Back pain isn’t picky. Back pain may
choose any of us at any time whether we’re
stay-at-home workers or out-in-the-world workers, active
military people or veterans. Chiropractic’s
reputation for relieving back pain sufferers continues to grow in the civilian and veteran/military
care systems. The more recent curiosity has been how
much chiropractic care is best for back pain relief.
Vancouver Spine Care Centre keeps track of this research since
military/veteran back pain resembles our civilian
Vancouver back pain!
BACK PAIN INCIDENCE
80% of us will experience back pain at some point
in our lives, in our youth, middle years, or old age. 264 million
work days were reportedly lost in one year because of back pain. (1) Vancouver chiropractic care is designed
to help all ages! Somewhere between 25 and 33% of older folks in fact
get low back pain each year. Low back pain for older adults is reported to be debilitating as it often curbs their
independence and increases their doctor visits. A study that combined chiropractic and primary care for their back pain brought
about modest improvements in their disability and back pain and higher patient satisfaction and perceived
improvement over primary care alone. (2)
Vancouver Spine Care Centre sees these same outcomes for our
Vancouver back pain patients! Older patients with chronic low back
pain along with other medical issues who used
only chiropractic spinal manipulation for their back pain had lower
overall costs of care, briefer episodes of back
pain, and decreased costs of care per back pain episode. (3) Back
pain relief in a briefer time at less expense…a triple
bonus with Vancouver chiropractic care for
back pain sufferers!
BACK PAIN CARE WITH CHIROPRACTIC
Like the rest of us, military personnel and veterans
experience back pain and get relief
with chiropractic treatment. Chiropractic is well-integrated into
the VA system for veterans with low back pain and other musculoskeletal
conditions. A recently proposed study of chiropractic care in
Veterans Affairs healthcare facilities for low back pain sets out
to see if low dose (1 to 5 visits) or higher dose (8
to 12 visits) chiropractic care for 10 weeks is optimal
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 get patients maximally improved. (5))
A related finding was made when chiropractic care was added to usual medical care for active-duty military personnel with low back pain. Moderate short-term improvement in back pain disability
and intensity was reported.
Multidisciplinary care of back pain that involves
chiropractic is indicated as being beneficial. (6) The goal
of Vancouver chiropractic for back pain sufferers – civilian and
military alike – is back pain relief. Vancouver Spine Care Centre is prepared to provide
that!
CONTACT Vancouver Spine Care Centre
Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. Michael Dupriest on The
Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he illustrates
his role as a chiropractor in the VA healthcare system of back pain care.
Schedule your next Vancouver
chiropractic appointment today. When back pain picks you, you
can pick Vancouver Spine Care Centre for its treatment and relief.
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