What is maintenance or preventative care?
Maintenance or preventative care is a term used to describe ongoing care at regular intervals to prevent recurrences of the complaint and maintain a healthy functioning spine. Chiropractic check-ups can be compared to dental check-ups to prevent tooth decay or a car service to identify mechanical problems and correct them before they cause further damage. Some chiropractic patients are recommended maintenance check-ups every 3 to 4 months and other patients who have a long history of chronic complaints, have a particularly poor lifestyle or have occupational factors that aggravate their complaint may benefit from more regular treatment.
