Manchester Chiropractic & Sports Injuries Asks Back Pain Patients About Pain Relief Expectations
What do Manchester back pain sufferers want when they seek Manchester back pain care? Back pain relief. How much Manchester back pain relief do they expect? 100%? 50%? That percentage differs with the back pain patient’s experience and past care. First time back pain sufferers often expect 100%. A veteran back pain sufferer who has undergone a few back surgeries, some spinal injections, many doctors and therapists may well be thrilled with 50% or even 30%. Manchester Chiropractic & Sports Injuries welcomes all these Manchester back pain patients and communicates what the spinal research literature documents as realistic outcomes of Manchester back pain treatment and specifically Manchester chiropractic outcomes of care using the Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.
YOUR EXPECTATION OF Manchester BACK PAIN RELIEF
How much improvement do you expect from your back pain treatment? 30% is reported to be “clinically relevant.” (1) Is that adequate for you? Medical literature defines the “minimal clinically important difference” of treatment to be the slightest change in status a patient sees as meaningful to him or her. That difference is defined as 30% improvement in self-reported pain or function by a study of 743 patients. (2) In another study of 609 back-related leg pain and sciatica patients, good outcome is described as 30% reduction in disability. 55% stated such improvement at 12 months of care. (3) The expectation of 5443 patients who underwent spine surgery for lumbar spine degenerative disc disease for pain and disability reduction was experienced by 64% at 12 months post-surgery. However, satisfaction decreases as disability rises. (4) Realistic expectations of back pain treatment are shared with Manchester chiropractic patients at Manchester Chiropractic & Sports Injuries when the treatment plan is arranged.
CHIROPRACTIC COX® TECHNIC OUTCOMES FOR BACK PAIN
In adhering to the protocols of the chiropractic technique, Cox® Technic, Manchester Chiropractic & Sports Injuries and fellow chiropractors who utilize it aim for 50% relief of pain in 30 days…and we chiropractors do not feel that is too lofty a target! Cox® Technic physicians like yours at Manchester Chiropractic & Sports Injuries observe higher percentages of improvement for many Manchester back pain patients. With 50% relief, which for many patients results in just a few visits to a couple weeks, Manchester chiropractic treatment carries on without a surgical consult or advanced imaging (unless progressive neurological deficits are seen or cauda equina is present). 50% relief is often a timely relief for Manchester back pain patients looking for a return to a quality of life that is satisfactory. This might involve walking the dog or walking to the mailbox. Manchester Chiropractic & Sports Injuries strives to help patients attain realistic and maintainable outcomes of care.
CONTACT Manchester Chiropractic & Sports Injuries
Schedule your next Manchester chiropractic visit today. Manchester Chiropractic & Sports Injuries anticipates meeting patient expectations of Manchester back pain treatment (be they 20% or 30% or 50% or more!) as well as forming reasonable expectations of back pain relief for each patient’s spine.
