You may have walked into your chiropractor’s office hoping to feel better, and you left with a plan that suggests seeing them two or three times a week.
And now you’re thinking:
“Why so often? Couldn’t I just come once a month?”
We hear you. It’s a fair question.
So let’s break it down.
Think of It Like Straightening Teeth
Imagine you get braces to correct your teeth.
Would you expect them to work if you only wore them for one day a month?
Of course not.
Braces need consistent, gentle pressure over time to shift teeth into their proper position.
The same is true for your spine and posture.
Your Body Has Spent Years Compensating
By the time most people seek help, their body has been adapting and compensating for years — sometimes decades.
Maybe it’s the way you sit at your desk.
The way you carry your bag or your kids.
Old injuries. Stress.
Falling asleep on the sofa.
Daily microtraumas that add up over time.
Your body’s been doing its best to keep you going — but compensation isn’t correction.
These patterns become deeply ingrained. Muscles, ligaments, and joints adapt to hold you in that compensated state — even if it’s not the way your body is meant to function.
And when that happens, one-off adjustments don’t create lasting change.
Why Frequency Matters in the Beginning
When your chiropractor recommends seeing you 2–3 times per week, it’s not because they’re trying to lock you into care.
It’s because your body is stuck in a pattern — and the only way to break that pattern is with consistency.
Here’s why that early consistency matters:
• Your body reverts: After a single adjustment, your body might feel better… but until the structure isn’t stable yet, it will likely try to shift back into old patterns.
• We’re building momentum: Multiple visits close together help your body start adapting to a new normal — one that’s more aligned, stable, and functional.
• We’re in the corrective phase: These early sessions aren’t maintenance. They’re active, intentional corrections to unwind the compensation patterns your body has held for years.
Coming once a month while your issue is still uncorrected simply holds you where you’re at. You may feel relief temporarily, but you won’t be progressing toward long-term change.
Relief vs. Correction
Most care plans have phases — and each serves a different purpose:
1. Relief Phase:
The first priority is to get you out of pain and feeling better. This is where frequency is key. Your body is still unstable and needs help holding each change.
2. Corrective Phase:
Once the pain subsides, the real work begins. We start correcting the underlying structural issues, improving posture, function, and mobility.
3. Maintenance (Optional):
Once your body is stable and holding its corrections, some people choose occasional check-ins to keep things in balance and avoid slipping back. But that’s a choice, not a requirement.
So… Is 2–3 Times a Week Forever?
No.
As your body stabilises, visits become less frequent.
The goal is to help your body hold its corrections — so you don’t need constant care.
But in the beginning, think of it like rehab:
You wouldn’t go to the gym once a month and expect results.
You wouldn’t go to physio once every 4 weeks and expect your injury to heal.
It’s about giving your body the time, support, and repetition it needs to change — not just cope.
The Bottom Line?
We get that 2 or 3 visits a week might seem like a lot.
But when your body has spent years compensating, reversing that takes time, consistency, and the right approach.
Short-term frequency is how we create long-term results.
And if you’re ready to not just manage the pain, but actually fix the problem?
This is the way.
