“How many times do I have to
see you, doc?” A familiar question for your Fort Wayne
chiropractor. Chiropractic care at Cox Chiropractic Medicine Inc goes by an
evidence-based algorithm of care backed 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 Fort Wayne chiropractic patients can find
calm as they heal.
CHIROPRACTIC USE
Fort Wayne chiropractic patients wouldn’t
be chiropractic patients if it didn’t produce beneficial results.
The latest study of who uses
chiropractic was completed in Malaysia: 35% of Malayasians
visited chiropractic. Though it was very lower
than traditional and complementary medicine care usage there, it is a good percent!
(1) About 25% of U.S. residents pursued chiropractic
for back and neck pain management. 35
million U.S. adults saw a chiropractor in the last 12 months. (2) That number is expanding as more
people seek and find a non-surgical, conservative
approach to pain relief in chiropractic understanding that it may
take a few visits to get results. Cox Chiropractic Medicine Inc
is committed to setting a realistic treatment plan for optimal
outcome.
RECENT RESEARCH RESULTS OF CHIROPRACTIC CARE AT 3
MONTHS
Curious about how many chiropractic visits
patients use and the outcomes? A recent study found
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 had 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 attained maximum improvement,
and were potentially managing their chronic pain using
a range of chiropractic visit frequencies. (3) That is
our goal, too, at Cox Chiropractic Medicine Inc: educate our Fort Wayne back pain and
neck pain patients about how they can support themselves with pain
management and prevention! With Cox®
Technic, a study of 1000 patients found that 12 visits
and 29 days were the mean visits and days for improvement. Disc herniations did take a bit
longer and required more visits than sprain/strains. (4) Cox Chiropractic Medicine Inc
presents statistics like this to assist our chiropractic
patients make realistic expectations.
REALISTIC EXPECTATIONS WITH CHIROPRACTIC CARE
Fort Wayne chronic back and neck
pain sufferers are realistic. Despite health policy today that seems
to want a cure for whatever ails, most chronic
spine pain patients want pain management that they know
will require ongoing care rather than “cure” from their chiropractic
care. (5) Cox® Technic implemented at Cox Chiropractic Medicine Inc has always presented
the notion 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 looked
for care from a variety of different healthcare
professionals that they “get” 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 Cox Chiropractic Medicine Inc
Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. Tony Barton on The
Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he
explains his care of a nurse suffering with chronic
back pain that The Cox® Technic
System of Spinal Pain Management relieved.
Make your next Fort Wayne
chiropractic appointment soon. 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!