“How many times do I have to
see you, doc?” A familiar question for your Minster
chiropractor. Chiropractic care at Minster Chiropractic Center 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. Newer research bears out the
system and its goals in which Minster chiropractic patients can find
calm as they heal.
CHIROPRACTIC USE
Minster chiropractic patients would not
be chiropractic patients if it did not produce beneficial results.
The latest study of who uses
chiropractic was completed in Malaysia: 35% of Malayasians
visited chiropractic. Though it was very lower
than traditional and complementary medicine care usage there, it is a good percent!
(1) About 25% of U.S. residents pursued chiropractic
for back and neck pain care. 35
million U.S. adults saw a chiropractor in the last 12 months. (2) That number is expanding as additional
people seek and find a non-surgical, conservative
approach to pain relief in chiropractic knowing that it may
require a few visits to get relief. Minster Chiropractic Center
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 3 months. 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 getting
better slowly, may have even attained maximum improvement,
and were quite possibly managing their chronic pain with
a variety of chiropractic visit frequencies. (3) That is
our goal, too, at Minster Chiropractic Center: educate our Minster 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) Minster Chiropractic Center
shares statistics like this to help our chiropractic
patients form realistic expectations.
REALISTIC EXPECTATIONS WITH CHIROPRACTIC CARE
Minster chronic neck and back
pain sufferers are realistic. Despite health policy today that seems
to pursue 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 Minster Chiropractic Center has always presented
the idea of “control not cure” when it comes to most neck pain
and back 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 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 provides patients realistic expectations.
CONTACT Minster Chiropractic Center
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 helped.
Make your next Minster
chiropractic appointment soon. 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!