“Do I have to see my chiropractor forever?” is a familiar
question McMurray Chiropractic Solutions responds to when San Jose
folks talk about chiropractic. San Jose chiropractic patients are a mixed
group. Some San Jose chiropractic patients come for a
specific spinal pain relief issue and stop coming. Some San Jose
chiropractic patients come and go as their back pain or neck pain issue requires
(though following closely the at-home care program that incorporates
lifestyle issues, diet, nutrition, and exercise keeps these
issues at bay for many!). Some San Jose chiropractic patients find
that coming for a San Jose chiropractic spinal manipulation
visit on a regular basis after pain relief is reached
benefits them: feeling better and keeping that better feeling when prodded
to continuing healthy things like exercising, eating right and
being adjusted. McMurray Chiropractic Solutions appreciates every San Jose
chiropractic patient who entrusts their spine’s healing and
on-going health to this San Jose chiropractic practice.
OPTIMAL NUMBER OF CHIROPRACTIC VISITS FOR CHRONIC LOW BACK PAIN
Now, just how frequently a San Jose
chiropractic patient can profit from San Jose chiropractic
care visits is a well-researched answer for chronic
low back pain patients. McMurray Chiropractic Solutions presents a new
project in which chronic low back pain patients 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. Finally,
12 chiropractic spinal manipulation treatments created the most favorable
results for chronic low back pain patients. At
one year follow up, the 18 visits patients showed greatest
outcomes for disability and pain relief. (1) McMurray Chiropractic Solutions uses the Cox
Technic System of Spinal Pain Management which has studied and reported
about other specific spinal conditions
the number of visits and days to maximum improvement. Such evidence permits
McMurray Chiropractic Solutions to really aid our San Jose back pain
patients’ knowledge of what to expect with
San Jose chiropractic care.
NUMBER OF CHIROPRACTIC VISITS BY CONDITION
The number of visits for low back pain episodes varies
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 documented
the types of conditions treated, the days, visits and patient outcomes. Overall,
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 differed. Treating a disc herniation is quite
different from treating a sprain. One is more difficult 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 San Jose chiropractic treatment plan can be arranged
for its relief with a recommendation for on-going chiropractic care if that is desired.
McMurray Chiropractic Solutions is at your service!
CONTACT McMurray Chiropractic Solutions
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 San Jose chiropractic appointment with McMurray Chiropractic Solutions to see how many visits it may
take to get you feeling better and to see
if you would want to see
your chiropractor forever on an
occasional follow-up schedule!