Depends on your health goals. If you just want to get out of pain or restore normal spinal motion, this usually only takes 4-6 weeks and at that time you can stop care until you have another episode. If you want to get out of pain, prevent degenerative osteo arthritis, balance your nervous system, and maintain optimal spinal motion, you should receive chiropractic care on a periodic basis throughout your life.  What is a periodic basis?  Research suggests that every getting adjusted every 2 weeks will keep your spinal joints moving and assist in maintaining optimal spinal health.

It is easy to understand that we should eat healthy, exercise and brush our teeth throughout our lives, and visiting your local chiropractor is no different. There is nothing that chiropractic care does which makes you dependent on it. You will want to receive chiropractic care because of the results it will have in your life.

Chiropractic care is one of the safest things you can do for better health. In fact, chiropractors have the lowest malpractice insurance premiums over all other healthcare practitioners.

Chiropractic care should be comfortable and, in most cases, feels good. Most people say, “I feel taller” or “I feel lighter,” after getting treatment. This is a result of the endorphins released with each adjustment and pressure being relived within the joints and muscular system.

This is due to a lack of understanding of what a chiropractor does. Orthopedic surgeons take joints that have moved past or out of their normal physiological range and surgically tighten them up.

Chiropractors take joints that are not moving through normal physiological motions and help free these joints up, restoring normal range of motion. Both professions have distinctive differences and should work together and do whats right for each patient.  This frequently asked question is why people often times think that Chiropractors and Medical doctors do see eye to eye.

Rob Hutchison, PA-C at Integrated Medical Services understands this and that is why we have him listed as one of our preferred orthopedic providers.

Physical stress: trauma from car accidents, work injuries, improper lifting, sports injuries, child birth, and slips and falls, are all common causes of traumatic-induced subluxation. Other physical causes are sustained postures like sitting in front of a computer all day, improper exercise, and poor sleeping habits (like sleeping on your stomach).

Chemical Stress: Poor diet, prescription drugs, over the counter drugs, illicit drugs, alcohol, smoking, and artificial sweeteners are just a few examples that can contribute to misalignment of the spine.

Emotional Stress: Negative thoughts, work and relationship stress, or lack of a balanced life can all contribute to subluxation.

Here at Reed Chiropractic we use the lasted state of art digital x-ray system that will reduce your exposure by as much as 80% from conventional plain film x-rays.  Todays x-rays expose you to about as much radiation as you would get from a standard round trip flight from here to New York and back.

We use the philosophy that to see is to know and without a picture of your spine we would be guessing with your health.  And her at Reed Chiropractic we will not guess with your health.

Reed Chiropractic has been voted Best Chiropractor Tempe for the past 5 years and counting.  Dr. Reed and Dr. Hood have a combined 50+ years’ experience in providing exceptional chiropractic care.  At Reed Chiropractic we will provide you with exceptional 5-star customer service and quality specific chiropractic care that is tailored directly for you.  And don’t just take our word for it, check out our hundreds of 5-star patient reviews on Google and Yelp.

Reed Chiropractic… your Tempe Chiropractor.