How Often Should I Get Adjusted?
First we have to define the difference between getting checked and getting adjusted. Getting checked is having a chiropractor analyze your spine to see if bones are out of place. Getting adjusted is the process of the chiropractor moving the bones from a misaligned position to their proper alignment.
Answering how often should I get adjusted is easy; whenever there is a bone out of place, you should get adjusted.
Answering how often to get checked is a bit more subjective. When patients walk in my door in acute situations, it may require getting checked multiple times per week. For the completely healthy individual who is seeking to maintain the health of their spine, I recommend getting checked once per week. Bones move out of place because we are living our lives, playing sports, sitting with poor posture, driving our cars, sleeping in funny positions in our beds, and playing with our kids. Because we do these things, our bones move. We move a lot so we need to check our spines frequently to make sure they are ok. If nothing is out of place, great, no adjustment. The only way to know if our spines are out of place is to get them checked.
To reiterate,
Everyone, from 1 minute old to 100 years old should get their spine checked once per week to make sure that everything is where it should be.
You should get checked more frequently when injured or stressing your body more than normal.
If vertebrae are out of place, adjust as needed.