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Be Honest With Your Chiropractor

By Rachel Carver

Honesty is always the best policy, even when the conversation gets awkward. You need to be honest with everyone on your health team, including your chiropractor.

Research suggests effective communication between patients and doctors influences health outcomes. Your neighborhood Joint Chiropractic team will do everything they can to help you. But they need your entire health picture, including how you sit, if you have an old injury, or why you might be nervous about receiving an adjustment. Honesty from both sides will give you the best results.

Be Honest About Your Habits

Chiropractors use spinal adjustments to find the root cause of your pain. They need to know the habits that might be contributing to your pain. Factors such as having to look down to see your monitor, crossing your legs at your desk, or lifting incorrectly can cause spinal joint restrictions, which lead to pain and discomfort. The Joint team can treat your pain and give you techniques to help prevent future joint restrictions if they understand what you did in the first place.

Be Honest About Your Medications

Just like the rest of your healthcare team, your chiropractor needs the entire list of your medications. Some medications can reduce energy levels, making you more sedentary. If you regularly use pain medication to manage your pain symptoms, the chiropractor can develop a plan to reduce and often eliminate this pain and the need for these medications.

Be Transparent About Your Past

It is easy to lose track of an old injury or accident if you feel recovered. However, recurring pain or discomfort might be caused by a previous event.

Maybe you twisted your ankle. Maybe you hurt your lower back doing yard work. Or maybe scar tissue is causing another problem. Your chiropractor can start with past trauma or injuries when figuring out the source of your pain or discomfort, especially if it is in the same area.

Your chiropractor will not judge you. But they do need the entire story to treat you effectively. You can experience pain or discomfort for a variety of reasons. And getting everything out in the open will ensure you receive the care you need.

Whether you are experiencing neck, shoulder, or low back pain, head on into The Joint Chiropractic clinic near you. The Joint team will speak directly to you about your individual situation and get you back to a pain-free life. And they will do this efficiently with your honesty about what you are going through.

To learn more about your health, wellness, and fitness, see your local chiropractor at The Joint Chiropractic in Pasadena, Tex.

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