Benefits of Continued Fernandina Beach Chiropractic Care for Back Pain
“Doc, must I see you for a long time?”
“Not necessarily, but you may want to!”
Researchers are reporting on support for chiropractic care in the shorter and longer term also known as maintenance care. Advantages include pain relief and return of function in the short term and continued pain relief, continued function, and boosted confidence in doing activities of daily living. Amelia Chiropractic Clinic trusts our Fernandina Beach chiropractic patients to make the best decision for their condition as they know themselves and their bodies well.
CHIROPRACTIC RELIEF: TIME, VISITS AND WORSE PAIN, FUNCTION RETURN
A RAND Human Subjects Protection Committee-approved study of chronic back pain (1362) and chronic neck pain (1214) patients evaluated how quickly they improved with chiropractic care and how much functional improvement they experienced. The involved patients were documented as suffering with mild pain for the most part. Back and neck pain decreased, and function improved gradually over three months of chiropractic care. When frequency of chiropractic visits was mixed in the analysis, those who stated they had the worst pain had more visits. Only when chronic low back pain patients made visits more than once a week was the impact beneficial and impacted the outcome toward greater improvement. (1) Studies like this can help patients with their expectations and payers with their treatment plan decision-making for coverage. Amelia Chiropractic Clinic is so glad to read about these published studies to share with our Fernandina Beach back pain patients.
TREATMENT PLANNING FOR BACK PAIN RELIEF: Chiropractic Maintenance Care
Not all back pain patients are the same. Fernandina Beach back pain has all types of influences: social, biological, psychological, too. A collection of back pain patients’ response to chiropractic care alone versus multidisciplinary care found a relatively small difference in outcome which seems logical since adding ancillary care boosts the outcomes. (2) Same with continued chiropractic care. Patients who followed maintenance care recommendations reported fewer pain days and fewer activity-limited days. (3) Back pain patients who observed recommendations for maintenance care valued its being patient-centered. Cost, low availability, and fear of treatment were factors they thought prevented them from following recommended maintenance care. (4) A patient with a 13-year history of chiropractic once a month maintenance care incorporating cervical spine long-y distraction for cervical radiculopathy and related retrolisthesis (backward slipping of one spinal vertebral bone on its spinal neighbors) kept the patient asymptomatic, sustained the spine functioning as best as possible, and brought about a steady reduction in the cervical spine retrolisthesis. Older neck pain patients who got long-term chiropractic care and exercise for neck pain experienced greater improvement in pain, function, balance, and self-efficacy (confidence in doing daily activities and such). Chiropractic care was considered to positively impact pain and manage symptoms while exercise boosted self-efficacy and confidence to be able to keep active and mobile and in being able to self-manage their condition. (6) Amelia Chiropractic Clinic carefully designs a treatment plan for each unique patient for best possible outcomes for each.
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Listen to the PODCAST with Dr. Robert Borzone on the Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he shares the effectiveness of continued chiropractic care with the Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management for his patient with a disc herniation.
Schedule your next Fernandina Beach chiropractic appointment with Amelia Chiropractic Clinic. Our back pain and neck pain patients do not have to see us, but many choose to because they feel good and want to keep feeling good.
