Based upon this understanding and clinical experience, durations of 12-24 months seem reasonable for simple cases. In cases where obvious degeneration is visible on x-rays, the soft tissues will be grossly deteriorated, so slow rehabilitation over a longer period are needed. Realistic Expectations A spine with only soft tissue deterioration may be expected to return to near normal. Maintaining a Healthy Spine Even if the spine has been restored to pristine condition, and no matter how hard the patient tries, there will always be things that injure or upset the balance of his or her spine. Asymptomatic checkups, as discussed previously, will allow newly developed dysfunctions to be corrected before significant deterioration occurs.
Most patients have some sort of residual damage in their spine.
It may be as simple as a bit of scar tissue, fibrosis, or even some roughening of the sliding joints or bony changes. The body will tend to use healthy joints in preference to damaged joints. If the damaged joints are not regularly checked and adjusted, they will gradually tighten. However, in this article the entity has been broken into terms that nonchiropractors can understand, and no one has been able to refute so far. It is acknowledged that there is strong evidence that interference to the nervous system can cause farreaching health changes, and provide an excellent reason to have quality spinal care.