What to Expect

Laying the foundation for total health

In some ways, one could say that chiropractic care is a bit like building a house – certain things have to happen in a particular order in order for everything to stand strong and work together correctly. When building a house, if you tried to build your walls before you had a solid foundation, your walls would be weak and eventually may even collapse. If you tried to build your roof before the walls were ready, you would run into the same problem. These concepts apply to your body as well, and chiropractic care addresses many common reasons why people experience pain and other health issues. If something is not right with your body's foundation, than that needs to be addressed before true health can be achieved. With chiropractic care, your body has to go through a particular plan of care in order to repair itself correctly and fully. There are three general phases of chiropractic care . . .

Phase 1: Initial Intensive Care

If you are dealing with health issues when you come into our Frankfort chiropractic office, our first objective is to help you realize where the problems stem from and start correcting them. Depending on the severity of the underlying condition which is causing your health issues, your subluxations, it is typical for a practice member to need chiropractic care or adjustments 2-3 times per week for 4-12 weeks.

Phase 2: Corrective/Reconstructive Care

During the corrective phase of chiropractic care, muscles and other tissues are allowed to heal more completely, which helps prevent further injury and continues to restore health. The goal of corrective or reconstructive chiropractic care is to help bring your body back to 100% function. It is typical to need chiropractic care or adjustments about 4-8 times per month for 3-24 months, depending on your overall health and the severity of your subluxations.

Phase 3: Wellness Care

Once your body and nervous system have fully healed and are functioning at an optimal level, it is important to come in for periodic chiropractic adjustments to avoid further problems in the future. Usually, this phase of chiropractic care only requires a quick visit to the chiropractor 1 time per week, based on your lifestyle and goals.