But If I Feel Good, Why Should I Have
To Come Back In?
The recovery from the back injury is almost
miraculous, the pain is gone and the patient can once again function
normally. It would seem then, that any further treatment or spinal
adjustments would just be a waste of time and money.
Nothing could be farther from the truth.
In making a spinal correction, relieving the
painful symptoms with spinal adjustments is our first objective.
This would be somewhat like having a crooked tree that's pushing two
electrical wires together causing them to short, spark and interfere
with the normal flow of electricity. We could prop the tree away
from the wires and we would immediately relieve the problem, but
unless we continued to work with the tree and as it continued to
grow on it's crooked path, it would just be a matter of time until
the problem would recur.
Another analogy would be the use of braces to straighten
protruding teeth. After a few months and the teeth are now looking
pretty straight, we could elect to remove the braces, but if the
teeth are not firmly set in their sockets it would just be a matter
of time until the teeth returned to their original crooked position.
Another consideration for the need for ongoing spinal adjustments is
to make allowances for daily stresses which tend to pull the spine
back out of its normal alignment. We see the spinal muscles contract
in the cat and dog when they have fear or anger, as evidenced by
their fur standing up along their spine.
The animal, especially in its normal habitat,
does not generally have on-going or excessive stress as does the
human. Also, because the animal has very limited reasoning power, it
doesn't create stress with worrying, fault-finding, jealousy, greed,
hatred, pride, etc.
On-going stress tends to do to the human spine
what prolonged thumbsucking would do to the teeth. When these things
happen it is necessary to have spinal adjustments and braces on the
teeth to maintain the gain and to continue the corrective process.
Depending upon the severity of a patient's
condition, their age, physical and emotional stresses, recommended
continuing care may be weekly, twice a month or sometimes monthly.
Continuing care is somewhat like health
insurance. Regular spinal tuneups/check-ups insure that we will keep
that healthy and happy feeling! |
