YES. The doctors will give you exercises specifically for your condition and if they feel you need an evaluation by a therapist or exercise physiologist, they will refer you to the appropriate professional. Exercise is not recommended until the motion of the spine has been restored to at least 50% of its normal movement. Prior to that the muscle will not receive the exercise well and the therapy may even cause pain.
How Much Care Do I Need?
The exact amount is case specific. The doctor will have a better idea after 2 or 3 visits when your body’s response is better understood. Some acute conditions such as a catch sensation in a hip or midback may resolve in one adjustment. Other more chronic subluxations may take 1 to 2 years of treatment to reduce to an optimal level. Some cases will require supportive maintenance the rest of one’s life just at some people need insulin for their diabetes or medication for their heart after bypass surgery.
Does the Adjustment Hurt
Typically, no. If one is in so much pain that simply touching the spine hurts, the doctor will apply ice for 15 or 20 minutes and that will reduce the discomfort for the procedure. An adjustment is felt and heard like cracking one’s knuckles. There could be some stretching sensation felt when the lower back or pelvis is adjusted in the side posture position and that is normal.
Can Chiropractic Help Me?
Chiropractic Testimonial – Jerry Rice
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