“Do I have to see my chiropractor forever?” is a normal question New Hampshire Spine and Sport gets when Southern New Hampshire folks talk about chiropractic. Southern New Hampshire chiropractic patients are a mixed group. Some Southern New Hampshire chiropractic patients come for a specific spinal pain relief issue and quit. Some Southern New Hampshire chiropractic patients come and go as their back pain or neck pain issue dictates (though keeping on the at-home care program that includes lifestyle issues, diet, nutrition, and exercise helps keep these issues at bay for many!). Some Southern New Hampshire chiropractic patients find that making a Southern New Hampshire chiropractic spinal manipulation visit on a regular basis after pain relief is achieved benefits them: feeling better and keeping that better feeling when reminded to continuing healthy things like exercising, eating right and being adjusted. New Hampshire Spine and Sport appreciates every Southern New Hampshire chiropractic patient who trusts their spine’s healing and on-going health to this Southern New Hampshire chiropractic practice.
OPTIMAL NUMBER OF CHIROPRACTIC VISITS FOR CHRONIC LOW BACK PAIN
Now, just how frequently a Southern New Hampshire chiropractic patient can benefit from Southern New Hampshire chiropractic care visits is a well-researched answer for chronic low back pain patients. New Hampshire Spine and Sport presents a new study in which chronic low back pain patients were treated three times a week for 6 weeks. Some visits were with spinal manipulation; some were with light massage; some not treatment at all. In the end, 12 chiropractic spinal manipulation treatments produced the most promising results for chronic low back pain patients. A year after care, the 18 visits patients showed peak outcomes for disability and pain relief. (1) New Hampshire Spine and Sport uses the Cox Technic System of Spinal Pain Management which has researched and documented for other specific spinal conditions the number of visits and days to maximum improvement. Such evidence lets New Hampshire Spine and Sport to really aid our Southern New Hampshire back pain patients’ knowledge of what to expect with Southern New Hampshire chiropractic care.
NUMBER OF CHIROPRACTIC VISITS BY CONDITION
The number of visits for low back pain episodes changes often with the underlying cause of the back pain episode. A study from 30 chiropractic clinics’ chiropractic care with flexion distraction (aka Cox Technic) resulted in data on 1000 back pain patients. It detailed the types of conditions treated, the days, visits and patient outcomes. Globally35, 12 visits in 29 days were the mean outcomes for maximum improvement. For specific conditions like spondylolisthesis, disc herniation (even L4 vs L5 disc herniation), sprain/strain, etc., the days and visits differed. There is a difference in treating a disc herniation versus a sprain understandably. One presents a greater challenge to treat than the other. 91% of patients discovered relief of their low back pain and leg pain on average in fewer than 90 days (when the condition becomes "chronic") and 12 visits. (2)
Whatever your underlying condition of spinal pain, a Southern New Hampshire chiropractic treatment plan can be planned for its relief with a recommendation for on-going chiropractic care if that is desired. New Hampshire Spine and Sport is always ready to help!
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Listen in to this PODCAST about chiropractic care relief of a chronic pain condition with a patient who finds visits to the chiropractor help keep her going.
Schedule a Southern New Hampshire chiropractic appointment with New Hampshire Spine and Sport to figure out just how many visits it may take to get you feeling better and to see if you would want to see your chiropractor forever on a periodic follow-up basis!