Back pain isn’t picky. Back pain may
pick any of us at any time whether we’re
stay-at-home people or out-in-the-world workers, active
military folks or veterans. The reputation of chiropractic for aiding back pain sufferers persists
and grows in the civilian and veteran/military
care systems. The newer interest has been how
much chiropractic care is optimal for back pain relief.
Pflugerville Wellness Center keeps track of this research since
military/veteran back pain looks a lot like our civilian
Pflugerville back pain!
BACK PAIN INCIDENCE
80% of us will get back pain at some time
in our lives, in our youth, middle years, or old age. 264 million
work days were documented to be lost in one year due
to back pain. (1) Pflugerville chiropractic care is made
to help all ages! Somewhere between 25 and 33% of older folks in fact
experience low back pain each year. Low back pain for older adults is described
as being debilitating as it often limits their
independence and multiplies the number of doctor visits they
have. A study that combined chiropractic and primary care for their back pain resulted in modest improvements in their disability and back pain and higher patient satisfaction and perceived
improvement over just primary care. (2)
Pflugerville Wellness Center sees these same outcomes for our
Pflugerville back pain patients! Older patients with chronic low back
pain who also have other medical issues who employed
only chiropractic spinal manipulation for their back pain had reduced
overall costs of care, briefer occurrences of back
pain, and lower costs of care per back pain episode. (3) Back
pain relief in a shorter time at less expense…a triple
bonus for Pflugerville
back pain sufferers!
BACK PAIN CARE WITH CHIROPRACTIC
Like the rest of us, military personnel and veterans
struggle with back pain and experience relief
with chiropractic care. Chiropractic is well-integrated into
the VA system for veterans with low back pain and other musculoskeletal
conditions. A newly proposed study of chiropractic care in
Veterans Affairs healthcare facilities for low back pain sets out
to see if low dose (1 to 5 visits) or higher dose (eight to twelve visits) chiropractic care for 10 weeks is most beneficial
for chronic low back pain relief. (4) (The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain
Management documented in a study of 1000 back pain
patients that 12 visits and 29 days were the mean number of visits and days to get patients maximally improved. (5))
A similar finding was made when chiropractic care was added to usual medical care for active-duty military personnel with low back pain. Moderate short-term improvement in back pain disability
and intensity was documented.
Multidisciplinary care of back pain that includes
chiropractic is indicated as being beneficial. (6) The aim
of Pflugerville chiropractic for back pain sufferers – civilian and
military alike – is back pain relief. Pflugerville Wellness Center is prepared to deliver
that!
CONTACT Pflugerville Wellness Center
Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. Michael Dupriest on The
Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he describes
his role as a chiropractor in the VA healthcare system of back pain care.
Make your next Pflugerville
chiropractic appointment today. When back pain picks you, you
can pick Pflugerville Wellness Center for its treatment and relief.
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