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Benefits of Continued Richmond Chiropractic Care for Back Pain

“Doc, must I see you for a long time?”

“No, but you might well want to!”

Researchers are reporting on support for chiropractic care in the short and long term also known as maintenance care. Advantages include pain relief and return of function in the short term and sustained pain relief, prolonged function, and enhanced confidence in doing activities of daily living. Johnson Chiropractic trusts our Richmond chiropractic patients to make the best decision for their condition as they know themselves and their bodies best.

CHIROPRACTIC RELIEF: TIME, VISITS AND WORSE PAIN, FUNCTION RETURN

A RAND Human Subjects Protection Committee-approved study of chronic back pain (1362) and chronic neck pain (1214) patients analyzed how quickly they got better with chiropractic care and how much functional improvement they felt. The involved patients were documented as suffering with mild pain for the most part. Back and neck pain decreased, and function recovered gradually over three months of chiropractic care. When frequency of chiropractic visits was blended into the analysis, those who had the worst pain went for more visits. Only visits more than once a week for chronic low back pain patients impacted the outcome toward greater improvement. (1) Studies like this can assist patients with their expectations and payers with their treatment plan decision-making for coverage. Johnson Chiropractic is so glad to see these types of studies published to share with our Richmond back pain patients.

TREATMENT PLANNING FOR BACK PAIN RELIEF: Chiropractic Maintenance Care

Not all back pain patients are the same. Richmond back pain has biological, social, and psychological influences]30] that should be addressed as well. A study of back pain patients’ response to chiropractic care alone versus multidisciplinary care found a relatively small difference in outcome which makes sense that inserting ancillary care boosts the outcomes. (2) Same with continued chiropractic care. Patients who kept to the maintenance care recommendations noted fewer pain days and fewer activity-limited days. (3) Back pain patients who adhered to recommendations for maintenance care valued its being patient-centered. Cost, low availability, and fear of treatment were factors they thought stood in the way of their following recommended maintenance care. (4) One patient with a 13-year history of chiropractic once-monthly maintenance care including cervical spine long-y distraction for cervical radiculopathy and associated retrolisthesis (backward slipping of one spinal vertebral bone on its spinal neighbors) maintained the patient’s asymptomatic state, kept the spine functioning as best as possible, and brought about a steady decrease in the cervical spine retrolisthesis. Older neck pain patients who underwent long-term chiropractic care and exercise for neck pain experienced greater improvement in pain, function, balance, and self-efficacy (confidence in doing daily activities and such). Chiropractic care was thought to improve pain and control symptoms while exercise supported self-efficacy and confidence in being able to stay active and mobile and in being able to self-manage their condition. (6) Johnson Chiropractic carefully creates a treatment plan for each unique patient for best possible outcomes for each.

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Listen to the PODCAST with Dr. Robert Borzone on the Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he describes the benefit of continued chiropractic care with the Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management for his patient with a disc herniation.      

Make your next Richmond chiropractic appointment with Johnson Chiropractic. Our back pain and neck pain patients don’t have to see us, but many choose to because they feel good and want to stay that way. 

Johnson Chiropractic shares the benefits of continued chiropractic care – aka maintenance care - for back and neck pain patients in reducing pain, staying mobile, and feeling confident in participating in daily activities.  
 
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