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 Oxford chiropractor, just treat it and end the pain forever?"
This is not an atypical question, and it's also really reasonable. The answer is fairly 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 spinal issues that will be with us forever. Such conditions as spondylolisthesis, transitional vertebrae, fused vertebrae, and spinal curvatures are unique to one's own spine. There is no path to "get a new back bone" if one of these conditions is our own. So we must figure out how to respect our spines so as to not cause pain. Your Oxford chiropractor at Satterwhite Chiropractic can deliver the spinal manipulation designed 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 - Satterwhite Chiropractic will share some nutrition ideas to strengthen certain weaknesses of the spine.
- strengthening prerequisites - Our simple exercises do not 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 Oxford chiropractor - must partner for the best outcome, even coming in for periodic spinal manipulation. (1)
LIFE-ACQUIRED BACK PAIN
Some of us hurt our backs. We do things that damage the seemingly healthiest of spines: falling off a snowmobile or ladder or wakeboard or lifting too much weight. You get the picture - things we do in our normal activities of daily living may hurt us, and we wind up with back pain. So, when we damage the spine to the extent that we cause intervertebral disc degeneration, a herniated disc, arthritis, misaligned vertebrae, etc., we now have a spinal weakness which may become the vulnerable link in our spinal health.
We all must maintain a strong, well-aligned spine and utilize the spine with the respect and knowledge of staying away from those activities that could trigger pain.
How? You and your Oxford chiropractor see each other every now and then. An occasional visit to Satterwhite Chiropractic for spinal alignment and review of healthy spine maintenance is helpful. Continued spinal manipulation after the original pain-relieving care is even suggested as a way to chieve long-term benefit. (1) Truly, prevention is far better than having to go through repetitive treatment of Oxford back pain. It avoids pain and suffering in this moment and decreases the risk of further spine pain in the future.
PATIENT-CENTERED BACK PAIN CARE: CHIROPRACTIC
A recent report described the reality of low back pain being a major cause of disability globally. It is persistent or recurrent for many people. It is not known to just go away and never return. Fortunately, chiropractic maintenance care or management treatment plan has been documented as effective in reducing painful days for some sufferers. Patients for whom maintenance care was recorded to be of high value saw such care as “patient-centered” while cost, (un)availability of care, and fear of treatment worried others. (2) Satterwhite 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. Remedy is possible with Satterwhite Chiropractic. Just understand that there is a logical necessity and even benefit for periodic spinal manipulation and chiropractic care for certain spine problems. (1)
CONTACT Satterwhite 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 benefit patients discover with on-going chiropractic care.
Schedule your Oxford chiropractic appointment with Satterwhite Chiropractic today for more information about your spine's specific condition and treatment plan for pain relief.
