Patient education

Who benefits from Chiropractic care?
Everyone can benefit from the experience of chiropractic care. The soft tissue work that I use along with spinal alignment helps to normalize the body and prepares it for the onslaught of our daily lives. Experience with my patients bears out the benefits discussed in my blog and I believe you could benefit as well.

Normal nerve transmission results in normal mind and body function. Normal posture-spinal alignment is a prerequisite for normal nerve transmission. To achieve normal spinal alignment we need a level foundation. If not level, I can help to make changes through the use of heel lifts, specific spinal adjustments, exercises and sometimes traction. By specific, I mean inducing motion into a specific segment or vertebra that does not have normal motion in 3-dimensions. This is performed in office. I use Diversified, Gonstead, Thompson and non-force Activator and Sacral-occipital chiropractic techniques.

Frequency: Unlike pain, an abnormally aligned posture-spine does not usually develop overnight. More likely, it develops over days, weeks, months, and years as a result of injuries and daily repeated abnormal postures from sleep, sitting, work, sports, stress etc. Therefore we cannot expect spinal re-alignment to occur overnight. Fortunately, it doesn’t take as long to correct as it took to develop, unless there is advanced “wear and tear”. But a concerted effort must be made and maintained. Just like dental care-hygiene, daily attention must be given to posture-spine awareness.

In terms of in-office care, in the beginning, an acute case, such as a motor vehicle accident, might need to be treated daily. This could be 5 days a week, but not less than 2 days per week, until correction is achieved. 5 days per week is not feasible for most patients as well as for me and my family. I give the patient the option of 2- 5 days per week until normal curvature is achieved. Every 4-6 weeks, a re-exam is performed. Sometimes more than one phase of visits is required. Once “correction” or “as near normal as possible” is achieved, 1 visit every month is recommended for wellness care. I make these recommendations with full confidence, patient satisfaction, and the scientific medical and chiropractic literature to back it up. This is the care I provide for my family and receive for myself.

Please contact me if you have any questions, comments, or concerns or would like to make an appointment for yourself or a family member.


ASPIRE
Wellness Center
Dr. Vince Overland, D.C.
2410 NE Twin Knolls Dr.
Bend, OR 97701
541-382-3563
vochiro@bendbroadband,com