FAQ - "Once you go to a chiropractor, you have to keep going forever."

As a doctor of chiropractic, I am constantly addressing rumors concerning the chiropractic profession. However, due to the most recent statistics stating that only 10% of the current U.S. population visits a chiropractor regularly, it does not surprise me that there are so many misleading statements regarding the chiropractic profession.

Although, chiropractic is very effective for the management of pain, it is far more effective with actually stabilizing and correcting neuromusculoskeletal health conditions, such as sciatica, and stress/tension headaches.

So what does that have to do with "once you go to a chiropractor, you have to keep going forever?"

Chiropractic is very similar in practice to the dentistry profession. When you go to the dentist for a root canal, the dentist fixes the root canal. You don't go back every week to keep fixing the root canal, but that doesn't mean that you stop brushing your teeth and stop going in for teeth cleanings either. Why? Because we understand that if we don't maintain preventative care for our teeth, another root canal may be just around the corner.

The same goes for seeing a chiropractic physician. Once you go in, it is the doctor of chiropractic's job to stabilize and correct your acute problem. Once that problem is corrected, it's corrected, but you still want to go in for occasional check-ups to make sure your spinal problem doesn't return.

So the answer to the question of "once you start going to a chiropractor you have to keep going" is best stated as: only if you want to avoid another "root canal."

Dr. Robert J. Ault is a chiropractic physician and owner of Ault Chiropractic in Hudson, Ohio. There is never a charge for a consultation with Dr. Ault to see if chiropractic may be a solution for you or your family's health condition. Call 330.342.0755 to schedule an appointment and get the answers you may be looking for.