, (un)availability of care, and fear of treatment concerned others. (2) Vancouver Disc Centers 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 Vancouver Disc Centers. 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 benefit patients find with on-going chiropractic care. 

Schedule your Vancouver chiropractic appointment with Vancouver Disc Centers today for more information about your spine's specific condition and treatment plan for pain relief.