Williamson Back Pain Option: Control It
Control not cure. That’s a tough view to accept when you are hurting. Then again, for many back pain and neck pain patients, any relief is acceptable. Apple Country Chiropractic treats many Williamson back pain and Williamson neck pain patients who suffer with chronic pain. Luckily, spine pain patients who choose chiropractic care with realistic goals often find relief.
CURE vs MANAGEMENT
When patients visit doctors, they generally want a “fix”. They desire to be “cured” from their illness be it a cold or a headache or an infection even their back pain or neck pain. Researchers explained that medicine and healthcare mostly follow the “curative” model of care. For some conditions, management or control of the condition develops into the goal of care. Back and neck pain patients who come to the realization that their condition is theirs for life and that there is help for containing that pain by on-going chiropractic care evolve into grateful patients. Apple Country Chiropractic sees them daily. The healthcare “curative” model may not transform any time soon, but the patients’ healthcare services do. Recently, researchers studied back pain patients seeking care from chiropractors. Of 1614 chronic back and neck pain patients, fewer than a third of them had a goal of a permanent end to their pain. These patients had pain for a shorter time and sought a medical cure. The rest of the patients looked for on-going care to avert the pain from coming back, prevent it from getting worse, and get temporary relief of their pain. These patients had lower pain levels for longer periods of time. (1) Patients’ hopes influence their pain relief.
HOPES OF BACK PAIN PATIENTS
It’s no secret that low back pain is a costly healthcare challenge with regards to finances and quality of life. Back pain sufferers who possess a high expectation of improvement have a 58% higher chance of reporting improvement at the fourth chiropractic appointment. Your Williamson chiropractor recognizes the significance of our back pain patients’ hopes and expectations. These hopes foretell short-term outcomes better than pain intensity, self-rated health status or psychological status. (2) Apple Country Chiropractic describes expectations that will improve patients’ quality of life.
50% RELIEF
50% relief is a quality of life improvement! The 50% Rule with The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management relays realistic expectations to spine pain sufferers at the start of care. Many Williamson back pain patients who come to Apple Country Chiropractic and have struggled with their pain for some time already are thrilled with the prospect of 10% or 20% or 50% or more. They just want some trace of their pre-pain life back even if it is walking to the mailbox or going to the grocery store. Cox® Technic aims for 50% relief of pain within a month of care with patient cooperation on visits and at-home suggestions of exercise and/or nutrition. The 50% Rule also assures both the back pain sufferer and the physician that the “next thing” to do if relief isn’t achieved will be managed. Our patients can count on Apple Country Chiropractic to take care of them.
CONTACT Apple Country Chiropractic
Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Scott Spengel on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson about helping a patient with Cox® Technic for relief of her back pain with a reasonable cost on a reasonable timeframe to meet her expectations of pain reduction.
Schedule a Williamson chiropractic visit soon for some control of your back pain and improved quality of life whether it’s 10% or 25% or 50% or more. It’s nice to have some control of the pain that has controlled you for too long.
