Executive Chiropractic of Iowa Offers Realistic Back Pain Relief Expectations
Let us be honest. You want 100% relief of your West Des Moines back pain and have it never return. Heck, you didn’t want it to bother you in the first place! Well, Executive Chiropractic of Iowa wants that for you, too. But reality interferes. The research comes out. Realistic expectations are documented. Documented treatment outcomes guide you and Executive Chiropractic of Iowa as we move together toward healing and improved quality of life with back pain.
MEDICAL CLINICAL EXPECTATION
Medicine today says 30% minimal clinical improvement as good enough to merit the use of a treatment approach. (1) The “minimal clinically important difference” is a marker of the value of treatment. In a large review of studies, the relative percent was found to be 32%. (2) “Good” outcome of medical primary care for sciatica and leg pain was just 30% reduction in disability. 55% of patients were improved at one year. (1) Another set of researchers reported that a 20 point move on a 100 point scale is a good outcome. A change of 19% on an Oswestry pain scale and 2 points on a 10 points visual analogue scale is considered successful reduction in pain for a patient with continued postoperative spine pain. (3) Executive Chiropractic of Iowa knows West Des Moines back pain patients want more relief than that. Setting up realistic expectations from the start of treatment boosts the odds of a satisfactory outcome for our West Des Moines chiropractic patients.
CHIROPRACTIC ROLE IN BACK PAIN RELIEF
Chiropractic is often classified as alternative medicine. Chiropractic seeks to take care of the source of spine-related pain with spine treatment, exercise, nutrition, etc., while allopathic medicine focuses on the removal of the offending agent of pain by drug or invasive methods. (4) One study comparing the two approaches demonstrated that at 2 months of care, older adults with lumbar spine stenosis treated with manual therapy and exercise fared better than medical care and group exercise. (5) Another paper about older adults with back pain stated 50% improvement in back pain and 43% in disability after 2 years of care. The honest truth: fewer than 20% of these patients had complete resolution of pain and disability, but they were better. (6) Executive Chiropractic of Iowa assists many West Des Moines back pain and stenosis patients honestly establish realistic expectations for clinical improvement of their back pain conditions using the Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.
CLINICAL OUTCOMES WITH COX® TECHNIC
Cox® Technic has always sought at least 50% relief within 30 days before doing another treatment protocol or ordering more advanced imaging tests or referral for surgical consultation (always making sure that there is no sign of progressive neurological deficit or caudal equina syndrome/change in bowel or urinary function which would call for a more immediate action). (7) For years, 50% didn’t seem like enough. Today, it’s amazing relief compared with the new medical and surgical expectation of 20% to 30% relief. One more recent study documents even more relief with Cox® Technic: Spinal stenosis patients improved in pain by 76% and disability by 73%. (8) How might such improvement come? Horizontal traction was reported to be much more effective in increasing disc height of lower lumbar discs. (9) Cox® Technic distraction manipulation was found to enlarge the area by 28%. (10) Executive Chiropractic of Iowa has cared for many West Des Moines back pain patients whose 20% relief of pain thrilled them as it allowed them to walk in the park or go to the grocery store or play with the grandkids.
Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Wanda Lopez on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson whose patient was elated that she could take a walk in Central Park without pain.
CONTACT Executive Chiropractic of Iowa
Schedule your next chiropractic appointment at Executive Chiropractic of Iowa today. We’ll be honest. We will discuss treatment outcome expectations with you. Executive Chiropractic of Iowa is on your side and committed to helping you realize the West Des Moines back pain relief you want.
