Best to See Your West Des Moines Chiropractor As Long As You Need
“Do I have to see my chiropractor forever?” is a common question Executive Chiropractic of Iowa gets when West Des Moines folks talk about chiropractic. West Des Moines chiropractic patients are a assorted lot. Some West Des Moines chiropractic patients come for a specific spinal pain relief issue and quit. Some West Des Moines chiropractic patients come and go as their back pain or neck pain issue requires (though keeping on the at-home care program that incorporates lifestyle issues, diet, nutrition, and exercise helps keep these issues at bay for many!). Some West Des Moines chiropractic patients find that coming for a West Des Moines chiropractic spinal manipulation visit on a regular schedule after pain relief is reached benefits them: feeling better and keeping that better feeling when prodded to keep doing healthy things like exercising, eating right and being adjusted. Executive Chiropractic of Iowa is grateful for every West Des Moines chiropractic patient who trusts their spine’s healing and on-going health to this West Des Moines chiropractic practice.
Now, just how frequently a West Des Moines chiropractic patient can profit from West Des Moines chiropractic care visits is a well-researched answer for chronic low back pain patients. Executive Chiropractic of Iowa presents a new project in which chronic low back pain patients received treatment three times a week for 6 weeks. During each visit the patient would receive spinal manipulation or light massage or no treatment. Finally, 12 chiropractic spinal manipulation treatments created the most promising outcomes for chronic low back pain patients. At one year follow up, the 18 visits patients showed peak outcomes for disability and pain relief. (1) Executive Chiropractic of Iowa uses the Cox Technic System of Spinal Pain Management which has researched and documented for other specific spinal issues the number of visits and days to maximum improvement. Such evidence allows Executive Chiropractic of Iowa to really help our West Des Moines back pain patients’ understanding of what to expect with West Des Moines chiropractic care.
The number of visits for low back pain episodes changes often with the underlying cause of the back pain episode. A study from 30 chiropractic clinics’ chiropractic care with flexion distraction (aka Cox Technic) gathered data on 1000 back pain patients. It recorded the types of conditions treated, the days, visits and patient outcomes. Overall, 12 visits in 29 days were the mean outcomes for maximum improvement. For specific conditions like spondylolisthesis, disc herniation (even L4 vs L5 disc herniation), sprain/strain, etc., the days and visits varied. There is a difference in treating a disc herniation versus a sprain understandably. One is more difficult to treat than the other. 91% of patients discovered relief of their low back pain and leg pain on average in less than 90 days (when the condition turns "chronic") and 12 visits. (2)
Whatever your underlying condition of spinal pain, a West Des Moines chiropractic treatment plan can be arranged for its relief with a recommendation for on-going chiropractic care if that is desired. Executive Chiropractic of Iowa is at your service!
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Listen in to this PODCAST about chiropractic care relief of a chronic pain condition with a patient who finds visits to the chiropractor help keep her going.
Schedule a West Des Moines chiropractic appointment with Executive Chiropractic of Iowa to see how many visits it may take to help you get relief and to see if you would want to visit your chiropractor forever on a periodic follow-up schedule!
