"Are You Doing The Same Thing Every Time?"

When patients have been a couple of weeks into any care program, they often ask, “Are you doing the same thing every time?” It’s a legitimate question, since from the patient perspective, it may appear that each visit is the same.

Each vertebrae can move up to 16 different directions. There’s forward, back, tilting to each side, and rotation to each side – plus every combination thereof. So the real value in visiting a chiropractor is our ability to determine which vertebrae is out of alignment and then move it back into the right place.

Your goal is likely to get out of pain (or eliminate some recurring symptom), so you want to create a change in the spine. In order for us to create a change, we’ll need to make virtually the same adjustment on a regular basis for a period of time until the vertebra learns to hold the correct position.

It’s likely that each adjustment is to the same vertebra and taking it in the same direction, and that’s by design. Each patient will have their own misalignment that needs correction so treatment (although appearing very similar) will be different for each patient based on which bones are out of alignment and how long it’s taking to make a difference.

So your visit will potentially be the “same thing every time” for awhile. Each patient, however, is getting the adjustments that are right for them.

Some patients may also need additional therapies, exercises, stretches, or some time spent alleviating muscle spasm and “knots.” We strive to give you just what you need and nothing more.