“How long should it hurt after a chiropractic adjustment?”

It is usually for a patient to hurt for several days after a Chiropractic treatment. Was your back hurting before the chiropractic adjustment and that’s why you got treatment from the Chiropractor? I would need to know other specific details of your condition and what happened. Feel free to call me at my Clinic at 336-773-1177 so I can accurately answer this question and better advise you on what to do. I am in today from 3-6pm and tomorrow 9am-2pm. I hope you feel better soon!

3 days is the normal inflammatory cycle. That is the pain may spkie after an adjustment but it should either go back to baseline or improve. If the pain stays elevated, then you need to restrategize

It is normal to feel sore 1-2 days after a chiropractic back adjustment. This is not necessarily a bad sign as the purpose of the adjustment is to get stuck joints moving again. Some soreness is expected as you break down any 'spot welds' or scar tissue that may be restricting joint movement and as you rebuild muscles to access newly restored ranges of motion.

If you are super sore or keep getting sore after the first few session you may need to discuss this with your chiropractor. Sometimes they can select a lower-force technique, add therapies to your treatment plan, help you with a detox program if your system is overwhelmed, etc. Those with fibromyalgia, diabetes, taking certain medications, or a history of recent trauma are at higher risk for soreness after their first treatment.

If your pain is the same as the reason for your initial visit, it may still occur after you have an adjustment. Your chiropractor should have given you a timeline with an estimated number of visits in your personal care plan. As you follow the care plan, you should have lower and lower pain. If the pain does not reduce, or increases, let your chiropractor know about the increase or lack of progress. Sometimes there have to be changes to your care plan for your particular situation.
If your mean your pain occurred from the adjustment itself, your should also contact your chiropractor. There are sometimes side-effects of adjusting that can include pain. When nerves are unblocked, they can start to send signals to your brain and some of those signals may be that the area adjusted has pain. In any case, your chiropractor needs to know, so they can help alleviate the pain – sooner rather than later.

Pain is very subject. How long you may hurt depends on the severity of the problem and how much pain you're already in. Also your reaction to an adjustment may cause temporary soreness, kind of like feeling pain for a few days after over working out at a gym. So there is no perfect solid answer to your question without someone knowing the situation better.

I am not sure what the details are of what you have going on in your spine and I am unaware of the adjustments given. I will say that you can be sore after adjustments but it will subside. Be sure you are drinking a lot of water and icing any sore areas.

If it is your first few adjustments, 1-2 days of post-treatment soreness is typical, but after about 3 treatments, you should not have post-treatment soreness.