Pure Chiropractic Asks Back Pain Patients About Pain Relief Expectations
What do Concord, NC back pain sufferers desire when they seek Concord, NC back pain care? Back pain relief. How much Concord, NC 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 had a couple back surgeries, numerous spinal injections, many doctors and therapists may well be thrilled with 50% or even 30%. Pure Chiropractic welcomes all these Concord, NC back pain patients and communicates what the spinal research literature documents as realistic outcomes of Concord, NC back pain treatment and specifically Concord, NC chiropractic outcomes of care following the Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.
YOUR EXPECTATION OF Concord, NC BACK PAIN RELIEF
How much improvement do you expect from your back pain treatment? 30% is said to be “clinically relevant.” (1) Is that enough for you? Medical literature defines 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 defined 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% stated 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 increases. (4) Realistic expectations of back pain treatment are shared with Concord, NC chiropractic patients at Pure Chiropractic when the treatment plan is arranged.
CHIROPRACTIC COX® TECHNIC OUTCOMES FOR BACK PAIN
In going by the protocols of the chiropractic technique, Cox® Technic, Pure Chiropractic and fellow chiropractors who offer 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 Pure Chiropractic observe higher percentages of improvement for many Concord, NC back pain patients. With 50% relief, which for many patients comes in just a few visits to a couple weeks, Concord, NC chiropractic treatment carries on without a surgical consult or advanced imaging (unless progressive neurological deficits are seen or cauda equina exists). 50% relief is often a timely relief for Concord, NC back pain patients looking for a return to a quality of life that is acceptable. This might involve taking the dog for a walk or walking to the mailbox. Pure Chiropractic strives to help patients attain realistic and maintainable outcomes of care.
CONTACT Pure Chiropractic
Schedule your next Concord, NC chiropractic appointment today. Pure Chiropractic works to meet patient expectations of Concord, NC back pain treatment (be they 20% or 30% or 50% or more!) while also establishing reasonable expectations of back pain relief for each patient’s spine.
