What do Buffalo, NY back pain sufferers desire
when they seek Buffalo, NY back pain care? Back pain relief. How much
Buffalo, NY back pain relief do they expect? 100%? 50%? That percentage varies
with the back pain patient’s experience and past care. First
time back pain sufferers often expect 100%. A veteran back pain
sufferer who has undergone a couple
back surgeries, several spinal injections, many doctors and
therapists may well be thrilled with 50% or even 30%. Disc Centers Of America
welcomes all these Buffalo, NY back pain patients and communicates
what the spinal research literature documents as realistic
outcomes of Buffalo, NY back pain treatment and specifically Buffalo, NY
chiropractic outcomes of care following the Cox® Technic System of
Spinal Pain Management.
YOUR EXPECTATION OF Buffalo, NY 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 status a patient feels is meaningful to
him or her. That difference is described as 30% improvement in
self-reported pain or function by a study of 743 patients.
(2) In another study of 609 back-related
leg pain and sciatica patients, good outcome is explained to be 30% reduction in disability. 55% stated such improvement
at 12 months of care. (3) The expectation of 5443 patients who had
spine surgery for low back degenerative disc disease for
pain and disability reduction was met for 64% at 12 months
post-surgery. However, satisfaction decreases as disability goes
up. (4) Realistic expectations of back pain treatment are communicated to Buffalo, NY chiropractic patients at
Disc Centers Of America when the treatment plan is set up.
CHIROPRACTIC COX® TECHNIC OUTCOMES FOR BACK PAIN
In following the protocols of the
chiropractic technique, Cox® Technic, Disc Centers Of America and fellow chiropractors
who use it seek 50% relief of pain in 30 days…and
we chiropractors don’t feel that is too high
a goal! Cox® Technic physicians like yours at Disc Centers Of America observe
higher percentages of improvement for many Buffalo, NY back pain
patients. With 50% relief, which for many patients results
in just a few visits to a week or two, Buffalo, NY
chiropractic treatment carries on without a surgical consult or
advanced imaging (except if progressive neurological deficits are
seen or cauda equina is present). 50% relief is often
a welcome relief for
Buffalo, NY back pain patients looking for a return to a
quality of life that is acceptable. This might incorporate
walking the dog or going to the
mailbox. Disc Centers Of America tries to help patients achieve
realistic and maintainable outcomes of care.
CONTACT Disc Centers Of America
Schedule your next Buffalo, NY chiropractic
appointment today. Disc Centers Of America anticipates meeting
patient expectations of Buffalo, NY back pain treatment (be they 20% or
30% or 50% or more!) while also setting
realistic expectations of back pain relief for each patient’s
spine.