Laying the foundation for total health
In some ways, one could say that chiropractic care is a bit like building a house – certain things have to happen in a particular order in order for everything to stand strong and work together correctly. When building a house, if you tried to build your walls before you had a solid foundation, your walls would be weak and eventually may even collapse. If you tried to build your roof before the walls were ready, you would run into the same problem. These concepts apply to your body as well, and chiropractic care addresses many common reasons why people experience pain and other health issues. If something is not right with your body’s foundation, than that needs to be addressed before true health can be achieved. With chiropractic care, your body has to go through a particular plan of care in order to repair itself correctly and fully. There are three general phases of chiropractic care . . .
Phase 1: Corrective Care
If you are in pain when you come into our Sumter chiropractic office, our first objective is to help you identify the cause of the problem and work quickly to correct it to start feeling better as soon as possible. Depending on the severity of the underlying condition which is causing your health condition or pain, it is typical for a patient to need chiropractic care or adjustments 2-3 times per week for 2-8 weeks.
Phase 2: Healing/Restorative Care
During the healing phase of chiropractic care, muscles and other tissues are allowed to heal more completely, which helps prevent further injury or pain. The goal of healing or restorative chiropractic care is to help bring your body back to 100% functioning. It is typical to need chiropractic care or adjustments about 4-8 times per month for 2-8 months, depending on your overall health and the severity of your problem.
Phase 3: Rehabilitation/Maintenance Care
Once your body has fully healed and you are no longer experiencing the severity of your health condition or pain, it is important to maintain the improvements gained, which requires periodic checkups for chiropractic adjustments to avoid further problems in the future. Usually, this phase of chiropractic care only requires a visit 1-2 times per month, based on your lifestyle and goals.