What do La Grande back pain sufferers desire
when they seek La Grande back pain care? Back pain relief. How much
La Grande back pain relief do they expect? 100%? 50%? That percentage differs
with the back pain patient’s experience and past care. First
time back pain sufferers many times expect 100%. A veteran back pain
sufferer who has had a few
back surgeries, some spinal injections, many doctors and
therapists may well be thrilled with 50% or even 30%. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC
invites all these La Grande back pain patients and shares
what the spinal research literature documents as realistic
outcomes of La Grande back pain treatment and specifically La Grande
chiropractic outcomes of care using the Cox® Technic System of
Spinal Pain Management.
YOUR EXPECTATION OF La Grande BACK PAIN RELIEF
How much improvement do you want from your back
pain treatment? 30% is held to be “clinically relevant.” (1)
Is that enough for you? Medical literature characterizes
the “minimal clinically important difference” of treatment to be the smallest
change in outcome a patient sees as meaningful to
him or her. That difference is described as 30% improvement in
self-reported pain or function as a result of a study of 743 patients.
(2) In another study of 609 back-related
leg pain and sciatica patients, good outcome is defined
as 30% reduction in disability. 55% reported such improvement
at 12 months of care. (3) The expectation of 5443 patients who underwent
spine surgery for low back degenerative disc disease for
pain and disability reduction was met for 64% at 12 months
post-surgery. However, satisfaction goes down as disability rises. (4) Realistic expectations of back pain treatment are communicated to La Grande chiropractic patients at
Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC when the treatment plan is set up.
CHIROPRACTIC COX® TECHNIC OUTCOMES FOR BACK PAIN
In following the protocols of the
chiropractic technique, Cox® Technic, Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC and fellow chiropractors
who offer it seek 50% relief of pain in 30 days…and
we chiropractors don’t see this as too high
a target! Cox® Technic physicians like yours at Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC witness
higher percentages of improvement for many La Grande back pain
patients. With 50% relief, which for many patients appears
in just a couple visits to a week or two, La Grande
chiropractic treatment carries on without a surgical consult or
advanced imaging (unless progressive neurological deficits appear or cauda equina is present). 50% relief is frequently
a welcome relief for
La Grande back pain patients seeking a return to a
quality of life that is acceptable. This might include
walking the dog or going to the
mailbox. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC tries to help patients achieve
realistic and maintainable outcomes of care.
CONTACT Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC
Schedule your next La Grande chiropractic
visit today. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC works to meet
patient expectations of La Grande back pain treatment (be they 20% or
30% or 50% or more!) as well as setting
realistic expectations of back pain relief for each individual
spine.