Vancouver Back Pain Option: Control It
Control not cure. That’s a difficult concept to accept when you are hurting. Then again, for many back pain and neck pain patients, any relief is welcome. Vancouver Disc Centers treats many Vancouver back pain and Vancouver neck pain patients who suffer with chronic pain. Fortunately, spine pain patients who opt for chiropractic care with realistic goals often find relief.
CURE vs MANAGEMENT
When patients visit doctors, they generally want a “fix”. They desire to be “cured” from their illness 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 realize 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. Vancouver Disc Centers sees them daily. The healthcare “curative” model may not change any time soon, but the patients’ healthcare services do. Recently, researchers studied back pain patients seeking care from chiropractors. Of 1614 chronic back and neck pain patients, less than one third 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 avert the pain from coming back, prevent it from getting worse, and experience temporary relief of their pain. These patients had lower pain levels for a longer time. (1) Patients’ hopes affect their pain relief.
HOPES OF BACK PAIN PATIENTS
It is no secret that low back pain is a costly healthcare challenge with regards to finances and quality of life. Back pain sufferers who possess a high expectation of improvement experience a 58% higher chance of reporting improvement at the fourth visit to the chiropractor. Your Vancouver chiropractor recognizes the importance of our back pain patients’ hopes and expectations. These hopes predict short-term outcomes better than pain intensity, self-rated health status or psychological status. (2) Vancouver Disc Centers describes 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 at the start of care. Many Vancouver back pain patients who come to Vancouver Disc Centers and have struggled with their pain for some time already are delighted at the prospect of 10% or 20% or 50% or more. They just desire some trace of their pre-pain life back even if it is walking to the mailbox or going 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 ensures both the back pain sufferer and the physician that the “next thing” to do if relief is not attained will be managed. Our patients can rely on Vancouver Disc Centers 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 Vancouver 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’s nice to have some control of the pain that’s controlled you for too long.
