How Often Should a Person Get Adjusted by a Chiropractor?

Millions of people in the United States rely on chiropractic care every year to get relief and maintain optimum health. Even those who have never seen a chiropractor understand the concept. However, you may receive chiropractic adjustment but still do not know how often you need the treatment. Below are a few basics about adjustments to help you understand what you ought to do.

What Is a Chiropractic Adjustment? 

A chiropractic adjustment is a procedure where a chiropractor uses a small instrument or hands to apply a force to a joint in your spine. The adjustment aims to align your musculoskeletal structure. It allows your body to heal and reduces the need for medication or invasive treatments such as surgery.

How Do Chiropractic Adjustments Work?

Chiropractic adjustments work by addressing your specific needs to give your body optimum relief. Your chiropractor will begin by physically examining you during your first visit. Doing so helps them discover the problems you have and then create a treatment plan that suits your needs.

Adjustments work beyond treating your pain. They identify and address the underlying issues that cause the pain you feel. They ensure your musculoskeletal structure becomes aligned in the right way. By doing so, your body begins healing itself.

Once your chiropractor finishes developing the treatment plan, the adjustment can begin. They will place you in a position where you lie on a padded table. After doing so, they will apply a sudden and controlled force to your spinal joint. You will hear cracking or popping sounds while they do so. 

How Long Do Chiropractic Adjustment Sessions Take?

Most chiropractic sessions take around 10 minutes. They are short treatment sessions with beneficial results. The first adjustment will likely take longer, maybe close to thirty minutes.

However, every other session after that will be brief and efficient. You will start seeing health improvements from your initial treatment.

Your adjustment sessions can take five minutes when you get close to the chiropractor-recommended maintenance sessions. You can go for sessions in the morning before work or during your lunch break as it will be a quick break.

Benefits of Chiropractic Adjustments

Chiropractic adjustments give you the following benefits:

• Treat migraines.
• Treat headaches caused by neck problems.
• Treat spine or neck injuries.
• Treat whiplash.
• Treat joint issues in the shoulders, legs, and arms.

How Often to Get an Adjustment

You do not have to experience pain for you to see a chiropractor. It is essential to get maintenance care to maintain the optimal functioning of your body. How often to go for adjustments may need discussion between you and your chiropractor. What your specialist recommends should be ideal for your health.

When you start your adjustment sessions, you may need to go for several appointments in a week. But as your body begins healing, the frequency drops to once every week. Once you become free of pain, you may want to maintain your lifestyle by going for adjustments once or twice every month or year.

For more about chiropractic adjustment, call Garmone Chiropractic at (716) 668-5400 to reach our office in Depew, New York.