San Jose Back Pain Option: Control It
Control not cure. That is a tough notion to bear when you are in pain. On the other hand, for many back pain and neck pain patients, any relief is acceptable. Chiropractic Solutions treats many San Jose back pain and San Jose neck pain patients who suffer with chronic pain. Luckily, spine pain patients who opt for chiropractic care with realistic goals often get relief.
CURE vs MANAGEMENT
When patients visit doctors, they usually prefer a “fix”. They desire to be “cured” from their ailment be it a cold or a headache or an infection even their back pain or neck pain. Researchers explained that medicine and healthcare primarily follow the “curative” model of care. For some conditions, management or control of the condition develops into the goal of care. Back and neck pain patients who come to the realization that their condition is theirs for life and that there is a way to control that pain by on-going chiropractic care evolve into grateful patients. Chiropractic Solutions sees them daily. The healthcare “curative” model may not transform any time soon, but the patients’ healthcare options do. Recently, researchers studied back pain patients seeking care from chiropractors. Of 1614 chronic back and neck pain patients, fewer than 1/3rd of them had a goal of a permanent end to their pain. These patients experienced pain for a shorter time and sought a medical cure. The rest of the patients looked for on-going care to prevent the pain from coming back, prevent it from getting worse, and experience temporary relief of their pain. These patients had lower pain levels for longer periods of time. (1) Patients’ hopes affect their pain relief.
HOPES OF BACK PAIN PATIENTS
It’s no secret that low back pain is an expensive healthcare challenge with regards to finances and quality of life. Back pain sufferers who possess a high expectation of improvement have a 58% higher chance of reporting improvement at the fourth visit to the chiropractor. Your San Jose chiropractor recognizes the significance of our back pain patients’ hopes and expectations. These hopes predict short-term outcomes more effectively than the intensity of the pain, self-rated health status or psychological status. (2) Chiropractic Solutions shares expectations that will enhance patients’ quality of life.
50% RELIEF
50% relief is a quality of life improvement! The 50% Rule with The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management relays realistic expectations to spine pain sufferers from the beginning. Many San Jose back pain patients who come to Chiropractic Solutions and have dealt with their pain for a while are delighted at the prospect of 10% or 20% or 50% or more. They just want some trace of their pre-pain life back even if it’s walking around the block or making a trip to the grocery store. Cox® Technic aims for 50% relief of pain within a month of care with patient cooperation on visits and at-home recommendations of exercise and/or nutrition. The 50% Rule also assures both the back pain sufferer and the physician that the “next thing” to do if relief is not achieved will be managed. Our patients can count on Chiropractic Solutions to take care of them.
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Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Scott Spengel on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson about helping a patient with Cox® Technic for relief of her back pain with a reasonable cost on a reasonable timeframe to meet her expectations of pain reduction.
Schedule a San Jose chiropractic visit soon for some control of your back pain and improved quality of life whether it’s 10% or 25% or 50% or more. It is nice to have some control of the pain that’s controlled you for too long.
