3 Phases of Care
Generally, there are three phases of care:
Initial Intensive Care
Usually the patient has acute symptoms and is looking for pain relief. Adjustments are repeated closer together to alleviate pain but more importantly to create new habits and healing within the body.
Corrective Care
This phase is entered once the original symptoms have subsided, and focus is directed towards retraining the body to work with increasing strength and stability. Adjustment frequency is reduced, yet maintained as this phase is crucial to prevent the problem from reoccurring, whilst detecting what activities create stress on our nervous system. Within this phase patients are introduced to stretch and strengthening exercises and given lifestyle advice to complement their care.
Wellness Care
Often patients have become ‘pain free’, and wish to keep their body in a state where it can continue to thrive, withstanding day to day pressures placed on their nervous system. Adjustments are periodic in nature and are preventative, picking up and correcting imbalances or weaknesses before they become symptomatic. Patients here often report that adjustments help them in a non-musculoskeletal sense. For example, rather than presenting with neck or back pain, they are getting adjusted to increase their concentration at work, sleep better or increase athletic performance where every second counts.
