It is always interesting when a new patient who has never seen a chiropractor before,  and knows very little about it, asks what it will take to get better. When I explain that we are going to start off adjusting them three times a week, their eyes usually get very big and the eventual question is, “Why so often?” My answer is always the same, because you need consistency and momentum to heal.

Healing can be like climbing up a sand hill. When you first start out, the sand is the thickest and you are very prone to getting stuck or sliding back down. Likewise, if you are not concentrating on healing correctly, you can start going sideways and waste a lot of energy but not get anywhere. Heading in the right direction with enough momentum to gain traction is the only way.

Getting adjusted three times a week in the beginning of care provides the momentum necessary to progress up the sandy hill of healing. A little higher up on that hill it does not take as much energy so twice a week is sufficient to keep healing. However, stopping or slowing too much can make it difficult to get started again and complete the healing process.

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