Goals of Chiropractic Care
Your chiropractor will decide specific goals for your individual treatment plan:
Short-term goals are aimed at reducing pain and restoring normal joint function and muscle balance. This is normally if you have an acute or new injury.
Long-term objectives are regaining functional independence and tolerance to individual goals, such as picking up your grand children or running a marathon, both are equally important to your life.
Depending on your condition and treatment plan, a certain number of chiropractic visits will be advised to achieve these objectives.
Length of Chiropractic Treatment Plan
For most types of lower back pain, a treatment recommendation of 2 to 4 chiropractic visits will be prescribed. While not all studies agree, some research suggests that having a few chiropractic treatments per week for a few weeks may be beneficial for reducing back pain:
One study found that having 3 to 4 chiropractic treatments per week for 4 weeks provided substantial back pain relief.1
Another study looked at people who visited chiropractor over a period of 6 weeks, getting anywhere from 0, 6, 12, or 18 sessions with hands-on adjustments. While all groups with chiropractic treatment saw benefits, the group who had gotten 12 treatments over 6 weeks (2 per week) had slightly better results.3
Depending on the condition, sometimes a chiropractor may recommend a maintenance program that involves continuing with exercises and occasional spinal manipulations.
How long does it take to fix me?
As with most adjustments, it is not always a quick fix. While you may experience some relief right away it often takes several visits to actually correct the problem. This is similar to working out or physical therapy. Your body requires repetition to retrain the affected joint segments to start holding properly, this is usually due to muscle memory. With that being said symptoms usually start to fade relatively quickly and our goal as chiropractors is to correct that problem, keep you healthy and enjoy your quality of life!
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