“How many visits will I have to make, doc?” A conventional question for your Largo
chiropractor. Chiropractic care at Hollstrom & Associates Inc follows an
evidence-based algorithm of care backed by clinical research
that goes back to the 1970’s: The Cox® Technic System of
Spinal Pain Management. Recent research confirms the
system and its goals in which Largo chiropractic patients can find
calm as they heal.
CHIROPRACTIC USE
Largo chiropractic patients wouldn’t
be chiropractic patients if it didn’t produce beneficial results.
The latest study of who utilizes
chiropractic was completed in Malaysia: 35% of Malayasians
visited chiropractic. Though it was very below traditional and complementary medicine care usage there, it is a good percent!
(1) Approximately 25% of U.S. residents pursued chiropractic
for neck and back pain treatment. 35
million U.S. adults saw a chiropractor in the last 12 months. (2) That number is growing as additional
people pursue and find a non-surgical, conservative
approach to pain relief in chiropractic knowing that it may
require a few visits to obtain relief. Hollstrom & Associates Inc
is committed to setting a realistic treatment plan for optimal
outcome.
NEW RESEARCH RESULTS OF CHIROPRACTIC CARE AT 3
MONTHS
Curious about how many chiropractic visits
patients use and the outcomes? A new study found
that in 1,362 chronic low back pain patients and 1,214 chronic neck pain
patients’ function improved and back and neck pain decreased with
chiropractic care in 90 days. Those who reported
worse pain initially went for more chiropractic
visits. Chronic low back pain sufferers with more than one visit a week benefitted more. At 3
months, chronic back and neck pain patients were improving slowly, may have even reached maximum improvement,
and were quite possibly managing their chronic pain using
a range of chiropractic visit frequencies. (3) That is
our goal, too, at Hollstrom & Associates Inc: educate our Largo back pain and
neck pain patients about how they can help themselves with pain
management and prevention! With Cox®
Technic, a study of 1000 patients found that 29 days and 12 visits were the mean days and visits for improvement. Disc herniations took a bit
longer and needed more visits than sprain/strains. (4) Hollstrom & Associates Inc
shares statistics like this to help our chiropractic
patients make realistic expectations.
REALISTIC EXPECTATIONS WITH CHIROPRACTIC CARE
Largo chronic back and neck
pain sufferers are realistic. Despite health policy today that seems
to seek a cure for whatever is wrong, most chronic
spine pain patients pursue pain management that they know
will necessitate ongoing care rather than “cure” from their chiropractic
care. (5) Cox® Technic used at Hollstrom & Associates Inc has always presented
the notion of “control not cure” when it comes to most neck pain
and back pain issues. It resonates with back pain and neck pain sufferers who have pursued care from so many different providers that they “get” it. The 50% Rule
of Cox® Technic makes sense to them: 50% relief in 30 days or referral for
imaging or other consultation, 50% relief drops the visit
frequency by 50%, 50% relief changes the treatment from Protocol I to Protocol
II, etc. The chiropractic care system of Cox® Technic follows an established algorithm
that provides patients realistic expectations.
CONTACT Hollstrom & Associates Inc
Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. Tony Barton on The
Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he
describes his care of a nurse suffering with chronic
back pain that The Cox® Technic
System of Spinal Pain Management helped.
Schedule your next Largo
chiropractic appointment soon. We will work together to
maximize your improvement and establish your home care plan for
continued pain relief and prevention in the least number of realistic
visits possible!