“How many visits will I have to make, doc?” A common question for your Groton
chiropractor. Chiropractic care at Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office follows 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 bears out the
system and its goals in which Groton chiropractic patients can find
calm as they heal.
CHIROPRACTIC USE
Groton chiropractic patients would not
be chiropractic patients if it didn’t help.
The latest study of who uses
chiropractic was done in Malaysia: 35% of Malayasians
used chiropractic. Though it was slightly below traditional and complementary medicine care usage there, it is a good number!
(1) About 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 more
people look for and find a non-surgical, conservative
approach to pain relief in chiropractic knowing that it may
require a few visits to obtain relief. Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office
is committed to setting a realistic treatment plan for the best possible
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 at first had more chiropractic
visits. Chronic low back pain sufferers with more than one visit a week benefitted more. At 3
months, chronic neck and back pain patients were improving slowly, may have even reached maximum improvement,
and were potentially managing their chronic pain using
a range of chiropractic visit frequencies. (3) That is
our goal, too, at Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office: educate our Groton back pain and
neck pain patients about how they can help themselves with pain
management and prevention! With Cox®
Technic, 12 visits and 29 days were the mean days and visits to improvement
in a study of 1000 patients. Disc herniations took a bit
longer and needed more visits than sprain/strains. (4) Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office
shares statistics like this to assist our chiropractic
patients make realistic expectations.
REALISTIC EXPECTATIONS WITH CHIROPRACTIC CARE
Groton chronic neck and back
pain patients are realistic. Despite health policy today that seems
to want a cure for whatever is wrong, most chronic
spine pain patients seek pain management that they know
will necessitate ongoing care rather than “cure” from their chiropractic
care. (5) Cox® Technic used at Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office has always presented
the idea 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 looked
for care from a variety of 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 decreases 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 Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office
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.
Make your next Groton
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!