Richmond Back Pain Option: Control It
Control not cure. That is a tough concept to accept when you are hurting. On the other hand, for many back pain and neck pain patients, any relief is welcome. Johnson Chiropractic treats many Richmond back pain and Richmond neck pain patients who suffer with chronic pain. Luckily, spine pain patients who choose chiropractic care with realistic goals often obtain relief.
CURE vs MANAGEMENT
When patients visit doctors, they generally want a “fix”. They desire to be “cured” from their illness be it a cold or a headache or an infection even their back pain or neck pain. Researchers wrote that medicine and healthcare primarily follow the “curative” model of care. For some conditions, management or control of the condition develops into the goal of care. Back and neck pain patients who realize that their condition is theirs for life and that there is help for containing that pain via on-going chiropractic care turn into appreciative patients. Johnson Chiropractic sees them all the time. The healthcare “curative” model may not transform any time soon, but the patients’ healthcare options do. Recently, researchers studied back pain patients seeking care from chiropractors. Of 1614 chronic back and neck pain patients, less than 1/3rd of them had a goal of a permanent end to their pain. These patients experienced pain for a shorter time and believed in a medical cure. The rest of the patients sought on-going care to prevent the pain from returning, prevent it from getting worse, and have temporary relief of their pain. These patients had lower pain levels for a longer time. (1) Patients’ hopes influence their pain relief.
HOPES OF BACK PAIN PATIENTS
It is no secret that low back pain is a costly healthcare challenge considering finances as well as quality of life. Back pain sufferers who possess a high expectation of improvement enjoy a 58% higher chance of reporting improvement at the fourth chiropractic appointment. Your Richmond chiropractor knows the significance of our back pain patients’ hopes and expectations. These hopes foretell short-term outcomes more effectively than the intensity of the pain, self-rated health status or psychological status. (2) Johnson Chiropractic shares expectations that will enhance patients’ quality of life.
50% RELIEF
50% relief is a quality of life improvement! The 50% Rule with The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management puts forth realistic expectations to spine pain sufferers from the beginning. Many Richmond back pain patients who come to Johnson Chiropractic and have struggled with their pain for some time already are delighted at the prospect of 10% or 20% or 50% or more. They just want some semblance of their pre-pain life back even if it is walking around the block or going to the grocery store. Cox® Technic seeks 50% relief of pain within 30 days of care with patient cooperation on visits and at-home recommendations of exercise and/or nutrition. The 50% Rule also assures both the back pain sufferer and the physician that the “next thing” to do if relief is not achieved will be arranged. Our patients can count on Johnson Chiropractic to take care of them.
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Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Scott Spengel on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson about helping a patient with Cox® Technic for relief of her back pain with a reasonable cost on a reasonable timeframe to meet her expectations of pain reduction.
Schedule a Richmond chiropractic visit soon for some control of your back pain and improved quality of life whether it’s 10% or 25% or 50% or more. It is nice to have some control of the pain that has controlled you for too long.
