Let’s be honest. You want 100% relief of your Sitka
back pain and have it never return. Heck, you didn’t want it to befall in the first place! Well, Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka desires that for
you, also. But reality intervenes. The
research comes out. Realistic expectations are described.
Standard treatment outcomes lead you and Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka
as we move together toward healing and improved quality of life
with back pain.
MEDICAL CLINICAL EXPECTATION
Medicine today says 30% minimal clinical
improvement as good enough to merit the use of a treatment approach.
(1) The “minimal clinically important difference” is an indicator
of the value of treatment. In a large
review of published reports, the relative percent was found to
be 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 researcher group
stated 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 considered successful reduction in pain for a patient with continued postoperative
spine pain. (3) Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka knows Sitka back pain patients want
more relief than that. Establishing realistic expectations
from the start of treatment enhances the odds
of a satisfactory outcome for our Sitka chiropractic patients.
CHIROPRACTIC ROLE IN BACK PAIN RELIEF
Chiropractic is often grouped with alternative
medicine. Chiropractic strives to take care of the
source of spine-related pain with spine treatment, exercise, nutrition, etc., while
allopathic medicine seeks to remove the
offending agent of pain by drug or invasive methods. (4)
One study comparing the two approaches showed that at 2
months of care, older adults with lumbar spine stenosis treated with manual
therapy and exercise fared better than medical care and group
exercise. (5) Another study of older adults with back pain stated
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) Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka assists
many Sitka back pain and stenosis patients honestly set
realistic expectations for clinical improvement of their back pain conditions using
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 doing another treatment protocol
or ordering more advanced imaging tests or
referral for surgical consultation (as long as
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% did not seem like
enough. Today, it is amazing relief compared with the new medical and
surgical expectation of 20% to 30% relief. One more recent study documents
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 reported to be much more effective in enlarging
disc height of lower lumbar discs. (9) Cox® Technic distraction manipulation
was found to increase the area by 28%. (10) Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka has
cared for many Sitka back pain patients whose 20% relief of
pain excited them as it allowed 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 Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka
Schedule your next chiropractic appointment at Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka
today. We will be honest. We will discuss treatment
outcome expectations with you. Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka is on your side and committed to
helping you realize the Sitka back pain relief you want.