Why do subluxation checkups matter after corrective care?

Corrective care improves the structure of the spine, and the spine then has to hold that improvement through the stresses of daily life. This 46-year-old patient went nine months without maintenance care after six months of corrective care, and his follow up films showed a worsening of compensatory spinal subluxation. Periodic checkups are how a subluxation that is starting to reform gets found and corrected.

Can subluxations come back after they have been corrected?

Yes. Toxins, thoughts, trauma and time can all stress the spine, and subluxations can reform and erode the spinal stability gained during corrective care. This patient's films after nine months away from care showed his spine moving away from the improvement his first six months produced.

Can headaches and back pain return when spinal care stops?

They can. This patient was symptomatically clear after six months of corrective care. After nine months without maintenance care his compensatory subluxation had worsened, and his headaches and back pain had returned.

Why can symptoms increase when someone gets back under care?

The body is adapting as the spine changes. About one month after returning to care, this patient's subluxation presentation was improving while his headaches and back pain had slowly increased. Healing takes time. The worse the start, the longer it takes.

Do you see patients who live outside the United States?

Yes. This patient is one of our international clients, and we see him at our Royal Palm Beach office whenever he is in the country.

Subluxation Returning After 9 Months Without Maintenance Care

How He Came In

In this month’s SPINAL CORRECTION SPOTLIGHT, we are reviewing the comparison x-rays of a 46-year-old male, who is one of our international clients. He has been under care since 2022, when he is in the country. We saw him last in February of this year. Those x-rays are on the left and they represent his improvements after six months of corrective care. The x-rays on the right represent 9 months away, without receiving any maintenance care, since his last visit in February.

Clinical Findings — January 2024 Spinal Correction Spotlight

Patient: 46-year-old male, international client, in the military in his country

Presenting complaints: Headaches and back pain

History: Under care since 2022 when in the country; told in his country that he needed spinal surgery

X-ray type: AP cervical and AP lumbar

February 2023 X-ray: After six months of corrective care: great structural improvement, symptomatically clear

December 2023 X-ray: After nine months without maintenance care: worsening of compensatory spinal subluxation

Current status: About one month back under care; subluxation presentation improving

Cervical AP — February 2023 & December 2023

AP cervical X-ray from February 2023 after six months of corrective care, Rochet Family Chiropractic Royal Palm Beach

February 2023 — After 6 Months of Care

AP cervical X-ray from December 2023 after nine months without maintenance care, Rochet Family Chiropractic Royal Palm Beach

December 2023 — After 9 Months Away

Lumbar AP — February 2023 & December 2023

AP lumbar X-ray from February 2023 after six months of corrective care, Rochet Family Chiropractic Royal Palm Beach

February 2023 — After 6 Months of Care

AP lumbar X-ray from December 2023 showing worsening compensatory subluxation after nine months without care, Rochet Family Chiropractic Royal Palm Beach

December 2023 — After 9 Months Away

What the X-Rays Showed: Compensatory Subluxation Returning

The images (on the left) show the condition of his spine after 6 months of corrective care, which produced great structural improvement. He was symptomatically clear, despite not yet being structurally ideal. In his country, he is in the military and was told he needed surgery to resolve his spinal issues. Those surgeries would effectively exclude him from service and therefore affect his quality of life and ability to provide for his family. The images on the right represent his spinal condition after 9 months of not receiving any maintenance spinal care, and show a worsening of compensatory spinal subluxation. He has been under care for about 1 month and his headaches and back pain have slowly increased since getting back under care. Although he is improving with his subluxation presentation, his symptoms are increasing during this time of healing.

Why I Am Showcasing This Case

I am showcasing this client because of the importance of maintaining some frequency of spinal subluxation checkups. It takes a lot of sacrificing of time, effort and money to make spinal improvements. Through toxins, thoughts, and trauma, and TIME, subluxations can reform and erode the spinal stability that you have worked so hard to achieve.

Reminder: I am NOT the healer. I move the BONE; God does the HEALING. You are a self-healing organism, and when you are subluxation free, not only does YOUR spine heal, but YOUR body expresses life, the way YOU were created to do!

Have You Ever Had Your Spine Checked for Subluxation?

Dr. Romar Rochet provides subluxation-based chiropractic care in Royal Palm Beach, serving Royal Palm Beach, Wellington, and the greater West Palm Beach area. A full structural X-ray analysis is part of your initial new patient visit.

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