Benefits of Continued Oxford Chiropractic Care for Back Pain

“Doc, do I have to see you for a long time?”

“No, but you may want to!”

Researchers are documenting the support for chiropractic care in the short and long term also known as maintenance care. Benefits include pain relief and return of function in the short term and continued pain relief, continued function, and boosted confidence in taking part in activities of daily living. Satterwhite Chiropractic trusts our Oxford 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 felt. These patients were documented as suffering with mild pain for the most part. Back and neck pain reduced, and function recovered gradually over three months of chiropractic care. When frequency of chiropractic visits was blended into the analysis, those who experienced the worst pain had 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 assist patients with their expectations and payers with their treatment plan decision-making for coverage. Satterwhite Chiropractic is so glad to see these types of studies published to present to our Oxford back pain patients.

TREATMENT PLANNING FOR BACK PAIN RELIEF: Chiropractic Maintenance Care

Not all back pain patients are the same. Oxford back pain has all sorts of influences: social, biological, psychological as well. A study of back pain patients’ response to chiropractic care alone versus multidisciplinary care uncovered a relatively small difference in outcome which makes sense that adding ancillary care boosts the outcomes. (2) Same with continued chiropractic care. Patients who followed maintenance care recommendations noted 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 prevented them from following recommended maintenance care. (4) One patient with a 13-year history of chiropractic once-monthly maintenance care including cervical spine long-y distraction for cervical radiculopathy and associated retrolisthesis (backward slipping of one spinal vertebral bone on its spinal neighbors) maintained the patient’s asymptomatic state, sustained the spine functioning as best as possible, and brought about a steady reduction in the cervical spine retrolisthesis. Older neck pain patients who underwent long-term chiropractic care and exercise for neck pain experienced greater improvement in pain, function, balance, and self-efficacy (confidence in doing daily activities and such). Chiropractic care was considered to positively impact pain and control symptoms while exercise supported self-efficacy and confidence to be able to keep active and mobile and in being able to self-handle their condition. (6) Satterwhite Chiropractic carefully designs a treatment plan for each individual patient for optimal 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 explains 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 Oxford chiropractic appointment with Satterwhite Chiropractic. 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. 

Satterwhite Chiropractic shares the benefits of continued chiropractic care – aka maintenance care - for back and neck pain patients in reducing pain, keeping mobile, and feeling confident in participating in daily activities.  
 
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