Best to See Your Oxford Chiropractor As Long As You Need
“Do I have to see my chiropractor forever?” is a normal question Satterwhite Chiropractic gets when Oxford folks talk about chiropractic. Oxford chiropractic patients are a diverse lot. Some Oxford chiropractic patients come for a specific spinal pain relief issue and quit. Some Oxford chiropractic patients come and go as their back pain or neck pain issue requires (though following closely the at-home care program that includes lifestyle issues, diet, nutrition, and exercise keeps these issues at bay for many!). Some Oxford chiropractic patients find that coming for a Oxford chiropractic spinal manipulation visit on a normal schedule after pain relief is achieved benefits them: feeling better and keeping that better feeling when reminded to continuing healthy things like exercising, eating right and being adjusted. Satterwhite Chiropractic is grateful for every Oxford chiropractic patient who trusts their spine’s healing and on-going health to this Oxford chiropractic practice.
Now, just how often a Oxford chiropractic patient can profit from Oxford chiropractic care visits is a research-documented answer for chronic low back pain patients. Satterwhite Chiropractic shares a recent project 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 created the most favorable outcomes for chronic low back pain patients. A year after care, the 18 visits patients showed greatest outcomes for disability and pain relief. (1) Satterwhite Chiropractic 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 allows Satterwhite Chiropractic to really aid our Oxford back pain patients’ knowledge of what to expect with Oxford chiropractic care.
The number of visits for low back pain episodes changes 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 recorded the types of conditions treated, the days, visits and patient outcomes. Globally35, 12 visits in 29 days were the mean results for maximum improvement. For particular conditions like spondylolisthesis, disc herniation (even L4 vs L5 disc herniation), sprain/strain, etc., the days and visits differed. There is a difference in treating a disc herniation versus a sprain understandably. One presents a greater challenge to treat than the other. 91% of patients found low back and leg pain relief on average in less than 90 days (when the condition becomes "chronic") and 12 visits. (2)
Whatever your underlying cause of spinal pain, a Oxford chiropractic treatment plan can be coordinated for its relief with a recommendation for on-going chiropractic care if that is desired. Satterwhite Chiropractic is at your service!
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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 Oxford chiropractic appointment with Satterwhite Chiropractic to figure out just how many visits it will likely take to help you get relief and to see if you would want to visit your chiropractor forever on a periodic follow-up basis!
