I had a conversation with a patient the other day that I thought
you might find interesting. The patient was a male in his late
40’s. He became a patient because he has chronic low back pain.
The first 7 chiropractic adjustments I gave him didn’t provide much
relief. In fact, in each of those first 7 visits the patient stated
that he wasn’t feeling any better and wasn’t sure if the
adjustments were working.
When he came in for his 8th visit to my office, he seemed like he
was in a great mood. I asked him how his body was functioning and
he said, “Doc, I feel great! Do whatever you did the last time I
was here. That really seemed to work.”
The thing is, the adjustments that I gave this patient were the
essentially the same every time. So why did he think that the first
6 adjustments weren’t doing any good and the 7th adjustment was the
one that made all the difference?
Because he didn’t understand how the body heals.
The patient gave the 7th adjustment all the credit, but the truth
is it was ALL of the adjustments together that made the difference.
That is because healing is a process that takes time. And if you
don’t give your body enough time or enough treatments to heal, then
it won’t heal.
You see, each chiropractic adjustment you receive builds on the
previous one. And even if you don’t feel any better after the first
few adjustments, that doesn’t mean that your body isn’t healing,
because it is.
Just like it takes years to reposition teeth with braces, it takes
several chiropractic adjustments to restore proper movement and
alignment with the spine.
Make sure you give yourself enough time to heal and get results
with your chiropractic care.
Patients become frustrated sometimes because they want to feel
better immediately and if they don’t get better overnight, they
don’t think the adjustments are working.
If you cut your finger, does the wound heal in 24 hours? No, it
takes several days before the cut has healed.
So to wrap this up, here’s three two points that I want you to take
away from this email:
- Each chiropractic adjustment you receive builds upon the
previous adjustment. - Healing is a process that takes time.
- Chiropractic care works great if you give yourself enough time
and enough adjustments to make a difference.
Have a great day!
Dr. Justin Trosclair dc
