Apple Country Chiropractic Relieves Chronic Neck and Back Pain
“How many times do I have to see you, doc?” A common question for your Williamson chiropractor. Chiropractic care at Apple Country Chiropractic goes by an evidence-based algorithm of care supported by clinical research that extends back to the 1970’s: The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management. Newer research bears out the system and its goals in which Williamson chiropractic patients can find peace as they heal.
CHIROPRACTIC USE
Williamson chiropractic patients would not be chiropractic patients if it didn’t help. The latest study of who utilizes chiropractic was completed in Malaysia: 35% of Malayasians used chiropractic. Though it was slightly below traditional and complementary medicine care usage there, it is a good number! (1) Approximately 25% of U.S. residents pursued chiropractic for neck and back pain care. 35 million U.S. adults went to a chiropractor in the last 12 months. (2) That number is growing as more people pursue and find a non-surgical, conservative approach to pain relief in chiropractic understanding that it may take a few visits to obtain relief. Apple Country Chiropractic is committed to setting a realistic treatment plan for the best possible outcome.
RECENT RESEARCH RESULTS OF CHIROPRACTIC CARE AT 3 MONTHS
Wondering how many chiropractic visits patients use and the outcomes? A new study found that in 1,362 chronic low back pain patients and 1,214 chronic neck pain patients’ function improved and back and neck pain reduced with chiropractic care in 90 days. Those who reported worse pain initially went for more chiropractic visits. Chronic low back pain sufferers with more than one visit a week benefitted more. At 3 months, chronic back and neck pain patients were improving slowly, may have even reached maximum improvement, and were potentially managing their chronic pain with a variety of chiropractic visit frequencies. (3) That is our goal, too, at Apple Country Chiropractic: educate our Williamson back pain and neck pain patients about how they can help themselves with pain management and prevention! With Cox® Technic, a study of 1000 patients found that 12 visits and 29 days were the mean days and visits for improvement. Disc herniations did take a little longer and required more visits than sprain/strains. (4) Apple Country Chiropractic shares statistics like this to help our chiropractic patients form realistic expectations.
REALISTIC EXPECTATIONS WITH CHIROPRACTIC CARE
Williamson chronic neck and back pain sufferers are realistic. Despite health policy today that seems to seek a cure for whatever is wrong, most chronic spine pain patients want pain management that they understand will necessitate ongoing care rather than “cure” from their chiropractic care. (5) Cox® Technic implemented at Apple Country Chiropractic has always shared the idea of “control not cure” when it comes to most neck pain and back pain issues. It resonates with neck pain and back pain sufferers who have looked for care from so many different providers that they “get” it. The 50% Rule of Cox® Technic makes sense to them: 50% relief in 30 days or referral for imaging or other consultation, 50% relief decreases the visit frequency by 50%, 50% relief changes the treatment from Protocol I to Protocol II, etc. The chiropractic care system of Cox® Technic follows an established algorithm that gives patients realistic expectations.
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Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Tony Barton on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he illustrates his care of a nurse suffering with chronic back pain that The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management relieved.
Schedule your next Williamson chiropractic appointment now. We will work together to maximize your improvement and set your home care plan for continued pain relief and prevention in the least number of realistic visits possible!
