Magnesium is more important than calcium for the patient in acute spasm. Many doctors just use magnesium alone. Pain from long-standing injury. This is the patient who did not seek care in the acute stages of his injury and, thus, does not present with acute muscle spasms or inflammation. This could be anywhere from weeks to months after the initial connective tissue insult occurred.
Most professional companies have rehabilitation formulas that include other synergistic nutrients.
Chondroitin sulfates, B-vitamins, silicons, perna canaliculus, shave grass, minerals, and amino acids may be included as well. Again, make sure that zinc, manganese, and vitamin C are present in adequate amounts. Long-term biomechanical dysfunction has led to multiple compensatory spinal imbalances, i.e., the chronic subluxation complex. This is the type of patient who needs reconstructive care. Due to the chronicity of the condition, the first few treatments may result in a magnification of the patient's subjective complaints.