“Do I have to see my chiropractor forever?” is a common
question New Roads Chiropractic Center responds to when New Roads
folks talk about chiropractic. New Roads chiropractic patients are a mixed
group. Some New Roads chiropractic patients come for a
specific spinal pain relief issue and quit. Some New Roads
chiropractic patients come and go as their back pain or neck pain issue requires
(though keeping on the at-home care program that incorporates
lifestyle issues, diet, nutrition, and exercise keeps these
issues at bay for many!). Some New Roads chiropractic patients find
that coming for a New Roads chiropractic spinal manipulation
visit on a regular schedule after pain relief is attained
benefits them: feeling better and keeping that better feeling when prodded
to continuing healthy things like exercising, eating right and
being adjusted. New Roads Chiropractic Center is grateful for every New Roads
chiropractic patient who trusts their spine’s healing and
on-going health to this New Roads chiropractic practice.
OPTIMAL NUMBER OF CHIROPRACTIC VISITS FOR CHRONIC LOW BACK PAIN
Now, just how often a New Roads
chiropractic patient can benefit from New Roads chiropractic
care visits is a well-researched answer for chronic
low back pain patients. New Roads Chiropractic Center shares a new
project in which chronic low back pain patients received treatment three times a
week for 6 weeks. Some visits were with spinal manipulation; some were with
light massage; some not treatment at all. Finally,
12 chiropractic spinal manipulation treatments created the most favorable
results for chronic low back pain patients. At
one year follow up, the 18 visits patients showed peak
outcomes for disability and pain relief. (1) New Roads Chiropractic Center uses the Cox
Technic System of Spinal Pain Management which has researched and documented for other specific spinal conditions
the number of visits and days to maximum improvement. Such evidence permits
New Roads Chiropractic Center to really aid our New Roads back pain
patients’ understanding of what to expect with
New Roads chiropractic care.
NUMBER OF CHIROPRACTIC VISITS BY CONDITION
The number of visits for low back pain episodes changes
often with the underlying cause of the back pain episode. A study from 30
chiropractic clinics’ chiropractic care with flexion distraction (aka Cox
Technic) gathered data on 1000 back pain patients. It detailed
the types of conditions treated, the days, visits and patient outcomes. Overall,
12 visits in 29 days were the mean results for maximum
improvement. For specific conditions like spondylolisthesis,
disc herniation (even L4 vs L5 disc herniation), sprain/strain, etc., the days
and visits varied. There is a difference in treating a disc
herniation versus a sprain understandably. One presents
a greater challenge to treat than the
other. 91% of patients found low back and leg pain relief on average in less
than 90 days (when the condition becomes "chronic") and
12 visits. (2)
Whatever your underlying cause of spinal
pain, a New Roads chiropractic treatment plan can be coordinated
for its relief with a recommendation for on-going chiropractic care if that is desired.
New Roads Chiropractic Center is at your service!
CONTACT New Roads Chiropractic Center
Listen in to this PODCAST about chiropractic care relief of
a chronic pain condition with a patient who finds visits to the chiropractor help
keep her going.
Schedule a New Roads chiropractic appointment with
New Roads Chiropractic Center to see how many visits it will likely
take to help you get relief and to consider
if you would want to visit
your chiropractor forever on an
occasional follow-up basis!