Manahawkin Chiropractic Center Asks Back Pain Patients About Pain Relief Expectations
What do Manahawkin back pain sufferers desire when they seek Manahawkin back pain care? Back pain relief. How much Manahawkin back pain relief do they expect? 100%? 50%? That percentage varies with the back pain patient’s experience and past care. First time back pain sufferers often expect 100%. A veteran back pain sufferer who has undergone a few back surgeries, numerous spinal injections, many doctors and therapists may well be delighted with 50% or even 30%. Manahawkin Chiropractic Center invites all these Manahawkin back pain patients and shares what the spinal research literature reports as realistic outcomes of Manahawkin back pain treatment and specifically Manahawkin chiropractic outcomes of care following the Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.
YOUR EXPECTATION OF Manahawkin BACK PAIN RELIEF
How much improvement do you want from your back pain treatment? 30% is held to be “clinically relevant.” (1) Is that enough for you? Medical literature characterizes the “minimal clinically important difference” of treatment to be the smallest change in outcome a patient sees as meaningful to him or her. That difference is defined as 30% improvement in self-reported pain or function by 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 had spine surgery for low back degenerative disc disease for pain and disability reduction was experienced by 64% at 12 months post-surgery. However, satisfaction goes down as disability rises. (4) Realistic expectations of back pain treatment are communicated to Manahawkin chiropractic patients at Manahawkin Chiropractic Center when the treatment plan is established.
CHIROPRACTIC COX® TECHNIC OUTCOMES FOR BACK PAIN
In following the protocols of the chiropractic technique, Cox® Technic, Manahawkin Chiropractic Center and fellow chiropractors who utilize it aim for 50% relief of pain in 30 days…and we chiropractors don’t feel that is too lofty a target! Cox® Technic physicians like yours at Manahawkin Chiropractic Center observe higher percentages of improvement for many Manahawkin back pain patients. With 50% relief, which for many patients comes in just a few visits to a week or two, Manahawkin chiropractic treatment continues without a surgical consult or advanced imaging (unless progressive neurological deficits are seen or cauda equina exists). 50% relief is frequently a welcome relief for Manahawkin back pain patients looking for a return to a quality of life that is satisfactory. This might involve walking the dog or walking to the mailbox. Manahawkin Chiropractic Center strives to help patients attain realistic and sustainable outcomes of care.
CONTACT Manahawkin Chiropractic Center
Schedule your next Manahawkin chiropractic appointment today. Manahawkin Chiropractic Center anticipates meeting patient expectations of Manahawkin 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.
