Benefits of Continued Juneau Chiropractic Care for Back Pain
“Doc, do I have to see you for a long time?”
“No, but you may want to!”
Researchers are reporting on support for chiropractic care in the short and long term also known as maintenance care. Benefits include pain relief and return of function in the short term and sustained pain relief, prolonged function, and higher confidence in doing activities of daily living. Aurora Chiropractic Center leaves it up to our Juneau chiropractic clients who know themselves and their bodies well.
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 examined how quickly they improved with chiropractic care and how much functional improvement they experienced. These patients were found to suffer 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 mixed in the analysis, those who stated they 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 help patients with their expectations and payers with their treatment plan decision-making for coverage. Aurora Chiropractic Center is so glad to read about these published studies to share with our Juneau back pain patients.
TREATMENT PLANNING FOR BACK PAIN RELIEF: Chiropractic Maintenance Care
Not all back pain patients are the same. Juneau back pain has biological, social, and psychological influences]30] that should be addressed, too. A collection of back pain patients’ response to chiropractic care alone versus multidisciplinary care found a relatively small difference in outcome which seems logical since inserting ancillary care boosts the outcomes. (2) Same with continued chiropractic care. Patients who followed maintenance care recommendations reported 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 prevented them from following recommended maintenance care. (4) A patient with a 13-year history of chiropractic once a month 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, sustained the spine functioning as best as possible, and produced a gradual reduction in the cervical spine retrolisthesis. Older neck pain patients who received long-term chiropractic care and exercise for neck pain reported greater improvement in pain, function, balance, and self-efficacy (confidence in doing daily activities and such). Chiropractic care was thought to positively impact pain and manage symptoms while exercise bolstered self-efficacy and confidence in being able to stay active and mobile and in being able to self-handle their condition. (6) Aurora Chiropractic Center carefully designs a treatment plan for each unique patient for best possible outcomes for each.
CONTACT Aurora Chiropractic Center
Listen to the PODCAST with Dr. Robert Borzone on the Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he shares 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 Juneau chiropractic appointment with Aurora Chiropractic Center. Our back pain and neck pain patients do not have to see us, but many do because they feel good and want to stay that way.
