Service your spine

​It is that painful time of year when my car needs a service and I hope that it does not hit my wallet too hard! A regular service and MOT are essential for our cars, even more so if you depend on it for your livelihood! I am pretty sure that when I look to get my next car that all important 'FSH' acronym will help with my choice as it signifies that the car has a full service history, which means it has been looked-after and more likely, a wise purchase.

Just as our cars are regularly serviced, we all have an annual check-up with a dentist to maintain our dental health, but what about your musculoskeletal health? On the whole, most people think of booking in for a chiropractic treatment when they are in pain or discomfort. But what about preserving good spinal health once you are out of pain? Having a regular maintenance treatment and or a spinal health check-up you can avert tension building up and nip spinal misalignments in the bud, preventing them becoming more serious and painful.
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A major study showed that on average, patients who have regular maintenance only have one more appointment per year compared to those who have a treatment only when they are in pain.  ​

​The startling difference is, however, that the latter group report up to 30 days more of debilitating pain per year than the “maintenance group”. In other words, a little maintenance does not cost much more but pays off in spades.
 
For those with a physical job, it is even more important, as your body is one of the main tools of your trade. Taking care of your spinal health is vital and we would recommend for those in physical jobs to have a treatment once every 3 – 6 months to help maintain optimal health.
As your spinal nerves deliver signals to every part of your body to enable it to function healthily, whatever job you do, even if it is sedentary, you can optimise your musculoskeletal and internal organ health by having healthy spinal function.
Discover how chiropractic can help you by booking a maintenance chiropractic treatment- you can replace teeth, but your spine is irreplaceable.