Progress Assessments

Nervous system scan

Periodically throughout your journey back to health and wellness, we'll perform Progress Assessments to measure the changes your spine and nerve system have made. We will use our computerized technology to quickly and accurately chart the changes made since your previous examination. Rarely and only under special circumstances are repeat x-rays needed. This is a time for you to share the changes you've noticed in your health and the different lifestyle choices you have been making to help you get better results.

On the visit following your Progress Assessment, Dr. Resco will go over the results with you and make further recommendations for your care. With the momentum established from the intensive schedule during the early part of your care, we can often reduce your visit frequency without sacrificing continued progress toward your health goals.

The Danger

About this time, many people start to feel significantly better. They're often tempted to discontinue their care. And of course, how long you benefit from chiropractic care is always up to you. Please note that you are more likely to experience a symptomatic relapse if you discontinue care before we have stabilized you spine and nerve system. This is part of the retraining process to create a stronger, more adaptable you! This strengthening occurs in the second stage of care, after symptoms disappear. Just like exercise, the more you do it, the stronger you get!

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Dr. Royce  Asks some important questions of interest to Belleville residents - Chiropractor Belleville Dr. Royce Asks...

Why is a "slipped disc" unlikely?
Separating each spinal vertebra is a disc. Its fibrous outer ring holds in a jelly-like material. Because of the way a disc attaches to the spinal bones above and below it, it can't actually "slip." However, a disc can bulge, tear, herniate, thin and collapse. But it can't slip.
Do nerves actually get pinched?
Chiropractors recognize two types of nerve disorders involved in subluxation. The least common is a pinched nerve that diminishes nerve supply to an affected organ or tissue. More common is the irritated nerve (facilitative lesion) which overexcites nerve communications to an affected organ or tissue. Chiropractic care has been shown to help with both types.