Benefits of Continued Toronto Chiropractic Care for Back Pain
“Doc, do I have to see you for a long time?”
“No, but you may want to!”
Researchers are reporting on support for chiropractic care in the short and long term also known as maintenance care. Benefits consist of pain relief and return of function in the short term and sustained pain relief, prolonged function, and higher confidence in performing activities of daily living. Yorkville Chiropractic and Wellness Centre leaves it up to our Toronto chiropractic clients who 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 analyzed how quickly they improved with chiropractic care and how much functional improvement they felt. The involved 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 considered in the analysis, those who stated they had the worst pain went for more visits. Only visits more than once a week for chronic low back pain patients impacted the outcome toward more improvement. (1) Studies like this can help patients with their expectations and payers with their treatment plan decision-making for coverage. Yorkville Chiropractic and Wellness Centre is so glad to read about these published studies to present to our Toronto back pain patients.
TREATMENT PLANNING FOR BACK PAIN RELIEF: Chiropractic Maintenance Care
Not all back pain patients are the same. Toronto back pain has biological, social, and psychological influences]30] that need to be addressed as well. A collection of back pain patients’ response to chiropractic care alone versus multidisciplinary care found a relatively small difference in outcome which seems logical since adding ancillary care helps. (2) Same with continued chiropractic care. Patients who kept to the maintenance care recommendations reported 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 stood in the way of their following recommended maintenance care. (4) One patient with a 13-year history of chiropractic once a month maintenance care including cervical spine long-y distraction for cervical radiculopathy and related retrolisthesis (backward slipping of one spinal vertebral bone on its spinal neighbors) kept the patient asymptomatic, kept the spine functioning as best as possible, and produced a gradual decrease in the cervical spine retrolisthesis. Older neck pain patients who received 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 thought to positively impact pain and control symptoms while exercise bolstered self-efficacy and confidence to be able to keep active and mobile and in being able to self-handle their condition. (6) Yorkville Chiropractic and Wellness Centre carefully designs a treatment plan for each unique patient for best possible 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.
Schedule your next Toronto chiropractic appointment with Yorkville Chiropractic and Wellness Centre. Our back pain and neck pain patients do not have to see us, but many choose to because they feel good and want to stay that way.
