Best to See Your Groton Chiropractor As Long As You Need
“Do I have to see my chiropractor forever?” is a usual question Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office hears when Groton folks talk about chiropractic. Groton chiropractic patients are a assorted lot. Some Groton chiropractic patients come for a specific spinal pain relief issue and quit. Some Groton chiropractic patients come and go as their back pain or neck pain issue dictates (though keeping on the at-home care program that incorporates lifestyle issues, diet, nutrition, and exercise keeps these issues at bay for many!). Some Groton chiropractic patients find that making a Groton chiropractic spinal manipulation visit on a regular basis after pain relief is achieved benefits them: feeling better and keeping that better feeling when reminded to keep doing healthy things like exercising, eating right and being adjusted. Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office appreciates every Groton chiropractic patient who entrusts their spine’s healing and on-going health to this Groton chiropractic practice.
Now, just how often a Groton chiropractic patient can benefit from Groton chiropractic care visits is a well-researched answer for chronic low back pain patients. Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office shares a recent study in which chronic low back pain patients received treatment three times a week for 6 weeks. During each visit the patient would receive spinal manipulation or light massage or no treatment. In the end, 12 chiropractic spinal manipulation treatments produced the most promising outcomes for chronic low back pain patients. At one year follow up, the 18 visits patients showed greatest outcomes for disability and pain relief. (1) Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office uses the Cox Technic System of Spinal Pain Management which has studied and reported about other specific spinal issues the number of visits and days to maximum improvement. Such evidence lets Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office to really aid our Groton back pain patients’ knowledge of what to expect with Groton chiropractic care.
The number of visits for low back pain episodes fluctuates often with the underlying cause of the back pain episode. A study from 30 chiropractic clinics’ chiropractic care with flexion distraction (aka Cox Technic) resulted in data on 1000 back pain patients. It recorded the types of conditions treated, the days, visits and patient outcomes. Overall, 12 visits in 29 days were the mean outcomes for maximum improvement. For specific conditions like spondylolisthesis, disc herniation (even L4 vs L5 disc herniation), sprain/strain, etc., the days and visits differed. Treating a disc herniation is quite different from treating a sprain. One is more difficult to treat than the other. 91% of patients found relief of their low back pain and leg pain on average in less than 90 days (when the condition becomes "chronic") and 12 visits. (2)
Whatever your underlying condition of spinal pain, a Groton chiropractic treatment plan can be planned for its relief with a recommendation for on-going chiropractic care if that is desired. Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office is at your service!
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Listen in to this PODCAST about chiropractic care relief of a chronic pain condition with a patient who finds visits to the chiropractor help keep her going.
Schedule a Groton chiropractic appointment with Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office to see how many visits it may take to get you feeling better and to see if you would want to see your chiropractor forever on an occasional follow-up basis!
