Vancouver Disc Centers Relieves Chronic Neck and Back Pain
“How many times do I have to see you, doc?” A conventional question for your Vancouver chiropractor. Chiropractic care at Vancouver Disc Centers goes by an evidence-based algorithm of care supported by clinical research that goes back to the 1970’s: The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management. Recent research bears out the system and its goals in which Vancouver chiropractic patients can find peace as they heal.
CHIROPRACTIC USE
Vancouver chiropractic patients wouldn’t be chiropractic patients if it didn’t produce beneficial results. The latest study of who uses chiropractic was completed in Malaysia: 35% of Malayasians utilized 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 back and neck pain care. 35 million U.S. adults went to a chiropractor in the last 12 months. (2) That number is expanding as additional people pursue and find a non-surgical, conservative approach to pain relief in chiropractic understanding that it may take a few visits to get results. Vancouver Disc Centers 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 recent study reported 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 attained maximum improvement, and were potentially managing their chronic pain with a range of chiropractic visit frequencies. (3) That is our goal, too, at Vancouver Disc Centers: educate our Vancouver back pain and neck pain patients about how they can support 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 took a bit longer and needed more visits than sprain/strains. (4) Vancouver Disc Centers shares statistics like this to help our chiropractic patients form realistic expectations.
REALISTIC EXPECTATIONS WITH CHIROPRACTIC CARE
Vancouver chronic back and neck pain patients are realistic. Despite health policy today that seems to seek a cure for whatever is wrong, most chronic spine pain patients pursue pain management that they know will necessitate ongoing care rather than “cure” from their chiropractic care. (5) Cox® Technic implemented at Vancouver Disc Centers has always presented the idea of “control not cure” when it comes to most back pain and neck pain issues. It resonates with back pain and neck pain sufferers who have pursued care from so many different healthcare professionals 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 provides 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 explains his care of a nurse suffering with chronic back pain that The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management relieved.
Schedule your next Vancouver 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 fewest realistic visits possible!
