Why Ongoing Chiropractic Care is Important
Chiropractic San Francisco – Maintaining Optimal Health with Relief & Corrective Care
According to New Orleans chiropractor Dr. Nick Thompson, “Few things as complicated as your body can be ‘fixed’ and then ignored. Think of your car, your teeth, or your relationships. They take time and effort to maintain, but you know it’s worth it in the long run.” Still, so many people visit their chiropractor only when they’re in pain. The elimination of discomfort, or relief care, is only one step in maintaining optimal chiropractic health.
Relief Care:
Relief care is the chiropractic care you seek for immediate relief from pain. The results for this type of care are fairly immediate, but can be temporary without follow-up care. Seeking chiropractic relief care without follow-up often ends up being more costly and time-consuming for the patient than going through the extra steps of fixing the underlying problems and maintaining chiropractic health over time.
Corrective Care:
Corrective care is the next step in maintaining chiropractic health and is made up of two phases, Rehabilitative and Wellness care. Rehabilitative care corrects the underlying cause of discomfort by strengthening muscles and improving the body’s neuromusculoskeletal function. Since most chiropractic problems develop over time, they tend to take time to correct as well. Effective rehabilitative care can take anywhere from two to six weeks to complete. Wellness care is the final step in maintaining chiropractic health. This phase not only prevents the reoccurrence of the original condition, this periodic maintenance catches other issues before they become painful problems requiring more acute, relief care.
For more information on the importance of ongoing Chiropractic maintenance, visit San Francisco chiropractor Dr. Ferguson at ChiroCare Chiropractic.