It's All About You

Beginning Chiropractic care at Life Quest is a lot like building your dream house.  When designing your new home you get to pick out the fixtures, the carpet, the colors, etc.that suit your needs and meet your goals. Working with us to meet your health and wellness goals is much the same in that you get to set your own personal goals, decide what you want to do to reach those goals and decide how fast you want to get there.  This is what we call Patient Centered Care.  The care we provide is based on your goals and expectations. 

Now, getting back to building your dream house– certain things have to happen in a particular order in order for everything to stand strong and work correctly. When building a house, if you tried to put up your walls before you had a solid foundation, your walls would be weak and eventually collapse. If you tried to put on your roof before the walls were ready, you would run into the same problem. The same is true for your body. Your body has to go through a particular plan of correction in order to repair itself correctly and fully. There are three general phases of chiropractic care and with our Patient Centered Care, you decide how long and what kind of benefits you want from our care.

Phase 1: Relief Care

If you are in pain when you come into our office, the first objective is to help you feel better. Depending on the severity of your problem, it is typical to need care 2-3 times per week for 2-6 weeks. Treatment during this phase usually consists of chiropractic adjustments, some therapy modalities and, quite often, gentle range of motion stretching exercises.

Phase 2: Corrective/Rehabilitative Care

During the corrective care phase, muscles and other tissues are allowed to heal more completely, thereby helping prevent injury. It is typical to need care 4-8 times per month for 6-24 months, depending on your overall health and the severity of your problem. Treatment during this phase of care includes postural restoration exercises, dynamic stability training and many times strength and conditioning exercises.  It is also during this time that we discuss any diet, nutrition and lifestyle changes necessary to continue reaching your goals.

Phase 3: Wellness Care

Once your body has fully healed, it is important to take the appropriate actions to avoid problems in the future. Usually, this only requires a quick visit to the chiropractor 1-4 times per month, based on your lifestyle, your goals and how well you follow through on your individual exercise program.  We also expect that you would be following through on your individualized nutritional protocol, frequent metabolic cleanses and a regular fitness routine to keep you at peak performance and health! We know the wellness level of care is the most difficult because there are no external motivators like pain, numbness or weakness.  You have to be self motivated to stay well and live your life at your full potential.  While this is easier said than done, our patients who reach this level will tell you to the person, "I feel great and want to stay this way.  I don't ever want to go back to the "old" me!"