Quote Originally Posted by KnottedYet View Post
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.