“How many visits will I have to make, doc?” A common question for your Fernandina Beach
chiropractor. Chiropractic care at Amelia Chiropractic Clinic goes by an
evidence-based algorithm of care supported by clinical research
that goes back to the 1970’s: The Cox® Technic System of
Spinal Pain Management. Newer research confirms the
system and its goals in which Fernandina Beach chiropractic patients can find
calm as they heal.
CHIROPRACTIC USE
Fernandina Beach chiropractic patients would not
be chiropractic patients if it didn’t help.
The latest study of who uses
chiropractic was completed in Malaysia: 35% of Malayasians
utilized chiropractic. Though it was very below traditional and complementary medicine care usage there, it is a good percent!
(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 expanding as additional
people pursue and find a non-surgical, conservative
approach to pain relief in chiropractic knowing that it may
require a few visits to get results. Amelia Chiropractic Clinic
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 recent 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 reduced with
chiropractic care in 90 days. Those who reported
worse pain initially went for 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 improving slowly, may have even reached maximum improvement,
and were potentially managing their chronic pain using
a variety of chiropractic visit frequencies. (3) That’s
our goal, too, at Amelia Chiropractic Clinic: educate our Fernandina Beach 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 did take a bit
longer and needed more visits than sprain/strains. (4) Amelia Chiropractic Clinic
shares statistics like this to help our chiropractic
patients make realistic expectations.
REALISTIC EXPECTATIONS WITH CHIROPRACTIC CARE
Fernandina Beach chronic back and neck
pain sufferers are realistic. Despite health policy today that seems
to want a cure for whatever ails, most chronic
spine pain patients seek pain management that they understand
will require ongoing care rather than “cure” from their chiropractic
care. (5) Cox® Technic implemented at Amelia Chiropractic Clinic has always shared
the notion of “control not cure” when it comes to most back pain and neck pain issues. It resonates with back pain and neck pain sufferers who have sought 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 drops 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 offers patients realistic expectations.
CONTACT Amelia Chiropractic Clinic
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.
Schedule your next Fernandina Beach
chiropractic appointment today. We will work together to
maximize your improvement and establish your home care plan for
continued pain relief and prevention in the least number of realistic
visits possible!