“How many visits will I have to make, doc?” A common question for your Carrolltown
chiropractor. Chiropractic care at Gormish Chiropractic & Rehabilitation follows an
evidence-based algorithm of care supported by clinical research
that extends back to the 1970’s: The Cox® Technic System of
Spinal Pain Management. Recent research bears out the
system and its goals in which Carrolltown chiropractic patients can find
calm as they heal.
CHIROPRACTIC USE
Carrolltown chiropractic patients wouldn’t
be chiropractic patients if it did not help.
The latest study of who uses
chiropractic was done in Malaysia: 35% of Malayasians
utilized chiropractic. Though it was slightly lower
than traditional and complementary medicine care usage there, it is a good percent!
(1) Approximately 25% of U.S. residents sought chiropractic
for back and neck pain management. 35
million U.S. adults saw a chiropractor in the past
year. (2) That number is growing 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 get results. Gormish Chiropractic & Rehabilitation
is committed to setting a realistic treatment plan for optimal
outcome.
NEW RESEARCH RESULTS OF CHIROPRACTIC CARE AT 3
MONTHS
Wondering 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 decreased with
chiropractic care in 3 months. Those who reported
worse pain initially went for more chiropractic
visits. Chronic low back pain sufferers with more than one visit a week benefitted more. At 3
months, chronic back and neck pain patients were improving slowly, may have even reached maximum improvement,
and were potentially managing their chronic pain using
a variety of chiropractic visit frequencies. (3) That’s
our goal, too, at Gormish Chiropractic & Rehabilitation: educate our Carrolltown back pain and
neck pain patients about how they can support themselves with pain
management and prevention! With Cox®
Technic, 29
days and 12 visits were the mean days and visits to improvement
in a study of 1000 patients. Disc herniations took a bit
longer and required more visits than sprain/strains. (4) Gormish Chiropractic & Rehabilitation
shares statistics like this to assist our chiropractic
patients make realistic expectations.
REALISTIC EXPECTATIONS WITH CHIROPRACTIC CARE
Carrolltown chronic neck and back
pain sufferers are realistic. Despite health policy today that seems
to pursue a cure for whatever ails, most chronic
spine pain patients want pain management that they understand
will necessitate ongoing care rather than “cure” from their chiropractic
care. (5) Cox® Technic implemented at Gormish Chiropractic & Rehabilitation has always presented
the idea 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 a variety of different providers 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 offers patients realistic expectations.
CONTACT Gormish Chiropractic & Rehabilitation
Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. Tony Barton on The
Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he
illustrates his care of a nurse suffering with chronic
back pain that The Cox® Technic
System of Spinal Pain Management relieved.
Make your next Carrolltown
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!