What do Vancouver back pain sufferers want
when they seek Vancouver back pain care? Back pain relief. How much
Vancouver back pain relief do they expect? 100%? 50%? That percentage varies
with the back pain patient’s experience and past care. First
time back pain sufferers often expect 100%. A veteran back pain
sufferer who has undergone a couple
back surgeries, several spinal injections, many doctors and
therapists may well be delighted with 50% or even 30%. Vancouver Spine Care Centre
invites all these Vancouver back pain patients and communicates
what the spinal research literature documents as realistic
outcomes of Vancouver back pain treatment and specifically Vancouver
chiropractic outcomes of care following the Cox® Technic System of
Spinal Pain Management.
YOUR EXPECTATION OF Vancouver BACK PAIN RELIEF
How much improvement do you expect from your back
pain treatment? 30% is reported to be “clinically relevant.” (1)
Is that adequate for you? Medical literature defines
the “minimal clinically important difference” of treatment to be the slightest
change in outcome a patient feels is meaningful to
him or her. That difference is described as 30% improvement in
self-reported pain or function by a study of 743 patients.
(2) In another study of 609 back-related
leg pain and sciatica patients, good outcome is defined
as 30% reduction in disability. 55% reported such improvement
at 12 months of care. (3) The expectation of 5443 patients who underwent
spine surgery for lumbar spine degenerative disc disease for
pain and disability reduction was experienced by 64% at 12 months
post-surgery. However, satisfaction decreases as disability increases. (4) Realistic expectations of back pain treatment are communicated to Vancouver chiropractic patients at
Vancouver Spine Care Centre when the treatment plan is set up.
CHIROPRACTIC COX® TECHNIC OUTCOMES FOR BACK PAIN
In going by the protocols of the
chiropractic technique, Cox® Technic, Vancouver Spine Care Centre and fellow chiropractors
who use it aim for 50% relief of pain in 30 days…and
we chiropractors don’t see this as too lofty
a target! Cox® Technic physicians like yours at Vancouver Spine Care Centre see
higher percentages of improvement for many Vancouver back pain
patients. With 50% relief, which for many patients results
in just a few visits to a week or two, Vancouver
chiropractic treatment carries on without a surgical consult or
advanced imaging (unless progressive neurological deficits appear or cauda equina exists). 50% relief is often
a longed for relief for
Vancouver back pain patients seeking a return to a
quality of life that is acceptable. This might involve
taking the dog for a walk or walking to the
mailbox. Vancouver Spine Care Centre strives to help patients achieve
realistic and maintainable outcomes of care.
CONTACT Vancouver Spine Care Centre
Schedule your next Vancouver chiropractic
appointment today. Vancouver Spine Care Centre anticipates meeting
patient expectations of Vancouver back pain treatment (be they 20% or
30% or 50% or more!) while also establishing
reasonable expectations of back pain relief for each individual
spine.
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