Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn Asks Back Pain Patients About Pain Relief Expectations
What do Ashburn and Herndon back pain sufferers desire when they seek Ashburn and Herndon back pain care? Back pain relief. How much Ashburn and Herndon back pain relief do they expect? 100%? 50%? That percentage varies with the back pain patient’s experience and past care. First time back pain sufferers many times expect 100%. A veteran back pain sufferer who has undergone a few back surgeries, numerous spinal injections, many doctors and therapists may well be delighted with 50% or even 30%. Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn welcomes all these Ashburn and Herndon back pain patients and shares what the spinal research literature documents as realistic outcomes of Ashburn and Herndon back pain treatment and specifically Ashburn and Herndon chiropractic outcomes of care using the Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.
YOUR EXPECTATION OF Ashburn and Herndon BACK PAIN RELIEF
How much improvement do you want from your back pain treatment? 30% is held to be “clinically relevant.” (1) Is that enough for you? Medical literature describes the “minimal clinically important difference” of treatment to be the least 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 defined as 30% reduction in disability. 55% stated such improvement at 12 months of care. (3) The expectation of 5443 patients who had spine surgery for lumbar spine degenerative disc disease for pain and disability reduction was met for 64% at 12 months post-surgery. However, satisfaction decreases as disability rises. (4) Realistic expectations of back pain treatment are shared with Ashburn and Herndon chiropractic patients at Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn when the treatment plan is set up.
CHIROPRACTIC COX® TECHNIC OUTCOMES FOR BACK PAIN
In going by the protocols of the chiropractic technique, Cox® Technic, Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn 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 goal! Cox® Technic physicians like yours at Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn find higher percentages of improvement for many Ashburn and Herndon back pain patients. With 50% relief, which for many patients results in just a few visits to a couple weeks, Ashburn and Herndon chiropractic treatment continues without a surgical consult or advanced imaging (unless progressive neurological deficits occur or cauda equina is present). 50% relief is frequently a timely relief for Ashburn and Herndon back pain patients seeking a return to a quality of life that is acceptable. This might involve walking the dog or walking to the mailbox. Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn tries to help patients attain realistic and sustainable outcomes of care.
CONTACT Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn
Schedule your next Ashburn and Herndon chiropractic appointment today. Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn works to meet patient expectations of Ashburn and Herndon back pain treatment (be they 20% or 30% or 50% or more!) as well as establishing reasonable expectations of back pain relief for each patient’s spine.
