There are 3 general “phases” of care.

1.) Initial Pain Relief

Our first goal is to help you start to feel better; therefore:

  • We encourage you to get as much treatment as you can the first 2 weeks. This plan is designed to help offer relief of your symptoms and to show you ways to protect yourself. Depending on your age, condition, lifestyle, and response to treatment, repeated visits may be needed to reduce or eliminate your symptoms.
  • Adjustments or any “relief” created is sometimes temporary, especially with acute pain. In as little as a day, the body can go back to its old habits very quickly. 
  • Again, the goal is to achieve stabilization as soon as possible and this is usually the shortest phase of treatment. Although your symptoms will subside by the end of this phase of treatment, it is important to continue into the next phase to completely heal and prevent recurrence of your problem.

2.) Rehabilitative Care

  • Underlying ‘muscle and fascia tissue dysfunction’ as well as wear and tear degeneration often remain after your original symptoms have improved. Rehabilitative care stabilizes your condition and promotes more complete healing.
  • Homework, such as specific exercises and stretches are taught to you, to help you continue your rehab at home. You learn how to take care of yourself for life to avoid re-injury and you learn how to minimize problems should they arise again.
  • Care can last for up to another 2-3 weeks, but is important to complete. (Example: You wouldn’t take your braces off early, would you? Tooth alignment would not be complete. It is important to complete all the phases of treatment.

3.) Self Care

  • Maintenance, maintenance, maintenance! All aspects of our lives require regular attention and care. Our bodies are the same. Because many problems are due to chronically poor posture and overuse syndromes, occasional visits can help catch problems before they become more serious.  We encourage our patients to schedule a regular “tune-up”. This is so beneficial in prevention of injury and flare-ups. Many of our patients have experienced the benefits of a regular adjustment.