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You entered your
chiropractor’s office feeling terrible
and now you are experiencing the wonders
of what happens when your spine and
nervous system are subluxations-free.
You have less spinal stress and can send
more healing energy throughout your
body. You’d be happy to return if your
health deteriorates to the point where
you feel terrible again. But your
chiropractor suggests you return even if
you feel fine. “Why should I return if
I’m feeling fine?” you may ask.
Of course you can wait
until you’re miserable again, but should
you? You may be making a big mistake if
you wait until you have symptoms to do
something about your health. Lack of
pain is a poor way of determining how
healthy you are. We’ve all seen people
looking like death warmed over who “feel
fine.” They are walking targets, waiting
for disease to strike before they decide
to do anything about their health. They
“feel fine” but have no energy; they
“feel fine” but sleep poorly; they “feel
fine” but are tired, have aches and
pains, headaches or backaches. Too many
people who “feel fine” one day have a
sudden heart attack, stroke,
debilitating pain or are diagnosed with
a serious disease such as cancer the
next day. Surely “feeling fine” is no
indicator of your health status.
But Why Do I Need So
Many Adjustments?
Most people first visit their
chiropractor after they’ve had years of
long-standing spinal subluxations. By
that time scar tissue (or fibrosis) has
built up around the spinal discs, nerves
and joints. Long-standing subluxations
also cause postural changes, tender
muscle areas, trigger or tender spots.
You may “feel fine” but when someone
touches a “hot spot” of spinal
adjustments before your spine is strong
again. The earlier you begin
chiropractor care the better; the longer
you wait, the more scar tissue builds up
and the longer it will take to resolve.
Why Periodic Care?
Though symptoms may disappear after a
few spinal adjustments, the spinal
degeneration caused by years of
uncorrected vertebral subluxations
usually remains. Sadly, it takes a long
time for spinal degeneration to heal and
your spine will not be as strong as it
should be while degeneration is still
there. That’s the reason you might need
to return to your chiropractor’s office
in the future when stress builds up
causing your spine to “go out.” Your
symptoms may take a little longer to go
away the next time (“I don’t understand
it doctor, the last time I felt better
after a couple of visits…”) because
there may be more degeneration.
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