“I do not want this pain to worsen.”
“I want some pain relief.”
“I want pain relief.”
“I want this back pain to go away and never return.”
Back pain and neck pain patients have a tendency
to have assorted goals for their pain. Healthcare
policy often relates to cure. Many chronic pain patients know otherwise. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC knows
otherwise. We all want relief and some hint of control
over how and when back pain and neck pain develop and ease. Chiropractic care is for these patients.
Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC’s chiropractic care examines a problem like back and
neck pain and acknowledges that often there is no “cure,” but
there is “control.” Back pain and neck pain patients who have gone
through a few episodes with either condition acknowledge
this, too. They align their healthcare goals with their
experience: there is not always a cure, but there is often control
to avert pain episodes and relieving care to get through the pain
bouts as quickly as possible. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC is the
La Grande chiropractic home for back and neck pain
patients. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC is home of the La Grande back pain
specialist.
PATIENT EXPECTATIONS: HOW THEY INFLUENCE AND HOW THEY’RE MET
Chiropractic back pain specialists know their back pain and
neck pain patients well. A recent study of
1614 patients experiencing chronic low back pain (885) and
chronic neck pain (729) revealed their goals for
chiropractic care of their issues. About a third of them wanted the pain to disappear forever
and tended to have had
pain for a shorter time and have a stronger
belief in medical cure; they wanted a cure. 22% of low back pain
and 16% of neck pain patients sought to
stop their pain from coming back and tended to have lower pain levels. 14% of low back and 12% of neck pain
patients sought to stop their pain from
getting worse. 31% of back pain and 41% of neck pain patients wanted
temporary relief of their pain. These last two sets of patients were
more likely to have had pain for a longer period of time. Which group do you fall into? Like most humans, there is a discrepancy from person to person
contingent on their experience that chiropractors and other
healthcare providers need to recognize. (1)
Such patient expectations are documented to predict
short-term outcomes of chiropractic care for low back pain. Another study documented
that patients with a high expectation of improvement were 58% more likely
to report an improvement at the 4th visit.
(2) Certainly, having healthcare providers of various professions working together
can raise low back pain patients’ odds of
relief. (3) Today, the patient is the focus for
healthcare providers. Patient-centered care depends on
patient-reported outcomes to tell the story. The patient’s perspective must always be considered. And when it
comes to non-pharmacological treatment of low back pain, active patient
involvement is vital. (4) At Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC the
La Grande back pain patient is at the center of all
we do.
CONTACT Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC
Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. Ed Hutter on The Back
Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson in which he shares
his history of being a back pain patient desiring
pain relief and how the Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management
helped him.
Schedule your La Grande chiropractic visit with
your La Grande back pain specialist today. Bring your expectations of
care. We’ll make a treatment plan together to meet them.