What do West Des Moines back pain sufferers want
when they seek West Des Moines back pain care? Back pain relief. How much
West Des Moines back pain relief do they expect? 100%? 50%? That percentage varies
with the back pain patient’s experience and preceding care. First
time back pain sufferers many times expect 100%. A veteran back pain
sufferer who has had a few
back surgeries, several spinal injections, many doctors and
therapists may well be delighted with 50% or even 30%. Executive Chiropractic of Iowa
invites all these West Des Moines back pain patients and shares
what the spinal research literature documents as realistic
outcomes of West Des Moines back pain treatment and specifically West Des Moines
chiropractic outcomes of care using the Cox® Technic System of
Spinal Pain Management.
YOUR EXPECTATION OF West Des Moines BACK PAIN RELIEF
How much improvement do you want from your back
pain treatment? 30% is held to be “clinically relevant.” (1)
Is that adequate for you? Medical literature describes
the “minimal clinically important difference” of treatment to be the smallest
change in status a patient feels is meaningful to
him or her. That difference is defined as 30% improvement in
self-reported pain or function as a result of a study of 743 patients.
(2) In another study of 609 back-related
leg pain and sciatica patients, good outcome is explained to be 30% reduction in disability. 55% stated such improvement
at 12 months of care. (3) The expectation of 5443 patients who underwent
spine surgery for low back degenerative disc disease for
pain and disability reduction was experienced by 64% at 12 months
post-surgery. However, satisfaction goes down as disability rises. (4) Realistic expectations of back pain treatment are communicated to West Des Moines chiropractic patients at
Executive Chiropractic of Iowa when the treatment plan is arranged.
CHIROPRACTIC COX® TECHNIC OUTCOMES FOR BACK PAIN
In following the protocols of the
chiropractic technique, Cox® Technic, Executive Chiropractic of Iowa and fellow chiropractors
who offer it aim for 50% relief of pain in 30 days…and
we chiropractors do not feel that is too lofty
a target! Cox® Technic physicians like yours at Executive Chiropractic of Iowa find
higher percentages of improvement for many West Des Moines back pain
patients. With 50% relief, which for many patients comes
in just a few visits to a week or two, West Des Moines
chiropractic treatment continues without a surgical consult or
advanced imaging (except if progressive neurological deficits appear or cauda equina exists). 50% relief is often
a longed for relief for
West Des Moines back pain patients looking for a return to a
quality of life that is acceptable. This might include
walking the dog or walking to the
mailbox. Executive Chiropractic of Iowa strives to help patients attain
realistic and sustainable outcomes of care.
CONTACT Executive Chiropractic of Iowa
Schedule your next West Des Moines chiropractic
visit today. Executive Chiropractic of Iowa works to meet
patient expectations of West Des Moines back pain treatment (be they 20% or
30% or 50% or more!) as well as forming
realistic expectations of back pain relief for each patient’s
spine.
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