Back to routine: why check your spine even when it doesn't hurt

Pablo Martínez Jarque, Doctor of Chiropractic · 6 November 2026 · 4 min read

September, January, coming back from holiday… Every so often we close one cycle and start another: work, school, the usual tasks. It is a good moment to take stock, including of how you are looking after your body.

Everyday life also takes its toll

Hours sitting in front of a screen, your phone, carrying shopping bags or children, stress, too little sleep. None of this is serious on its own, but it adds up day after day, and your spine carries all of it.

Many people only remember their back when it bothers them. Prevention suggests the opposite: looking after it when it is fine, too.

What a maintenance check-up is

When someone finishes their initial care plan, they can choose to have regular check-ups. At each one we assess how your spine is moving, talk about how you have been feeling and, when appropriate, make the necessary adjustments.

We decide the frequency with you, based on your lifestyle, your activity and how you feel. It is an option, never an obligation: you decide whether you want to make it part of your routine.

Three habits for getting back into your routine

1. Get moving again. Walk every day, take the stairs or return to your sport gradually, without trying to make up for the whole summer in one week.
2. Check your workstation. Screen at eye level, feet supported and breaks every 45 or 60 minutes.
3. Listen to how you feel, too. Going back stirs up emotions. A useful exercise for one week: whenever you feel bad, write down the situation, what you notice in your body and what you are thinking. It will help you recognise what affects you.

Educational content. It is not a diagnosis or a treatment recommendation and does not replace an assessment by a healthcare professional. If any symptom persists, please see your doctor.