When Should You Not See a Chiropractor?
Most if not all deviations away from normal quality of life go unnoticed until they are noticeable, and when that happens you may be asking yourself if the deviation has gone too far for recuperation to occur.
Can You Benefit from Chiropractic Care with Your Current Condition?
One question that arises from those who have a deviation away from their normal quality of life is if they can benefit from chiropractic care with their current state of condition.
Why Chiropractors Are Highly Trained and Prepared
Chiropractors are highly trained within their scope of practice and spend up to four years of post-undergraduate education earning their doctorate in Chiropractic along with state licensure before they begin practicing.
What Is Vertebral Subluxation?
Chiropractors are trained in analyzing spines for specific deviations away from normal function and have labeled them vertebral subluxation. When there’s dysfunctional structure within the spine and neurological interference that affects the body’s inherent recuperative power for coordination, this would define vertebral subluxation.
Safety of Chiropractic Adjustments
Chiropractic Adjustments are SAFE! The data supporting the safety of chiropractic care grows yearly. A study in 2017 found that the most common adverse event that occurs with chiropractic adjustments is soft tissue soreness and same-day tiredness.
Physical Contraindications: When to Avoid Chiropractic Care
Certain types of Chiropractic Adjustments should be avoided for the following physical contraindications:
- Severe osteoporosis, cancer in the spine or spinal abnormalities
- Numbness, tingling, or loss of strength in an arm(s) or leg(s)
- An increased risk of stroke or have had strokes
Intangible Contraindications: When Not to Receive Chiropractic Adjustments
There should be a Consumer-Chiropractor Autonomy to the chiropractic adjustments delivered. This means that consumers should be informed of what type of services are being delivered at your Chiropractic Center nearest you and why they are being provided—the expected outcomes.
When Chiropractic Care May Not Be Appropriate
For example, if you choose Chiropractic for relief of a symptom and your Chiropractor is recommending a lifestyle modification to facilitate the correction of vertebral subluxation consistently, you might find that the intangible contraindications in outcomes can produce negative results for both parties.
Conclusion: Regular Chiropractic Care and Its Benefits
Both tangible and intangible contraindications need to be addressed when evaluating whether or not you should see your Chiropractor. Regular chiropractic care can be a great way to create that consistent game-plan on when to visit the Chiropractor next after the initial visit has completed all necessary requirements to confirm that care moving forward is safe and effective based on the Chiropractor’s objective.
