Apple Country Chiropractic Asks Back Pain Patients About Pain Relief Expectations
What do Williamson back pain sufferers want when they seek Williamson back pain care? Back pain relief. How much Williamson back pain relief do they expect? 100%? 50%? That percentage differs with the back pain patient’s experience and past care. First time back pain sufferers often expect 100%. A veteran back pain sufferer who has undergone a couple back surgeries, numerous spinal injections, many doctors and therapists may well be thrilled with 50% or even 30%. Apple Country Chiropractic invites all these Williamson back pain patients and shares what the spinal research literature reports as realistic outcomes of Williamson back pain treatment and specifically Williamson chiropractic outcomes of care following the Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.
YOUR EXPECTATION OF Williamson BACK PAIN RELIEF
How much improvement do you expect from your back pain treatment? 30% is held to be “clinically relevant.” (1) Is that adequate for you? Medical literature characterizes the “minimal clinically important difference” of treatment to be the smallest change in outcome a patient sees as meaningful to him or her. That difference is described as 30% improvement in self-reported pain or function as a result of a study of 743 patients. (2) In another study of 609 back-related leg pain and sciatica patients, good outcome is defined as 30% reduction in disability. 55% reported such improvement at 12 months of care. (3) The expectation of 5443 patients who underwent spine surgery for lumbar spine degenerative disc disease for pain and disability reduction was met for 64% at 12 months post-surgery. However, satisfaction decreases as disability goes up. (4) Realistic expectations of back pain treatment are shared with Williamson chiropractic patients at Apple Country Chiropractic when the treatment plan is established.
CHIROPRACTIC COX® TECHNIC OUTCOMES FOR BACK PAIN
In following the protocols of the chiropractic technique, Cox® Technic, Apple Country Chiropractic and fellow chiropractors who utilize it seek 50% relief of pain in 30 days…and we chiropractors don’t feel that is too lofty a goal! Cox® Technic physicians like yours at Apple Country Chiropractic find higher percentages of improvement for many Williamson back pain patients. With 50% relief, which for many patients appears in just a couple visits to a week or two, Williamson chiropractic treatment continues without a surgical consult or advanced imaging (except if progressive neurological deficits are seen or cauda equina is present). 50% relief is often a timely relief for Williamson back pain patients seeking a return to a quality of life that is acceptable. This might incorporate taking the dog for a walk or going to the mailbox. Apple Country Chiropractic strives to help patients attain realistic and maintainable outcomes of care.
CONTACT Apple Country Chiropractic
Schedule your next Williamson chiropractic appointment today. Apple Country Chiropractic works to meet patient expectations of Williamson back pain treatment (be they 20% or 30% or 50% or more!) as well as setting realistic expectations of back pain relief for each individual spine.
