Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn Relieves Chronic Neck and Back Pain
“How many visits will I have to make, doc?” A common question for your Ashburn and Herndon chiropractor. Chiropractic care at Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn 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 confirms the system and its goals in which Ashburn and Herndon chiropractic patients can find calm as they heal.
CHIROPRACTIC USE
Ashburn and Herndon chiropractic patients would not be chiropractic patients if it did not produce beneficial results. The latest study of who uses chiropractic was conducted in Malaysia: 35% of Malayasians used chiropractic. Though it was slightly lower than 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 care. 35 million U.S. adults saw 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 take a few visits to obtain relief. Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn is committed to setting a realistic treatment plan for the best possible outcome.
RECENT RESEARCH RESULTS OF CHIROPRACTIC CARE AT 3 MONTHS
Curious about how many chiropractic visits patients use and the outcomes? A recent study reported 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 three months. Those who reported worse pain initially 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 attained maximum improvement, and were potentially managing their chronic pain with a variety of chiropractic visit frequencies. (3) That’s our goal, too, at Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn: educate our Ashburn and Herndon 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 did take a bit longer and required more visits than sprain/strains. (4) Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn presents statistics like this to help our chiropractic patients form realistic expectations.
REALISTIC EXPECTATIONS WITH CHIROPRACTIC CARE
Ashburn and Herndon chronic neck and back pain sufferers 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 understand will necessitate ongoing care rather than “cure” from their chiropractic care. (5) Cox® Technic implemented at Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn has always shared the notion of “control not cure” when it comes to most neck pain and back pain issues. It resonates with back pain and neck pain sufferers who have sought care from so many 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 reduces 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 gives patients realistic expectations.
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Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Tony Barton on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he describes his care of a nurse suffering with chronic back pain that The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management relieved.
Schedule your next Ashburn and Herndon chiropractic appointment now. 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!
