Let us be honest. You want 100% relief of your Ashburn
back pain and have it never return. Heck, you didn’t want it to occur in the first place! Well, Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn wants that for
you, also. But reality gets in the way. The
research gets published. Realistic expectations are defined.
Documented treatment outcomes lead you and Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn
as we move together toward healing and improved quality of life
with back pain.
MEDICAL CLINICAL EXPECTATION
Medicine today reports 30% minimal clinical
improvement as good enough to warrant the use of a treatment approach.
(1) The “minimal clinically important difference” is a marker
of the value of treatment. In an extensive
review of studies, the relative percent was revealed as 32%. (2) “Good” outcome of medical primary care for sciatica
and leg pain was just 30% reduction in disability. 55% of patients
were improved at one year. (1) Another set of researchers
reported that a 20 point move on a 100 point scale is a good
outcome. A change of 19%
on an Oswestry pain scale and 2 points on a 10 points visual analogue scale is seen as successful reduction in pain for a patient with continued postoperative
spine pain. (3) Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn knows Ashburn back pain patients desire
more relief than that. Establishing realistic expectations
from the beginning boosts the chances
of a satisfactory outcome for our Ashburn chiropractic patients.
CHIROPRACTIC ROLE IN BACK PAIN RELIEF
Chiropractic is often grouped with alternative
medicine. Chiropractic strives to address the
source of spine-related pain with spine treatment, exercise, nutrition, etc., while
allopathic medicine seeks to remove the
offending cause of pain by drug or invasive methods. (4)
One study comparing the two approaches demonstrated that at 2
months of care, older adults with lumbar spine stenosis treated with manual
therapy and exercise improved better than medical care and group
exercise. (5) Another study of older adults with back pain reported
50% improvement in back pain and 43% in disability after 2 years of care. The
honest truth: fewer than 20% of these patients had complete resolution of pain
and disability, but they were better. (6) Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn helps
many Ashburn back pain and stenosis patients honestly set
realistic expectations for clinical improvement of their back pain conditions utilizing
the Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.
CLINICAL OUTCOMES WITH COX® TECHNIC
Cox® Technic has always sought at least
50% relief within 30 days before trying another treatment protocol
or arranging appointments for more advanced imaging tests or
referral for surgical consultation (always making sure that
there is no evidence of progressive neurological deficit or caudal equina
syndrome/change in bowel or urinary function which would necessitate
a more immediate action). (7) For years, 50% didn’t seem like
enough. Today, it’s amazing relief compared with the new medical and
surgical expectation of 20% to 30% relief. One more recent study reports
even more relief with Cox® Technic: Spinal stenosis patients improved in pain by 76%
and disability by 73%. (8) How might such improvement come? Horizontal traction
was shown much more effective in increasing
disc height of lower lumbar discs. (9) Cox® Technic distraction manipulation
was found to enlarge the area by 28%. (10) Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn has
cared for many Ashburn back pain patients whose 20% relief of
pain thrilled them as it permitted them to walk in
the park or go to the grocery store or play with the grandkids.
Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. Wanda Lopez on The Back
Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson whose patient was elated that
she could take a walk in Central Park without
pain.
CONTACT Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn
Schedule your next chiropractic appointment at Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn
today. We’ll be honest. We will discuss treatment
outcome expectations with you. Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn is on your side and committed to
helping you realize the Ashburn back pain relief you want.