Minster Chiropractic Center Asks Back Pain Patients About Pain Relief Expectations
What do Minster back pain sufferers desire when they seek Minster back pain care? Back pain relief. How much Minster 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 many times expect 100%. A veteran back pain sufferer who has undergone a few back surgeries, some spinal injections, many doctors and therapists may well be delighted with 50% or even 30%. Minster Chiropractic Center invites all these Minster back pain patients and shares what the spinal research literature documents as realistic outcomes of Minster back pain treatment and specifically Minster chiropractic outcomes of care following the Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.
YOUR EXPECTATION OF Minster BACK PAIN RELIEF
How much improvement do you want from your back pain treatment? 30% is said to be “clinically relevant.” (1) Is that enough for you? Medical literature describes the “minimal clinically important difference” of treatment to be the slightest change in outcome a patient feels is 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 explained to be 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 rises. (4) Realistic expectations of back pain treatment are communicated to Minster chiropractic patients at Minster Chiropractic Center when the treatment plan is set up.
CHIROPRACTIC COX® TECHNIC OUTCOMES FOR BACK PAIN
In following the protocols of the chiropractic technique, Cox® Technic, Minster Chiropractic Center and fellow chiropractors who offer it aim for 50% relief of pain in 30 days…and we chiropractors do not feel that is too lofty a goal! Cox® Technic physicians like yours at Minster Chiropractic Center observe higher percentages of improvement for many Minster back pain patients. With 50% relief, which for many patients comes in just a couple visits to a week or two, Minster chiropractic treatment continues without a surgical consult or advanced imaging (except if progressive neurological deficits appear or cauda equina is present). 50% relief is frequently a long-awaited relief for Minster back pain patients seeking a return to a quality of life that is satisfactory. This might incorporate taking the dog for a walk or going to the mailbox. Minster Chiropractic Center tries to help patients attain realistic and sustainable outcomes of care.
CONTACT Minster Chiropractic Center
Schedule your next Minster chiropractic visit today. Minster Chiropractic Center works to meet patient expectations of Minster back pain treatment (be they 20% or 30% or 50% or more!) as well as establishing realistic expectations of back pain relief for each patient’s spine.
