Old Mill Chiropractic Relieves Chronic Neck and Back Pain
“How many times do I have to see you, doc?” A common question for your St Peters chiropractor. Chiropractic care at Old Mill Chiropractic follows 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. Recent research bears out the system and its goals in which St Peters chiropractic patients can find calm as they heal.
CHIROPRACTIC USE
St Peters chiropractic patients wouldn’t be chiropractic patients if it did not produce beneficial results. The latest study of who uses chiropractic was done in Malaysia: 35% of Malayasians utilized chiropractic. Though it was slightly lower than traditional and complementary medicine care usage there, it is a good number! (1) About 25% of U.S. residents pursued chiropractic for neck and back pain care. 35 million U.S. adults went to a chiropractor in the past year. (2) That number is expanding as more people look for and find a non-surgical, conservative approach to pain relief in chiropractic understanding that it may require a few visits to obtain results. Old Mill Chiropractic is committed to setting a realistic treatment plan for optimal 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 three months. Those who reported worse pain initially had more chiropractic visits. Chronic low back pain sufferers who went to the chiropractor more than once a week benefitted more. At 3 months, chronic neck and back pain patients were getting better slowly, may have even reached maximum improvement, and were quite possibly managing their chronic pain using a variety of chiropractic visit frequencies. (3) That is our goal, too, at Old Mill Chiropractic: educate our St Peters 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 29 days and 12 visits were the mean visits and days for improvement. Disc herniations took a little longer and needed more visits than sprain/strains. (4) Old Mill Chiropractic shares statistics like this to help our chiropractic patients form realistic expectations.
REALISTIC EXPECTATIONS WITH CHIROPRACTIC CARE
St Peters chronic neck and back pain patients are realistic. Despite health policy today that seems to want a cure for whatever is wrong, most chronic spine pain patients seek pain management that they understand will require ongoing care rather than “cure” from their chiropractic care. (5) Cox® Technic used at Old Mill Chiropractic has always presented the idea of “control not cure” when it comes to most back pain and neck pain issues. It resonates with neck pain and back pain sufferers who have looked for 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 St Peters 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!