Back pain isn’t picky. Back pain may
pick any of us at any time whether we’re
stay-at-home people or out-in-the-world workers, active
military folks or veterans. The reputation of chiropractic for helping back pain sufferers continues to grow in the civilian and military/veteran
care systems. The more recent interest has been how
much chiropractic care is optimal for back pain relief.
Executive Chiropractic of Iowa keeps track of this research since
military/veteran back pain resembles our civilian
West Des Moines back pain!
BACK PAIN INCIDENCE
80% of us will experience back pain at some point
in our lives, in our youth, middle years, or elder age. 264 million
work days were documented to be lost in one year because of back pain. (1) West Des Moines chiropractic care is made
to help all ages! Somewhere between 25 and 33% of older folks in fact
experience low back pain each year. Low back pain for older adults is reported to be debilitating as it often limits their
independence and multiplies their doctor visits. A study that combined primary care
with chiropractic care for their back pain brought
about modest improvements in their disability and back pain and higher patient satisfaction and perceived
improvement over just primary care. (2)
Executive Chiropractic of Iowa sees these same outcomes for our
West Des Moines back pain patients! Older patients with chronic low back
pain who also have other medical issues who used
only chiropractic spinal manipulation for their back pain had reduced
overall costs of care, briefer occurrences of back
pain, and decreased costs of care per back pain episode. (3) Back
pain relief in a briefer time at less expense…a threefold
bonus for West Des Moines
back pain sufferers!
BACK PAIN CARE WITH CHIROPRACTIC
Like the rest of us, military personnel and veterans
struggle with back pain and experience relief
with chiropractic treatment. Chiropractic is well-integrated into
the VA system for veterans with low back pain and other musculoskeletal
conditions. A newly proposed study of chiropractic care in
Veterans Affairs healthcare facilities for low back pain seeks
to see if low dose (one to 5 visits) or higher dose (eight to twelve visits) chiropractic care for 10 weeks is most beneficial
for chronic low back pain relief. (4) (The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain
Management documented in a study of 1000 back pain
patients that 12 visits and 29 days were the mean number of visits and days to achieve
maximum improvement for such patients. (5))
A related finding was made when chiropractic care was inserted
into usual medical care for active-duty military personnel who
had low back pain. Moderate short-term improvement in back pain intensity and disability was documented.
Multidisciplinary care of back pain that involves
chiropractic is suggested to be beneficial. (6) The aim
of West Des Moines chiropractic for back pain sufferers – civilian and
military alike – is back pain relief. Executive Chiropractic of Iowa is prepared to provide
that!
CONTACT Executive Chiropractic of Iowa
Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. Michael Dupriest on The
Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he describes
his role as a chiropractor in the VA
in care of veterans and their back pain.
Make your next West Des Moines
chiropractic appointment soon. When back pain chooses you, you can
choose Executive Chiropractic of Iowa for relief.
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