“How many visits will I have to make, doc?” A common question for your New Roads
chiropractor. Chiropractic care at New Roads Chiropractic Center follows an
evidence-based algorithm of care backed 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 New Roads chiropractic patients can find
peace as they heal.
CHIROPRACTIC USE
New Roads chiropractic patients would not
be chiropractic patients if it didn’t produce beneficial results.
The latest study of who utilizes
chiropractic was done in Malaysia: 35% of Malayasians
utilized chiropractic. Though it was very lower
than traditional and complementary medicine care usage there, it is a good number!
(1) About 25% of U.S. residents sought chiropractic
for back and neck pain treatment. 35
million U.S. adults went to a chiropractor in the past
year. (2) That number is growing as more
people pursue and find a non-surgical, conservative
approach to pain relief in chiropractic knowing that it may
take a few visits to obtain relief. New Roads Chiropractic Center
is committed to setting a realistic treatment plan for optimal
outcome.
NEW RESEARCH RESULTS OF CHIROPRACTIC CARE AT 3
MONTHS
Wondering how many chiropractic visits
patients use and the outcomes? A new 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 decreased with
chiropractic care in 90 days. Those who reported
worse pain initially went for more chiropractic
visits. Chronic low back pain sufferers who went to the chiropractor more
than once a week benefitted more. At 3
months, chronic back and neck pain patients were improving slowly, may have even reached maximum improvement,
and were quite possibly managing their chronic pain with
a range of chiropractic visit frequencies. (3) That’s
our goal, too, at New Roads Chiropractic Center: educate our New Roads back pain and
neck pain patients about how they can support 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 did take a bit
longer and required more visits than sprain/strains. (4) New Roads Chiropractic Center
shares statistics like this to help our chiropractic
patients form realistic expectations.
REALISTIC EXPECTATIONS WITH CHIROPRACTIC CARE
New Roads chronic neck and back
pain patients are realistic. Despite health policy today that seems
to seek a cure for whatever ails, most chronic
spine pain patients pursue pain management that they understand
will necessitate ongoing care rather than “cure” from their chiropractic
care. (5) Cox® Technic used at New Roads Chiropractic Center has always presented
the notion of “control not cure” when it comes to most neck pain
and back pain issues. It resonates with neck pain
and back pain sufferers who have pursued care from a variety of 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 decreases 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 gives patients realistic expectations.
CONTACT New Roads 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 relieved.
Make your next New Roads
chiropractic appointment today. We will work together to
maximize your improvement and set your home care plan for
continued pain relief and prevention in the least number of realistic
visits possible!