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Benefits of Continued La Grande Chiropractic Care for Back Pain

“Doc, must I see you for a long time?”

“Not necessarily, but you might well want to!”

Researchers are documenting the support for chiropractic care in the shorter and longer term also known as maintenance care. Advantages include pain relief and return of function in the short term and continued pain relief, prolonged function, and enhanced confidence in performing activities of daily living. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC trusts our La Grande chiropractic patients to make the best decision for their condition as they 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 analyzed how quickly they got better with chiropractic care and how much functional improvement they experienced. These patients were documented as suffering with mild pain for the most part. Back and neck pain decreased, and function improved gradually over three months of chiropractic care. When frequency of chiropractic visits was blended into the analysis, those with the worst pain went for more visits. Only visits more than once a week for chronic low back pain patients impacted the outcome toward greater improvement. (1) Studies like this can assist patients with their expectations and payers with their treatment plan decision-making for coverage. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC is so glad to see these types of studies published to present to our La Grande back pain patients.

TREATMENT PLANNING FOR BACK PAIN RELIEF: Chiropractic Maintenance Care

Not all back pain patients are the same. La Grande back pain has all types of influences: social, biological, psychological, too. A study of back pain patients’ response to chiropractic care alone versus multidisciplinary care uncovered a relatively small difference in outcome which seems logical since adding ancillary care helps. (2) Same with continued chiropractic care. Patients who followed maintenance care recommendations reported fewer pain days and fewer activity-limited days. (3) Back pain patients who adhered to recommendations for maintenance care valued its being patient-centered. Cost, low availability, and fear of treatment were factors they thought prevented them from following recommended maintenance care. (4) One patient with a 13-year history of chiropractic once a month maintenance care including cervical spine long-y distraction for cervical radiculopathy and associated 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 produced a gradual decrease in the cervical spine retrolisthesis. Older neck pain patients who underwent 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 considered to positively impact pain and manage symptoms while exercise boosted self-efficacy and confidence to be able to keep active and mobile and in being able to self-manage their condition. (6) Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC carefully designs a treatment plan for each individual patient for optimal 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 shares 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 La Grande chiropractic appointment with Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC. Our back pain and neck pain patients don’t have to see us, but many choose to because they feel good and want to stay that way. 

Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC shares the benefits of continued chiropractic care – aka maintenance care - for back and neck pain patients in easing pain, staying mobile, and feeling confident in participating in daily activities.  
 
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