Chiropractic Care - How Often?

[Natural Beauty]

My chiropractor gives me stretches to do that are applicable for whatever life stage I'm in and sometimes my low back makes popcorn noise but in an easy kind of way. I think if I suggested to him that I start self adjusting he'd stroke out and make me sign up for regular visits again.
Besides, have you ever been driving behind someone who all of a sudden grabs their head and starts wrentching it around? AHHHHHHH! That's so Gross! Isn't that a scene from the excersist or something? LOL

[polly4711]

Chiropractic is like braces for your bones. When you get braces for your teeth so that your teeth are straight to prevent periodontal disease in addition to proper chewing mechanisms, it may take a while to get use to. It also takes time. Chiropractic helps align your body and trains your muscles to hold your body in the proper place compared to how you do it currently. Seeing a chiropractor multiple times a week is normal at the beginning and then you can go down to once a week adn then less, and then just for maintaining. I didnt finish reading the rest of the thread to see if you responded about insurance stuff, but many chiros (and other docs for that matter) will figure out a cash/payment methods if your insurance does not cover completely. Being a user of chiropractors myself (for 22 years now) it is amazing to see how my body performs when properly aligned versus just maintenance (and now that i've been in a car accident, of how much that the car wreck messed up my back and how chiro has helped with whip lash, etc). My chiro also does acupressure which is very good for your body. It is helping the electrons to move through your muscles to a targeted area. Through the combination of both, as i stated above, its amazing to see how i am strong when aligned. I would very much so encourage you to continue. Cycling is a sport where it's teh same motion and when another activitiy throws your body out of alignment, you can mess up your back/hips/neck etc. good luck with your race!

[shootingstar]

And your chiro should be teaching you how to do the adjustments and maintain yourself, to gradually wean you off of his skills and onto your own.

If you feel you've learned enough from him to manage yourself, it could be time to quit. Chiros are happy to have you come back for tune-ups when needed, or when you feel you need a bit more help.

All of us who do "bodywork" have the ultimate goal of making ourselves obsolete.

This is a quote from an old paper, and it's about PT, but it's one of my guiding thoughts: "No physical therapist can ever match the work of an educated patient." -James McGavin

The other one I really use to keep me on track with my work is: "If you have to do the same thing every time you see a patient, then you haven't improved anything." - John McWilliams

Knotted's advice is good and worth pondering about.

I've never gone to chiropractor. I've seen a physiotherapist twice over 20 years ago.

When I get back pain, I find the best thing is to do my little simple floor exercise routine at home of simple yoga moves, pilates and tai chi warm ups. And I don't sweat doing these exercises.

My back pain is gone in a few hrs. and I sleep well that evening.

Of course, for this preventive stuff to work for me, is doing it regularily several times per week, which I'm falling off the wagon more recently.