“How many times do I have to
see you, doc?” A common question for your Vancouver
chiropractor. Chiropractic care at Vancouver Disc Centers goes by an
evidence-based algorithm of care backed by clinical research
that stretches 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 did not produce beneficial results.
The latest study of who utilizes
chiropractic was conducted 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) About 25% of U.S. residents pursued chiropractic
for back and neck pain management. 35
million U.S. adults saw a chiropractor in the last 12 months. (2) That number is growing as additional
people seek 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 optimal
outcome.
NEW RESEARCH RESULTS OF CHIROPRACTIC CARE AT 3
MONTHS
Wondering how many chiropractic visits
patients use and the outcomes? A new 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 at first 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 quite possibly managing their chronic pain with
a variety of chiropractic visit frequencies. (3) That’s
our goal, too, at Vancouver Disc Centers: educate our Vancouver back pain and
neck pain patients about how they can help themselves with pain
management and prevention! With Cox®
Technic, 29
days and 12 visits were the mean days and visits to improvement
in a study of 1000 patients. Disc herniations took a bit
longer and required more visits than sprain/strains. (4) Vancouver Disc Centers
shares statistics like this to assist our chiropractic
patients make realistic expectations.
REALISTIC EXPECTATIONS WITH CHIROPRACTIC CARE
Vancouver chronic neck and back
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 require ongoing care rather than “cure” from their chiropractic
care. (5) Cox® Technic implemented at Vancouver Disc Centers has always presented
the notion 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 pursued care from a variety of different providers that they understand 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 reduces 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.
CONTACT Vancouver Disc Centers
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 Vancouver
chiropractic appointment now. We will work together to
maximize your improvement and establish your home care plan for
continued pain relief and prevention in the fewest realistic
visits possible!