“Do I have to see my chiropractor forever?” is a familiar
question Minster Chiropractic Center hears when Minster
folks talk about chiropractic. Minster chiropractic patients are a diverse
lot. Some Minster chiropractic patients come for a
specific spinal pain relief issue and quit. Some Minster
chiropractic patients come and go as their back pain or neck pain issue dictates
(though keeping on the at-home care program that includes
lifestyle issues, diet, nutrition, and exercise helps keep these
issues at bay for many!). Some Minster chiropractic patients discover
that making a Minster chiropractic spinal manipulation
visit on a regular schedule after pain relief is attained
benefits them: feeling better and keeping that better feeling when prodded
to continuing healthy things like exercising, eating right and
being adjusted. Minster Chiropractic Center is grateful for every Minster
chiropractic patient who entrusts their spine’s healing and
on-going health to this Minster chiropractic practice.
OPTIMAL NUMBER OF CHIROPRACTIC VISITS FOR CHRONIC LOW BACK PAIN
Now, just how often a Minster
chiropractic patient can benefit from Minster chiropractic
care visits is a research-documented answer for chronic
low back pain patients. Minster Chiropractic Center presents a new
study in which participants with
chronic low back pain were treated three times a
week for 6 weeks. Some visits were with spinal manipulation; some were with
light massage; some not treatment at all. In the end,
12 chiropractic spinal manipulation treatments produced the most promising
outcomes for chronic low back pain patients. A year after care, the 18 visits patients showed greatest
outcomes for disability and pain relief. (1) Minster Chiropractic Center uses the Cox
Technic System of Spinal Pain Management which has researched and documented for other specific spinal conditions
the number of visits and days to maximum improvement. Such evidence lets
Minster Chiropractic Center to really help our Minster back pain
patients’ knowledge of what to expect with
Minster chiropractic care.
NUMBER OF CHIROPRACTIC VISITS BY CONDITION
The number of visits for low back pain episodes fluctuates
often with the underlying cause of the back pain episode. A study from 30
chiropractic clinics’ chiropractic care with flexion distraction (aka Cox
Technic) gathered data on 1000 back pain patients. It detailed
the types of conditions treated, the days, visits and patient outcomes. Globally35,
12 visits in 29 days were the mean outcomes for maximum
improvement. For particular conditions like spondylolisthesis,
disc herniation (even L4 vs L5 disc herniation), sprain/strain, etc., the days
and visits varied. There is a difference in treating a disc
herniation versus a sprain understandably. One is more difficult to treat than the
other. 91% of patients discovered relief of their low back pain
and leg pain on average in fewer
than 90 days (when the condition becomes "chronic") and
12 visits. (2)
Whatever your underlying condition of spinal
pain, a Minster chiropractic treatment plan can be coordinated
for its relief with a recommendation for on-going chiropractic care if that is wanted.
Minster Chiropractic Center is at your service!
CONTACT Minster Chiropractic Center
Listen in to this PODCAST about chiropractic care relief of
a chronic pain condition with a patient who finds visits to the chiropractor help
keep her going.
Schedule a Minster chiropractic appointment with
Minster Chiropractic Center to figure out just how many visits it may
take to help you get relief and to consider
if you would want to visit
your chiropractor forever on an
occasional follow-up basis!