This is usually scheduled the next day or at the patient's convenience and is typically 7 to 15 minutes to respect your time.
On the subsequent visits you are evaluated using the 4 Gonstead analysis system (Instrumentation, palpation and visualization) to check progress and determine where to adjust. These are efficient yet still effective.
The number and frequency of adjustments vary from patient to patient. Everyone responds differently! There are many factors to consider when determining how long it will take for you to get well and/ or out of pain.
1. Age of the patient
2. How long you have had your problem and what is the degree to which it has progressed.
3. Your current state of health/vitality.
4. The time you allow your body to recover.
5. If you follow the recommendations made by Dr. Jackson
6. The environment in which the patient works and/or lives
7. Ability of Chiropractor:
a. To correctly analyze case
b. To find correct subluxation
c. To deliver correct adjustment