“How many visits will I have to make, doc?” A conventional question for your La Grande
chiropractor. Chiropractic care at Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC follows an
evidence-based algorithm of care supported by clinical research
that extends back to the 1970’s: The Cox® Technic System of
Spinal Pain Management. Newer research confirms the
system and its goals in which La Grande chiropractic patients can find
peace as they heal.
CHIROPRACTIC USE
La Grande chiropractic patients would not
be chiropractic patients if it did not help.
The latest study of who uses
chiropractic was done in Malaysia: 35% of Malayasians
visited chiropractic. Though it was very lower
than traditional and complementary medicine care usage there, it is a good number!
(1) Approximately 25% of U.S. residents pursued chiropractic
for neck and back pain care. 35
million U.S. adults went to a chiropractor in the last 12 months. (2) That number is growing as more
people pursue and find a non-surgical, conservative
approach to pain relief in chiropractic understanding that it may
require a few visits to obtain results. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC
is committed to setting a realistic treatment plan for the best possible
outcome.
RECENT RESEARCH RESULTS OF CHIROPRACTIC CARE AT 3
MONTHS
Curious about how many chiropractic visits
patients use and the outcomes? A new study found
that in 1,362 chronic low back pain patients and 1,214 chronic neck pain
patients’ function improved and back and neck pain decreased with
chiropractic care in 3 months. Those who reported
worse pain at first went for more chiropractic
visits. Chronic low back pain sufferers who went to the chiropractor more
than once a week benefitted more. At 3
months, chronic neck and back pain patients were improving slowly, may have even attained maximum improvement,
and were potentially managing their chronic pain with
a variety of chiropractic visit frequencies. (3) That’s
our goal, too, at Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC: educate our La Grande back pain and
neck pain patients about how they can help themselves with pain
management and prevention! With Cox®
Technic, 29
days and 12 visits were the mean days and visits to improvement
in a study of 1000 patients. Disc herniations took a bit
longer and needed more visits than sprain/strains. (4) Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC
shares statistics like this to help our chiropractic
patients make realistic expectations.
REALISTIC EXPECTATIONS WITH CHIROPRACTIC CARE
La Grande chronic neck and back
pain patients are realistic. Despite health policy today that seems
to pursue a cure for whatever ails, most chronic
spine pain patients want pain management that they understand
will require ongoing care rather than “cure” from their chiropractic
care. (5) Cox® Technic implemented at Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC has always shared
the notion of “control not cure” when it comes to most back pain and neck pain issues. It resonates with neck pain
and back pain sufferers who have pursued care from a variety of different healthcare
professionals that they “get” it. The 50% Rule
of Cox® Technic makes sense to them: 50% relief in 30 days or referral for
imaging or other consultation, 50% relief drops the visit
frequency by 50%, 50% relief changes the treatment from Protocol I to Protocol
II, etc. The chiropractic care system of Cox® Technic follows an established algorithm
that gives patients realistic expectations.
CONTACT Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC
Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. Tony Barton on The
Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he
describes his care of a nurse suffering with chronic
back pain that The Cox® Technic
System of Spinal Pain Management helped.
Schedule your next La Grande
chiropractic appointment today. We will work together to
maximize your improvement and set your home care plan for
continued pain relief and prevention in the least number of realistic
visits possible!