Symptom and Relief Care / Corrective Care

Symptom and Relief Care / Corrective Care

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 daily visits, or two to three visits per week for a certain length of time. Dr. Tracey will work with you to choose which plan best meets your needs.

Most people are under the assumption that if they don’t feel pain that there is nothing wrong with them-that they are healthy. Unfortunately, pain is a very poor indicator of health. In fact, pain and other symptoms frequently only appear 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? The first sign of a heart attack is the actual heart attack! Heart disease was progressively getting worse and you may have had no idea! Regardless of whether you 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. The elimination of symptoms is the easiest part of a persons care. If all that we did is to reduce pain and stop there, the chances of the condition recurring are much greater. In order to prevent a rapid recurrence of symptoms, it is necessary to continue receiving care even though your symptoms are gone.

Working Together for Better Care

Dr. Tracey will recommend what her long years of experience has taught her, but the choice is made together with you as a team mate. Team work always produces the best results and Dr. Tracey will work with you to reach your individual health goals and desires.

During the correction/restorative phase of your care, you will not have to receive adjustments as often as you did during the first phase or care and, depending on your particular circumstances, you may begin doing exercises and stretches either at Weddington Fitness Center or at home to help accelerate our healing.

Do not be discouraged if you have mild flare-ups in your symptoms on occasion. This is normal. Flare-ups are bound to occur during this phase because your body has not returned to a healthy state. Depending on the severity of your injury or condition and how long you have been suffering from it, this phase of your care may last anywhere from a few months to a couple of years.