Benefits of Continued Montreal Chiropractic Care for Back Pain
“Doc, do I have to see you for a long time?”
“Not necessarily, but you may want to!”
Researchers are documenting the support for chiropractic care in the shorter and longer term also known as maintenance care. Advantages include pain relief and return of function in the short term and continued pain relief, prolonged function, and boosted confidence in doing activities of daily living. Dr. Hoang's Chiropractic Clinic trusts our Montreal chiropractic patients to make the best decision for their condition as they know themselves and their bodies well.
CHIROPRACTIC RELIEF: TIME, VISITS AND WORSE PAIN, FUNCTION RETURN
A RAND Human Subjects Protection Committee-approved study of chronic back pain (1362) and chronic neck pain (1214) patients evaluated how quickly they got better with chiropractic care and how much functional improvement they experienced. These patients were found to suffer with mild pain for the most part. Back and neck pain decreased, and function improved gradually over three months of chiropractic care. When frequency of chiropractic visits was mixed in the analysis, those who stated they had the worst pain went for more visits. Only when chronic low back pain patients made visits more than one time a week was the impact beneficial and impacted the outcome toward greater improvement. (1) Studies like this can help patients with their expectations and payers with their treatment plan decision-making for coverage. Dr. Hoang's Chiropractic Clinic is so glad to see these types of studies published to present to our Montreal back pain patients.
TREATMENT PLANNING FOR BACK PAIN RELIEF: Chiropractic Maintenance Care
Not all back pain patients are the same. Montreal back pain has biological, social, and psychological influences]30] that need to be taken into consideration, too. A collection of back pain patients’ response to chiropractic care alone versus multidisciplinary care found a relatively small difference in outcome which seems logical since inserting ancillary care boosts the outcomes. (2) Same with continued chiropractic care. Patients who followed maintenance care recommendations reported fewer pain days and fewer activity-limited days. (3) Back pain patients who adhered to recommendations for maintenance care valued its being patient-centered. Cost, low availability, and fear of treatment were factors they thought stood in the way of their following recommended maintenance care. (4) One patient with a 13-year history of chiropractic once a month maintenance care including cervical spine long-y distraction for cervical radiculopathy and related retrolisthesis (backward slipping of one spinal vertebral bone on its spinal neighbors) maintained the patient’s asymptomatic state, kept the spine functioning as best as possible, and produced a steady decrease in the cervical spine retrolisthesis. Older neck pain patients who underwent long-term chiropractic care and exercise for neck pain reported greater improvement in pain, function, balance, and self-efficacy (confidence in doing daily activities and such). Chiropractic care was thought to improve pain and manage symptoms while exercise bolstered self-efficacy and confidence to be able to keep active and mobile and in being able to self-manage their condition. (6) Dr. Hoang's Chiropractic Clinic carefully designs a treatment plan for each unique patient for best possible outcomes for each.
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Listen to the PODCAST with Dr. Robert Borzone on the Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he shares the effectiveness of continued chiropractic care with the Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management for his patient with a disc herniation.
Make your next Montreal chiropractic appointment with Dr. Hoang's Chiropractic Clinic. Our back pain and neck pain patients do not have to see us, but many choose to because they feel good and want to keep feeling good.
