“How many times do I have to
see you, doc?” A familiar question for your Williamson
chiropractor. Chiropractic care at Apple Country Chiropractic goes by an
evidence-based algorithm of care backed 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 Williamson chiropractic patients can find
calm as they heal.
CHIROPRACTIC USE
Williamson chiropractic patients wouldn’t
be chiropractic patients if it did not help.
The latest study of who utilizes
chiropractic was completed in Malaysia: 35% of Malayasians
utilized chiropractic. Though it was slightly lower
than traditional and complementary medicine care usage there, it is a good percent!
(1) Approximately 25% of U.S. residents pursued chiropractic
for neck and back pain management. 35
million U.S. adults saw a chiropractor in the past
year. (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. Apple Country Chiropractic
is committed to setting a realistic treatment plan for optimal
outcome.
RECENT RESEARCH RESULTS OF CHIROPRACTIC CARE AT 3
MONTHS
Curious about how many chiropractic visits
patients use and the outcomes? A recent 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 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 reached maximum improvement,
and were potentially managing their chronic pain using
a variety of chiropractic visit frequencies. (3) That is
our goal, too, at Apple Country Chiropractic: educate our Williamson 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 visits and days for improvement. Disc herniations took a bit
longer and needed more visits than sprain/strains. (4) Apple Country Chiropractic
presents statistics like this to help our chiropractic
patients form realistic expectations.
REALISTIC EXPECTATIONS WITH CHIROPRACTIC CARE
Williamson chronic back and neck
pain patients are realistic. Despite health policy today that seems
to want a cure for whatever ails, most chronic
spine pain patients seek pain management that they understand
will necessitate ongoing care rather than “cure” from their chiropractic
care. (5) Cox® Technic used at Apple Country Chiropractic has always presented
the notion 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 looked
for care from so many different healthcare
professionals 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 offers patients realistic expectations.
CONTACT Apple Country Chiropractic
Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. Tony Barton on The
Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he
describes his care of a nurse suffering with chronic
back pain that The Cox® Technic
System of Spinal Pain Management helped.
Schedule your next Williamson
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!