Best to See Your McHenry Chiropractor As Long As You Need
“Do I have to see my chiropractor forever?” is a normal question OrthoIllinois Chiropractic responds to when McHenry folks talk about chiropractic. McHenry chiropractic patients are a diverse group. Some McHenry chiropractic patients come for a specific spinal pain relief issue and stop coming. Some McHenry chiropractic patients come and go as their back pain or neck pain issue requires (though following closely the at-home care program that includes lifestyle issues, diet, nutrition, and exercise keeps these issues at bay for many!). Some McHenry chiropractic patients find that making a McHenry chiropractic spinal manipulation visit on a regular basis after pain relief is reached benefits them: feeling better and keeping that better feeling when reminded to continuing healthy things like exercising, eating right and being adjusted. OrthoIllinois Chiropractic appreciates every McHenry chiropractic patient who trusts their spine’s healing and on-going health to this McHenry chiropractic practice.
Now, just how often a McHenry chiropractic patient can gain from McHenry chiropractic care visits is a well-researched answer for chronic low back pain patients. OrthoIllinois Chiropractic presents a new project in which participants with chronic low back pain received treatment three times a week for 6 weeks. During each visit the patient would receive spinal manipulation or light massage or no treatment. In the end, 12 chiropractic spinal manipulation treatments created the most favorable results for chronic low back pain patients. A year after care, the 18 visits patients showed greatest outcomes for disability and pain relief. (1) OrthoIllinois Chiropractic uses the Cox Technic System of Spinal Pain Management which has researched and documented for other specific spinal issues the number of visits and days to maximum improvement. Such evidence lets OrthoIllinois Chiropractic to really help our McHenry back pain patients’ knowledge of what to expect with McHenry chiropractic care.
The number of visits for low back pain episodes changes often with the underlying cause of the back pain episode. A study from 30 chiropractic clinics’ chiropractic care with flexion distraction (aka Cox Technic) resulted in data on 1000 back pain patients. It detailed the types of conditions treated, the days, visits and patient outcomes. Globally35, 12 visits in 29 days were the mean results for maximum improvement. For specific conditions like spondylolisthesis, disc herniation (even L4 vs L5 disc herniation), sprain/strain, etc., the days and visits varied. Treating a disc herniation is quite different from treating a sprain. One presents a greater challenge to treat than the other. 91% of patients discovered low back and leg pain relief on average in fewer than 90 days (when the condition becomes "chronic") and 12 visits. (2)
Whatever your underlying condition of spinal pain, a McHenry chiropractic treatment plan can be planned for its relief with a recommendation for on-going chiropractic care if that is wanted. OrthoIllinois Chiropractic is at your service!
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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 McHenry chiropractic appointment with OrthoIllinois Chiropractic to figure out just how many visits it may take to get you feeling better and to consider if you would want to see your chiropractor forever on a periodic follow-up basis!
