The idea with maintenance care is that regular adjustments will help maintain your spine and nervous system function at its optimal level and help you to be your best and to prevent new episodes of pain developing.
Maintenance care makes perfect sense if you want to function at your best.
Lower Back Injuries
If your brain doesn’t send appropriate protective messages to your core trunk muscles you will have a higher risk of developing low back injuries. A lack of core stability means you’re basically creating mini whiplash injuries to your spine each time you move around or lift your arm or leg.
Spinal Health
It’s really important to keep your spine working well, so if you want to function at your optimal potential consider chiropractic maintenance care because the research suggests your spine will love you for it!
References
- Adams J, Peng W, Cramer H, et al. The Prevalence, Patterns, and Predictors of Chiropractic Use Among US Adults: Results From the 2012 National Health Interview Survey. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 2017;42(23):1810-16.
- Leboeuf-Yde C, Hestbæk L. Maintenance care in chiropractic – what do we know? Chiropractic & Osteopathy 2008;16:3-3.
- Cholewicki J, Silfies SP, Shah RA, et al. Delayed trunk muscle reflex responses increase the risk of low back injuries. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 2005;30(23):2614-20.
- Eklund A, Jensen I, Lohela-Karlsson M, et al. The Nordic Maintenance Care program: Effectiveness of chiropractic maintenance care versus symptom-guided treatment for recurrent and persistent low back pain-A pragmatic randomized controlled trial. PLoS One 2018;13(9):e0203029.
