What do Richmond back pain sufferers desire
when they seek Richmond back pain care? Back pain relief. How much
Richmond 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 many times expect 100%. A veteran back pain
sufferer who has experienced a few
back surgeries, several spinal injections, many doctors and
therapists may well be thrilled with 50% or even 30%. Johnson Chiropractic
invites all these Richmond back pain patients and communicates
what the spinal research literature documents as realistic
outcomes of Richmond back pain treatment and specifically Richmond
chiropractic outcomes of care following the Cox® Technic System of
Spinal Pain Management.
YOUR EXPECTATION OF Richmond BACK PAIN RELIEF
How much improvement do you want from your back
pain treatment? 30% is said to be “clinically relevant.” (1)
Is that adequate for you? Medical literature characterizes
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 by a study of 743 patients.
(2) In another study of 609 back-related
leg pain and sciatica patients, good outcome is defined
as 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 goes down as disability goes
up. (4) Realistic expectations of back pain treatment are shared
with Richmond chiropractic patients at
Johnson Chiropractic when the treatment plan is established.
CHIROPRACTIC COX® TECHNIC OUTCOMES FOR BACK PAIN
In going by the protocols of the
chiropractic technique, Cox® Technic, Johnson Chiropractic and fellow chiropractors
who use it seek 50% relief of pain in 30 days…and
we chiropractors do not see this as too lofty
a target! Cox® Technic physicians like yours at Johnson Chiropractic find
higher percentages of improvement for many Richmond back pain
patients. With 50% relief, which for many patients results
in just a few visits to a couple weeks, Richmond
chiropractic treatment continues without a surgical consult or
advanced imaging (unless progressive neurological deficits appear or cauda equina exists). 50% relief is often
a long-awaited relief for
Richmond 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. Johnson Chiropractic strives to help patients achieve
realistic and sustainable outcomes of care.
CONTACT Johnson Chiropractic
Schedule your next Richmond chiropractic
appointment today. Johnson Chiropractic works to meet
patient expectations of Richmond 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.
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