Dr. Hoang's Chiropractic Clinic Asks Back Pain Patients About Pain Relief Expectations
What do Montreal back pain sufferers want when they seek Montreal back pain care? Back pain relief. How much Montreal back pain relief do they expect? 100%? 50%? That percentage differs with the back pain patient’s experience and preceding care. First time back pain sufferers often 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%. Dr. Hoang's Chiropractic Clinic invites all these Montreal back pain patients and communicates what the spinal research literature documents as realistic outcomes of Montreal back pain treatment and specifically Montreal chiropractic outcomes of care using the Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.
YOUR EXPECTATION OF Montreal BACK PAIN RELIEF
How much improvement do you want from your back pain treatment? 30% is held to be “clinically relevant.” (1) Is that enough for you? Medical literature defines the “minimal clinically important difference” of treatment to be the smallest change in outcome a patient sees as 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 explained to be 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 met for 64% at 12 months post-surgery. However, satisfaction decreases as disability increases. (4) Realistic expectations of back pain treatment are communicated to Montreal chiropractic patients at Dr. Hoang's Chiropractic Clinic when the treatment plan is established.
CHIROPRACTIC COX® TECHNIC OUTCOMES FOR BACK PAIN
In going by the protocols of the chiropractic technique, Cox® Technic, Dr. Hoang's Chiropractic Clinic and fellow chiropractors who offer it aim for 50% relief of pain in 30 days…and we chiropractors don’t feel that is too high a target! Cox® Technic physicians like yours at Dr. Hoang's Chiropractic Clinic observe higher percentages of improvement for many Montreal back pain patients. With 50% relief, which for many patients comes in just a few visits to a week or two, Montreal chiropractic treatment carries on without a surgical consult or advanced imaging (except if progressive neurological deficits appear or cauda equina exists). 50% relief is often a timely relief for Montreal back pain patients seeking a return to a quality of life that is satisfactory. This might involve taking the dog for a walk or walking to the mailbox. Dr. Hoang's Chiropractic Clinic tries to help patients achieve realistic and sustainable outcomes of care.
CONTACT Dr. Hoang's Chiropractic Clinic
Schedule your next Montreal chiropractic appointment today. Dr. Hoang's Chiropractic Clinic works to meet patient expectations of Montreal back pain treatment (be they 20% or 30% or 50% or more!) while also setting reasonable expectations of back pain relief for each individual spine.
