Allowing subluxations to exist in your body, even if they are not causing you pain, means you have a reduced immune system and a lower level of wellness and health. Adjustments do not hurt. If the patient has muscle spasms, then relieving the spasms can sometimes cause soreness. It is the same thing that happens when you crack your knuckles. The patient's bones do NOT crack.
Different patients have different healing times.
Healing is sometimes dependent on the length of time a patient has had the symptom. Pain usually subsides in the first 4-6 weeks. Correcting the cause of a problem usually takes a couple of months. You have the option of discontinuing care when the pain subsides or when you complete the corrective procedure. Or you can continue with what we call maintenance care.