Ashburn and Herndon Back Pain Option: Control It
Control not cure. That is a tough notion to take on when you are in pain. Then again, for many back pain and neck pain patients, any relief is acceptable. Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn treats many Ashburn and Herndon back pain and Ashburn and Herndon neck pain patients who deal with chronic pain. Fortunately, spine pain patients who choose chiropractic care with realistic goals often get relief.
CURE vs MANAGEMENT
When patients go to doctors, they generally seek a “fix”. They want to be “cured” from their ailment be it a cold or a headache or an infection even their back pain or neck pain. Researchers wrote that medicine and healthcare primarily follow the “curative” model of care. For some conditions, management or control of the condition becomes the goal of care. Back and neck pain patients who come to the realization that their condition is theirs for life and that there is help for containing that pain by on-going chiropractic care evolve into appreciative patients. Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn sees them all the time. The healthcare “curative” model may not transform any time soon, but the patients’ healthcare services do. Recently, researchers studied back pain patients seeking care from chiropractors. Of 1614 chronic back and neck pain patients, fewer than 1/3rd of them had a goal of a permanent end to their pain. These patients experienced pain for a shorter time and sought a medical cure. The rest of the patients looked for on-going care to prevent the pain from returning, prevent it from getting worse, and have temporary relief of their pain. These patients had less pain intensity for longer periods of time. (1) Patients’ hopes affect their pain relief.
HOPES OF BACK PAIN PATIENTS
It is no secret that low back pain is an expensive healthcare challenge regarding finances and quality of life. Back pain sufferers who possess a high expectation of improvement experience a 58% greater chance of reporting improvement at the fourth chiropractic appointment. Your Ashburn and Herndon chiropractor recognizes the importance of our back pain patients’ hopes and expectations. They foretell short-term outcomes better than the intensity of the pain, self-rated health status or psychological status. (2) Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn encourages expectations that will improve patients’ quality of life.
50% RELIEF
50% relief is a quality of life improvement! The 50% Rule with The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management relays realistic expectations to spine pain sufferers from the beginning. Many Ashburn and Herndon back pain patients who come to Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn and have struggled with their pain for some time already are thrilled with the prospect of 10% or 20% or 50% or more. They just want some semblance of their pre-pain life back even if it is walking around the block or going to the grocery store. Cox® Technic aims for 50% relief of pain within a month of care with patient cooperation on appointments and at-home recommendations of exercise and/or nutrition. The 50% Rule also assures both the back pain sufferer and the physician that the “next thing” to do if relief isn’t achieved will be managed. Our patients can rely on Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn to take care of them.
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Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Scott Spengel on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson about helping a patient with Cox® Technic for relief of her back pain with a reasonable cost on a reasonable timeframe to meet her expectations of pain reduction.
Schedule a Ashburn and Herndon chiropractic visit soon for some control of your back pain and improved quality of life whether it’s 10% or 25% or 50% or more. It’s nice to have some control of the pain that has controlled you for too long.
