Frequently Asked Questions in West Bend

X-rays allow the doctor to figure out what is causing your problem and how to correct it. It also allows the doctor to make sure it is safe to adjust you.

The adjustment could make you worse and there is a small chance it could injure you.

If you were born with an unusual issue in your spine or have severe arthritis, an adjustment can hurt you.

It takes muscles roughly 90 days to heal and your body to become more stable.

Because it takes 1 year for soft issues to heal.

When your neck and back go out of alignment we call that subluxation in chiropractic.

When you are out of alignment, there is extra pressure and tension that causes damage to muscle joints and nerves.

Muscles can cause pain that typically happens after they have been overused and will heal within a week or 2, even with severe overuse.

Ice! Icing reduces inflammation and heat increases it. The only time to heat is before an activity to loosen you up, but then ice after.

As much as you want, it won’t hurt. Do 15 minutes on and 30 minutes off, at least twice a day.

Not during the 1st month, but after that, yes. Stretching is great for your muscles and joints. We have stretching handouts we can give you in our office.

That is very common. Your muscles have been working the wrong way for a long time. We expect soreness for a lot of people when the body is healing.

The discs are the cushion between your neck and back bones. When they are under pressure for a long time, they can babble out, which is called bulge.

A herniation is when part of your disc bubbles out and then pops. It can be from long term pressure from being out of alignment or from a trauma.

When the neck and back go out of alignment, they lock which prevents normal movement. Without movement, the discs get no fluid, and they degenerate like a rusty hinge. Arthritis, decay, stenosis, and degenerative disc disease are terms for the same issue. They usually happen because of unnecessary pressure due to being out of alignment.

Arthritis is inflammation of a joint. It usually occurs because of increased pressure on the joint, due to misalignment.

Trauma. It only takes 10lbs of force to the head, neck or back to cause 1st misalignment. Most happen at birth or as a small child.

It improves your alignment allowing your muscles, joints and nerves to heal.

Yes, the adjustment has been shown to boost the immune system and help you get well, faster.

Yes! Ideally, it’s nice to have a day between but getting adjusted is always better than not getting adjusted no matter how many days are in between.

Never sleep on your belly, pin a phone between your head and shoulder or sleep sitting with your head kinked.

Chiropractic improves nerve function and since nerves control everything, any issue can get better with better nerve function

90% of people have improvement by 30 days.

Yes, you can be out of alignment for years with no pain. It is important to get checked to make sure good alignment is maintained and avoid arthritis, degeneration, and serve injuries.

Pain moving around and old problems coming back is a sign of healing. It’s not fun, but it is a good sign.

No, but no one holds their alignment forever. Maintenance is usually once a month or less.

Stress, gravity, overuse, traumas and sleeping in bad positions all cause the body to lose its alignment.

Yes, we have helped many people after surgery. Our techniques are very gentle.

½ of your body weight in ounces. EXAMPLE: if someone was 200lbs they would need to drink 100oz of water a day

Plan for an hour.

Plan for 45 minutes.

The adj. itself 5-15 minutes. Plan for 30 minutes for the total office visit.