Thumbs Up to Relief
Many people go to a chiropractor because they are in pain. In this first phase of care, the main goal is to reduce your symptoms. Sometimes this will require two to three visits per week for a time.
Most people are under the assumption that if they don't feel any pain there is nothing wrong with them - that they are healthy. Unfortunately, lack of pain is a very poor indicator of health. In fact, pain and other symptoms frequently appear only after a disease or other condition has become advanced.
For example, consider a cavity in your tooth. Does it hurt when it first develops or only after it has become serious? How about heart disease? One of the most common "first signs" of coronary heart disease is death by fatal heart attack. Whether we are talking about cancer, heart disease, diabetes, stress or problems with the spine, pain is usually the last thing to appear. When you begin chiropractic care, pain is also the first symptom to disappear, even though much of the underlying condition remains.
