How Often Do You Go to The Chiropractor

So, I had a new patient the other day and as I’m going through his history,
0:055 secondsI’m asking him if he’s been to a chiropractor before and his answer is,
0:099 seconds”Yeah, I go at home.” He He’s a snowbird, so he’s up north half of the year. And I say, “How often do you go to the chiropractor?” And he says, “Well, I go a couple of times a year.”
0:2121 secondsAnd I’m thinking, “A couple of times a year? You know what in your life do you do a couple of times a year that gives
0:2929 secondsyou much of a benefit? Do you work out a couple of times a year? Do you eat healthy a couple of times a year? Do you go to sleep early a couple times a year?
0:3838 secondsReally, to get benefit from something, I mean real benefit, okay? You’ve got to have more consistency done over a period
0:4646 secondsof time. So, I always have this talk with my patients. They might live far away and they’re here for a day. And I say, “Go back to your chiropractor at home and tell them to put you on a real
0:5454 secondsplan. A plan with consistency, a plan that 10 years from now, okay, you’re going to see the benefits and you’re not
1:021 minute, 2 secondsgoing to have a mess because you didn’t treat enough. Imagine if you brushed your teeth a couple of times a year, okay, you might not see the difference,
1:101 minute, 10 secondsokay, for a period of time, but over time you’re going to have a lot more damage. And the same as with chiropractic, you’re taking care of your
1:181 minute, 18 secondsspine. And if you don’t do it with more consistency, what’s going to happen is over time, over time, you take an X-ray down here and you’re going to have a way
1:261 minute, 26 secondsbigger mess than if you actually treated your spine and went more consistently.