West Des Moines Back Pain Option: Control It
Control not cure. That is a difficult concept to bear when you are hurting. Then again, for many back pain and neck pain patients, any relief is acceptable. Executive Chiropractic of Iowa treats many West Des Moines back pain and West Des Moines neck pain patients who deal with chronic pain. Luckily, spine pain patients who decide on chiropractic care with realistic goals often find relief.
CURE vs MANAGEMENT
When patients go to doctors, they usually seek a “fix”. They want to be “cured” from their illness be it a cold or a headache or an infection even their back pain or neck pain. Researchers explained that medicine and healthcare primarily follow the “curative” model of care. For some conditions, management or control of the condition develops into the goal of care. Back and neck pain patients who come to the realization that their condition is theirs for life and that there is help for containing that pain via on-going chiropractic care become appreciative patients. Executive Chiropractic of Iowa sees them all the time. The healthcare “curative” model may not change any time soon, but the patients’ healthcare services do. Recently, researchers studied back pain patients seeking care from chiropractors. Of 1614 chronic back and neck pain patients, less than one third of them had a goal of a permanent resolution to their pain. These patients had pain for a shorter time and sought a medical cure. The rest of the patients looked for on-going care to prevent the pain from returning, prevent it from getting worse, and have temporary relief of their pain. These patients had lower pain levels for longer periods of time. (1) Patients’ hopes have an effect on their pain relief.
HOPES OF BACK PAIN PATIENTS
It’s no secret that low back pain is a costly healthcare challenge with regards to finances and quality of life. Back pain sufferers who have a high expectation of improvement enjoy a 58% greater chance of reporting improvement at the fourth visit to the chiropractor. Your West Des Moines chiropractor knows the importance of our back pain patients’ hopes and expectations. These hopes predict short-term outcomes better than the intensity of the pain, self-rated health status or psychological status. (2) Executive Chiropractic of Iowa encourages expectations that will enhance patients’ quality of life.
50% RELIEF
50% relief is a quality of life improvement! The 50% Rule with The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management puts forth realistic expectations to spine pain sufferers at the start of care. Many West Des Moines back pain patients who come to Executive Chiropractic of Iowa and have dealt with their pain for a while are thrilled with the prospect of 10% or 20% or 50% or more. They just desire some semblance of their pre-pain life back even if it’s walking around the block or making a trip to the grocery store. Cox® Technic seeks 50% relief of pain within a month of care with patient cooperation on appointments and at-home recommendations of exercise and/or nutrition. The 50% Rule also ensures both the back pain sufferer and the physician that the “next thing” to do if relief isn’t attained will be managed. Our patients can rely on Executive Chiropractic of Iowa to take care of them.
CONTACT Executive Chiropractic of Iowa
Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Scott Spengel on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson about helping a patient with Cox® Technic for relief of her back pain with a reasonable cost on a reasonable timeframe to meet her expectations of pain reduction.
Schedule a West Des Moines chiropractic visit soon for some control of your back pain and improved quality of life whether it’s 10% or 25% or 50% or more. It is nice to have some control of the pain that’s controlled you for too long.
