When starting any type of health care, the goals often seem simple. Most people do not feel the need to think about their health goals beyond “feeling normal again” or “getting rid of this pain” or “just be myself again.” With these primary goals in mind, chiropractic care is a great choice!

Study after study has shown that patients who choose chiropractic care for back pain and related problems get better faster and stay better longer.

However feeling good is everyone’s short and long term goal. How to get there involves some choices and decisions between you and Dr. Staulo.

The Treatment Plan

After diagnosing your problem, Dr. Staulo will give you a treatment plan. Your treatment plan has two phases; pain relief and correction and stabilization. The pain relief portion generally involves more frequent treatment with emphasis on rest, ice and heat treatments at home. The correction and stabilization period generally consists of less frequent treatments with stretching and exercise specific to your injury rehabilitation. During this period of care spinal biomechanics are restored to maximum potential. Pain specific to your injury is infrequent or absent during this phase. Curve correction and chronic aspects of your injury are addressed in this stage.

Chiropractic Maintenance Care

With your pain gone and your spinal column injuries stabilized, you are now ready for maintenance care . Chiropractic maintenance care is for well people and is preventative in nature. The following is an explanation and rationale for chiropractic maintenance care.

• Chiropractic is the only profession that specializes in the care of the spinal column and its articulations or joints. The spinal column is an extremely important structure in our bodies. Most people are barely aware of their spinal column until it causes pain. Chiropractors begin care for the spinal column at birth and continue to care for it on a regular basis, throughout life, development and old age.  Chiropractic maintenance care can correct birth trauma, aid normal nervous system and spinal development, help prevent scoliosis and aid in normal, postural development. Chiropractic maintenance care prevents the accumulation of spinal trauma and the development of back pain, neck pain, chronic headaches and disc and nerve conditions. Finally, chiropractic maintenance care can slow and prevent the development of long term, degenerative spinal arthritis, osteoporosis and other crippling spinal column conditions. 
  
• Chiropractic care can keep your spinal column joints and nervous system functions at a high degree of efficiency which allows for maximum function, health and enjoyment of life.
  
•  Chiropractic preventative maintenance care is a once a month lifetime check-up program designed to keep your spinal column and your nervous system fully functioning and in excellent health.

Options for Chiropractic Care

As a new patient you may want to discuss the options of care that exist with Dr. Staulo.As your chiropractor, it is Dr. Staulo’s responsibility to inform you of your diagnosi and potential benefit from each phase of care. As the patient, it is up to you to decide how to best use chiropractic. There are many sources of information on chiropractic available including research articles and informational websites.

Please feel free to ask Dr Staulo any questions you may have regarding these care options..
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