How Long Do I Have to See The Chiropractor?

"Why do I need on-going chiropractic treatments for my back pain? Why can't you, my Ashburn and Herndon chiropractor, just treat it and put a stop to the pain altogether so it doesn't come back?"

This is not an atypical question, and it's also very logical. The answer is logically simple, too, though dual: we are born with spinal issues or we acquire them.

BORN-WITH-IT BACK PAIN

Some of us are born with spinal weaknesses that will be with us forever. Such conditions as spondylolisthesis, transitional vertebrae, fused vertebrae, and spinal curvatures are unique to one's own spine. There is no path to "get a new back bone" if one of these conditions is ours. So we must figure out how to respect our spines so as to not cause pain. Your Ashburn and Herndon chiropractor at Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn can perform the spinal manipulation designed to ease your specific spinal condition. Then, you'll want to consider its 

It is in these on-going spine problems that we - you and your Ashburn and Herndon chiropractor - must partner for the most welcome outcome, even coming in for occasional spinal manipulation. (1)

LIFE-ACQUIRED BACK PAIN

Some of us injure our backs. We do things that damage the best of spines: tumbling off a snowmobile or ladder or wakeboard or lifting excess weight. You get the picture - things we do in everyday activities of daily living may harm us, and we end up with back pain. So, when we hurt the spine to the level that we trigger intervertebral disc degeneration, a herniated disc, arthritis, misaligned vertebrae, etc., we now have a spinal weakness which may become the vulnerable link in our spinal health.

We all must nurture a strong, well-aligned spine and use the spine with the respect and knowledge of staying away from those settings that could trigger pain.

How? You and your Ashburn and Herndon chiropractor see each other every so often. A periodic visit to Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn for spinal alignment and review of healthy spine maintenance is appropriate. Continued spinal manipulation after the original pain-relieving care is even described as a way to maintain long-term benefit. (1) Truly, prevention is far better than having to go through repetitive treatment of Ashburn and Herndon back pain. It averts pain and suffering in the present and reduces the chance of further spine pain in the future.

PATIENT-CENTERED BACK PAIN CARE: CHIROPRACTIC

A new report reflected on the reality of low back pain being a major cause of disability globally. It’s persistent or recurrent for many people. It is not common that it just goes away and never returns. Luckily, chiropractic maintenance care or management treatment plan has been documented as effective in reducing painful days for some sufferers. Patients for whom maintenance care was reported to be of high value viewed such care as “patient-centered” while cost, (un)availability of care, and fear of treatment worried others. (2) Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn strives to address all of these concerns which often go away as the back pain decreases.

Whether you were born with it or developed it, back pain is disruptive. Alleviation of your pain is possible with Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn. Just understand that there is a logical necessity and even benefit for periodic spinal manipulation and chiropractic care for certain spine conditions. (1)

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Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. William Hoffman on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he describes the initial back pain relieving treatment with The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management and the benefit patients find with on-going chiropractic care. 

Schedule your Ashburn and Herndon chiropractic appointment with Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn today for more information about your spine's specific condition and treatment plan for pain relief.