Best to See Your Carrolltown Chiropractor As Long As You Need
“Do I have to see my chiropractor forever?” is a common question Gormish Chiropractic & Rehabilitation responds to when Carrolltown folks talk about chiropractic. Carrolltown chiropractic patients are a mixed group. Some Carrolltown chiropractic patients come for a specific spinal pain relief issue and quit. Some Carrolltown chiropractic patients come and go as their back pain or neck pain issue dictates (though keeping on the at-home care program that incorporates lifestyle issues, diet, nutrition, and exercise keeps these issues at bay for many!). Some Carrolltown chiropractic patients find that making a Carrolltown chiropractic spinal manipulation visit on a regular basis after pain relief is reached benefits them: feeling better and keeping that better feeling when prodded to keep doing healthy things like exercising, eating right and being adjusted. Gormish Chiropractic & Rehabilitation appreciates every Carrolltown chiropractic patient who trusts their spine’s healing and on-going health to this Carrolltown chiropractic practice.
Now, just how frequently a Carrolltown chiropractic patient can gain from Carrolltown chiropractic care visits is a well-researched answer for chronic low back pain patients. Gormish Chiropractic & Rehabilitation shares a recent study in which chronic low back pain patients were treated three times a week for 6 weeks. Some visits were with spinal manipulation; some were with light massage; some not treatment at all. In the end, 12 chiropractic spinal manipulation treatments created the most promising outcomes for chronic low back pain patients. At one year follow up, the 18 visits patients showed greatest outcomes for disability and pain relief. (1) Gormish Chiropractic & Rehabilitation uses the Cox Technic System of Spinal Pain Management which has researched and documented for other specific spinal issues the number of visits and days to maximum improvement. Such evidence allows Gormish Chiropractic & Rehabilitation to really aid our Carrolltown back pain patients’ understanding of what to expect with Carrolltown chiropractic care.
The number of visits for low back pain episodes fluctuates often with the underlying cause of the back pain episode. A study from 30 chiropractic clinics’ chiropractic care with flexion distraction (aka Cox Technic) gathered data on 1000 back pain patients. It recorded the types of conditions treated, the days, visits and patient outcomes. Overall, 12 visits in 29 days were the mean outcomes for maximum improvement. For specific conditions like spondylolisthesis, disc herniation (even L4 vs L5 disc herniation), sprain/strain, etc., the days and visits varied. There is a difference in treating a disc herniation versus a sprain understandably. One is more challenging than the other. 91% of patients discovered relief of their low back pain and leg pain on average in less than 90 days (when the condition turns "chronic") and 12 visits. (2)
Whatever your underlying condition of spinal pain, a Carrolltown chiropractic treatment plan can be planned for its relief with a recommendation for on-going chiropractic care if that is wanted. Gormish Chiropractic & Rehabilitation is always ready to help!
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Listen in to this PODCAST about chiropractic care relief of a chronic pain condition with a patient who finds visits to the chiropractor help keep her going.
Schedule a Carrolltown chiropractic appointment with Gormish Chiropractic & Rehabilitation to see how many visits it will likely take to help you get relief and to consider if you would want to see your chiropractor forever on an occasional follow-up basis!
