“How many visits will I have to make, doc?” A conventional question for your McHenry
chiropractor. Chiropractic care at OrthoIllinois Chiropractic goes by 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 McHenry chiropractic patients can find
calm as they heal.
CHIROPRACTIC USE
McHenry chiropractic patients wouldn’t
be chiropractic patients if it did not produce beneficial results.
The latest study of who uses
chiropractic was conducted in Malaysia: 35% of Malayasians
visited chiropractic. Though it was slightly lower
than traditional and complementary medicine care usage there, it is a good number!
(1) Approximately 25% of U.S. residents sought chiropractic
for neck and back pain care. 35
million U.S. adults saw a chiropractor in the past
year. (2) That number is expanding as more
people pursue and find a non-surgical, conservative
approach to pain relief in chiropractic understanding that it may
require a few visits to get results. OrthoIllinois Chiropractic
is committed to setting a realistic treatment plan for optimal
outcome.
RECENT RESEARCH RESULTS OF CHIROPRACTIC CARE AT 3
MONTHS
Wondering how many chiropractic visits
patients use and the outcomes? A new 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 reduced with
chiropractic care in 90 days. 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 neck and back pain patients were getting
better slowly, may have even reached maximum improvement,
and were potentially managing their chronic pain with
a range of chiropractic visit frequencies. (3) That is
our goal, too, at OrthoIllinois Chiropractic: educate our McHenry 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) OrthoIllinois Chiropractic
presents statistics like this to help our chiropractic
patients make realistic expectations.
REALISTIC EXPECTATIONS WITH CHIROPRACTIC CARE
McHenry chronic neck and back
pain sufferers are realistic. Despite health policy today that seems
to seek 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 used at OrthoIllinois Chiropractic has always shared
the notion of “control not cure” when it comes to most back pain and neck pain issues. It resonates with neck pain
and back pain sufferers who have sought care from so many 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 decreases 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 OrthoIllinois Chiropractic
Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. Tony Barton on The
Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he
describes his care of a nurse suffering with chronic
back pain that The Cox® Technic
System of Spinal Pain Management relieved.
Schedule your next McHenry
chiropractic appointment today. We will work together to
maximize your improvement and establish your home care plan for
continued pain relief and prevention in the fewest realistic
visits possible!