Benefits of Continued Pensacola Chiropractic Care for Back Pain

“Doc, do I have to see you for a long time?”

“Not necessarily, but you may want to!”

Researchers are stating support for chiropractic care in the short and long term also known as maintenance care. Advantages consist of pain relief and return of function in the short term and continued pain relief, sustained function, and greater confidence in taking part in activities of daily living. Pensacola Spinal Rehab Center leaves it up to our Pensacola chiropractic clients who know themselves and their bodies best.

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 evaluated how quickly they improved with chiropractic care and how much functional improvement they felt. These patients were found to suffer with mild pain for the most part. Back and neck pain reduced, and function improved gradually over three months of chiropractic care. When frequency of chiropractic visits was mixed in the analysis, those who experienced the worst pain had 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. Pensacola Spinal Rehab Center is so glad to see these types of studies published to share with our Pensacola back pain patients.

TREATMENT PLANNING FOR BACK PAIN RELIEF: Chiropractic Maintenance Care

Not all back pain patients are the same. Pensacola back pain has biological, social, and psychological influences]30] that need to be taken into consideration, too. 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 boosts the outcomes. (2) Same with continued chiropractic care. Patients who followed maintenance care recommendations noted fewer pain days and fewer activity-limited days. (3) Back pain patients who observed 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) A patient with a 13-year history of chiropractic once a month maintenance care incorporating 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, sustained the spine functioning as best as possible, and brought about a steady decrease in the cervical spine retrolisthesis. Older neck pain patients who got 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 supported self-efficacy and confidence to be able to keep active and mobile and in being able to self-handle their condition. (6) Pensacola Spinal Rehab Center carefully designs a treatment plan for each individual 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 describes the benefit of continued chiropractic care with the Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management for his patient with a disc herniation.      

Schedule your next Pensacola chiropractic appointment with Pensacola Spinal Rehab Center. Our back pain and neck pain patients do not have to see us, but many choose to because they feel good and want to keep feeling good. 

Pensacola Spinal Rehab Center shares the benefits of continued chiropractic care – aka maintenance care - for back and neck pain patients in reducing pain, keeping mobile, and feeling confident in participating in daily activities.  
 
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