Back pain isn’t choosy. Back pain may
pick any of us at any time whether we’re
stay-at-home people or out-in-the-world workers, active
military people or veterans. Chiropractic’s
reputation for helping back pain sufferers persists
and grows in the civilian and military/veteran
care systems. The more recent interest has been how
much chiropractic care is optimal for back pain relief.
Minster Chiropractic Center follows this research since
military/veteran back pain looks a lot like our civilian
Minster back pain!
BACK PAIN INCIDENCE
80% of us will experience back pain at some point
in our lives, in our youth, middle years, or elder age. 264 million
work days were reportedly lost in one year because of back pain. (1) Minster chiropractic care is designed
to help all ages! Somewhere between 25 and 33% of older folks in fact
get low back pain annually. Low back pain for older adults is reported to be debilitating as it often curbs their
independence and multiplies the number of doctor visits they
have. A study that combined primary care
with chiropractic care for their back pain resulted in modest improvements in their disability and back pain and higher patient satisfaction and perceived
improvement over just primary care. (2)
Minster Chiropractic Center sees these same outcomes for our
Minster 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, shorter episodes of back
pain, and decreased costs of care per back pain episode. (3) Back
pain relief in a shorter time at less expense…a threefold
bonus with Minster chiropractic care for
back pain sufferers!
BACK PAIN CARE WITH CHIROPRACTIC
Like the rest of us, military personnel and veterans
get back pain and get relief
with chiropractic care. 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 most beneficial
for chronic low back pain relief. (4) (The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain
Management found 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 similar 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 documented.
Multidisciplinary care of back pain that incorporates
chiropractic is suggested to be beneficial. (6) The aim
of Minster chiropractic for back pain sufferers – civilian and
military alike – is back pain relief. Minster Chiropractic Center is prepared to deliver
that!
CONTACT Minster Chiropractic Center
Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. Michael Dupriest on The
Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he explains
his role as a chiropractor in the VA healthcare system of back pain care.
Make your next Minster
chiropractic appointment today. When back pain picks you, you
can pick Minster Chiropractic Center for its treatment and relief.
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