“How many visits will I have to make, doc?” A conventional question for your Colorado Springs
chiropractor. Chiropractic care at The Chiropractic TRUhealthDR goes by an
evidence-based algorithm of care backed by clinical research
that stretches back to the 1970’s: The Cox® Technic System of
Spinal Pain Management. Recent research confirms the
system and its goals in which Colorado Springs chiropractic patients can find
peace as they heal.
CHIROPRACTIC USE
Colorado Springs chiropractic patients wouldn’t
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 slightly below traditional and complementary medicine care usage there, it is a good percent!
(1) Approximately 25% of U.S. residents pursued chiropractic
for back and neck pain management. 35
million U.S. adults went to a chiropractor in the past
year. (2) That number is expanding as additional
people look for and find a non-surgical, conservative
approach to pain relief in chiropractic knowing that it may
require a few visits to get results. The Chiropractic TRUhealthDR
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 reported
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 three months. Those who reported
worse pain initially had more chiropractic
visits. Chronic low back pain sufferers with more than one visit a week benefitted more. At 3
months, chronic back and neck pain patients were getting
better slowly, may have even attained maximum improvement,
and were quite possibly managing their chronic pain with
a variety of chiropractic visit frequencies. (3) That’s
our goal, too, at The Chiropractic TRUhealthDR: educate our Colorado Springs back pain and
neck pain patients about how they can help themselves with pain
management and prevention! With Cox®
Technic, a study of 1000 patients found that 12 visits
and 29 days were the mean visits and days for improvement. Disc herniations took a bit
longer and required more visits than sprain/strains. (4) The Chiropractic TRUhealthDR
shares statistics like this to assist our chiropractic
patients make realistic expectations.
REALISTIC EXPECTATIONS WITH CHIROPRACTIC CARE
Colorado Springs chronic back and neck
pain patients are realistic. Despite health policy today that seems
to want 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 implemented at The Chiropractic TRUhealthDR has always shared
the idea of “control not cure” when it comes to most back pain and neck pain issues. It resonates with neck pain
and back pain sufferers who have looked
for care from so many different healthcare
professionals that they understand 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 reduces 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 provides patients realistic expectations.
CONTACT The Chiropractic TRUhealthDR
Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. Tony Barton on The
Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he
describes his care of a nurse suffering with chronic
back pain that The Cox® Technic
System of Spinal Pain Management helped.
Schedule your next Colorado Springs
chiropractic appointment now. 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!