Keep Coming Back!

"I don't know what to do about my shoulder, it hurts."

"Go to a chiropractor."

"No way.  My cousin told me once you go to a chiropractor, you'll never stop."

Has anyone had this conversation?  I hear this one all the time.  People bring it up to me wanting me to tell them that I'm not like that or that that it's a wives tale.  The weird thing is....it's kinda true.

The purpose of the sports chiropractic that I practice is to rid people of pain in a non-surgical, non-pharmaceutical manner while promoting a lifelong ability to maintain a limber, youthful body that isn't prone to as many of the common ailments you'll see in your average senior citizen.  Typically I see my new patients 2-3x/wk for 3-4 weeks then we move on.

Here's the issue: that job is never done!

Would you ever question your dentist when he asked you to come back in 3 months for another cleaning?

Would you ever contemplate that your personal trainer had an alternative motive when he recommended you workout 3x per week on an ongoing basis?

This guy's a complete badass.  I think he believes in regular maintenance care!

Of course not!

Now I understand the concern.  Your orthopedic doctor doesn't ask you to have 'maintenance' treatments.  Once you fix your shoulder, it's done.  We'd like to be able to turn the page on whatever issues we have and not have to deal with it anymore.  When you get a sinus infection, it's not like you have to go back to your general practitioner on a regular basis forever because you once had a sinus infection.

In my opinion the reason people have issues with a chiropractor recommending maintenance treatment is that people are not used to having to be concerned with their musculoskeletal health.  Unless you're in active pain, why would you see a chiro?  

What chiropractic maintenance care (ongoing regular care, sometimes 1-2x/mo) provides is being proactive with your body so that it doesn't break down.  Proactive the way changing your oil every 3,000 miles extends the life of your vehicle.  

how can you change your body's oil?

I really do get the concern with having to continually deal with an issue, and the annoyance that it is.  Having said that, you know you always have to to eat healthy, you know you have to exercise;  I invite you to consider that you have to continually address the health and integrity of your musculoskeletal system through an intervention such as chiropractic.  That way it's less likely that you'll be in a wheel chair at age 70, or have to stop your favorite hobbies because your knees can't take it at age 50.  

To schedule your own 'maintenance' session or to get your musculoskeletal system assessed in the Boca Raton or Miami areas, visit me at www.Mobility-4Life.com