Is it normal to feel worse after chiropractic treatment?

sundialclinics.... For most people, chiropractic treatment makes their pain improve almost immediately. But this isn’t always the case.
Feeling worse is an understandable cause of concern for chiropractic patients, but feeling stiffer, more tender or more uncomfortable after your chiropractic treatment is extremely common and, while annoying, isn’t something to worry about.
Watch to understand why some people can feel worse after their treatment, plus how you can help ease the process along and start to feel better quickly.

[@jodimo]

I felt worse after, fantastic now

[@timgoodwintv]

I’m nearly 2 months in to my treatment plan and I feel worse than when I started

[@sundialclinics]

Hi Tim, talk it through with your chiropractor. Often a change in technique or exercises can improve things. If that doesn't work, change chiropractors.

[@billybladezz9370]

How are you feeling now?!

[@allkindz6792]

I never had an adjustment done ever and went to chiropractor for the 1st time after a car accident. First couple of sessions had no pain, felt good. You'll think it's promising lol It took a good month to actually feel the spine soreness. I'm in the middle of spine soreness phase. Lol let me tell you, it feels like my spine is warming up but not hot. Just warm. And feels like someone put a metal rod along my spine to keep it upward. If you stay stationary, like sitting down and laying down, it makes it uncomfortable when you're ready to move.

[@sundialclinics]

Great to hear. Thanks for sharing your story

[@Durzo1259]

I'd be crippled by my neck and back injuries if it weren't for my monthly chiropractor visits. One time I went 8 months without, I could hardly walk and eventually my arms were in so much pain I couldn't use them for a whole month. When I finally got adjusted, my whole body went back to normal. I get very tired from the adjustments too, but I think emotional stress builds up in the spine as physical tension, and the sudden release expels all that tension. I've learned that emotional tension directly manifests as physical tension.

[@kimberlydierikx4120]

I had my second one yesterday but I felt like I was going to pass out.

[@sundialclinics]

Oh dear Kimberly. Sorry to hear that. Have a chat with your chiropractor to see if they can make the treatment more gentle. There are lots of things we can do

[@thebestofthebestsir47]

I went in for my second treatment of chiropractic adjustment. I did hit the gym the next day. Do you think that's bad?

[@claytonelofgren]

Sometimes it feels like a rush of stuff goes to my stomach after

[@sundialclinics]

That's interesting Clayton. I haven't heard that one before. I hope it's not too unpleasant

[@claytonelofgren]

@@sundialclinics it was it felt like a lot of junk was released and a big blood rush

[@cecilepuckhaber1067]

I just had this as well but it wasn't uncomfortable. I just felt like a bowel movement which I rarely get. But he told me I will Def be sore tomorrow so I'm a little worried which brought me here lol

[@sundialclinics]

@@cecilepuckhaber1067 Ah. You and @claytonelofgren. That makes it a thing. I'll have to look into some more. Thanks for posting

[@jackyzhihui989]

Hi, i totally agreed with what you had mentioned. In Malaysia, Chinese Medicine physicians are actually allowed to perform chiropractic adjustment, of course with proper training from a mentor and examination. We always inform patients sometimes their body might feel sore after their first adjustment, some people buy it and some doesn't. We do include acupuncture after adjustment to relief some of the stiff muscles. In hoping to get some enlightenment from you doctor, i have had two severe scoliosis patients that curvature is more than 30° felt very sore after their adjustment, whatelse can we ask patients to do other than hot compression or supplement? Perhaps lighter maneuver? In your opinion what can i do to improve their situation?

[@sundialclinics]

Although I can't advise without seeing the patients, def consider lighter treatments on a big scoliosis if what you are doing causes a lot of soreness. BTW chiropractic is a profession not a type of treatment, so technically only chiropractors can give a chiropractic adjustment. If a non-chiropractor uses manipulation, it is described as manipulation or mobilisation..

[@Prettylittlepicnic]

Thank you for this video. I was wondering why I felt so bad. This was helpful!

[@sundialclinics]

Hopefully the discomfort should settle in a few days. Tell your chiropractors so they can make any changes to the treatment to lessen the chances of it happening again