subject: Should You Continue Or Not Your Chiropractic Care? [print this page] There are some who recommend a continuous chiropractic care. Chiropractors manipulate the vertebrae to relieve the pressure on several nerve groups as a consequence of chronic pain. In some cases, this type of care is for relief in some systematic disorder. But a patient may be in the quandary if this is a lifetime caring or for a definite period of time only.
At the onset of consultation, you should already discuss with the doctor what the projected treatment will cover and for how long. The case of chiropractic treatment can vary and your specific condition is the determinant as to how long the treatment is needed. Here are steps to guide you in knowing whether
you should or should not continue the chiropractic treatment.
Step 1
If you are feeling some pain and would rather go for a drugless and non-medical treatment, then you can consult a chiropractor. You will be diagnosed and evaluated. Your doctor will make a plan of treatment for your ailment and this may include a projected time frame to complete the said plan.
Step 2
Once your treatment has commenced, your body will signal if the treatment renders some benefit. It is your body that feels so this will give you an idea if you have any improvement after the initial sequences of treatment. You might feel some improvement at the first few sessions but if the improvement ceases after a few weeks, it may be time to ask for a substitute treatment plan. Or - this could also be the signal that you have to stop the treatment if no further benefits or improvements can be derived if you push through with the plan.
Step 3
Should the treatments fail to give benefits to the pained body part, you could ask some other patients with your similar condition if your experience is common with theirs. At the same time, you can ask the doctor for other plans. If you have a feeling that the saturation point of chiropractic care has been reached, then it may be time for a more drastic course of action. You either find another chiropractor or you really have to go to a medical doctor.
Step 4
Some treatments may need gradual phasing out - a patterned transition leading to the end of the sessions. At first, you may need to go to the doctor several times a week. Then this can be phased out into once a week then later into longer frequency intervals until the whole treatment scheme is over.
Chiropractic care usually is a recommended alternative treatment if you want to go drugless. But if there are no improvements after several sessions, then maybe you should have the inevitable - go to the medical doctor for further evaluation. There are some chiropractors who would advise you to do so but there may be some who would not. So - let your body feel and speak!
