“Do I have to see my chiropractor forever?” is a normal
question Yorkville Chiropractic and Wellness Centre gets when Toronto
folks talk about chiropractic. Toronto chiropractic patients are a assorted
lot. Some Toronto chiropractic patients come for a
specific spinal pain relief issue and stop coming. Some Toronto
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 Toronto chiropractic patients discover
that making a Toronto chiropractic spinal manipulation
visit on a regular schedule after pain relief is reached
benefits them: feeling better and keeping that better feeling when prodded
to continuing healthy things like exercising, eating right and
being adjusted. Yorkville Chiropractic and Wellness Centre appreciates every Toronto
chiropractic patient who entrusts their spine’s healing and
on-going health to this Toronto chiropractic practice.
OPTIMAL NUMBER OF CHIROPRACTIC VISITS FOR CHRONIC LOW BACK PAIN
Now, just how often a Toronto
chiropractic patient can profit from Toronto chiropractic
care visits is a well-researched answer for chronic
low back pain patients. Yorkville Chiropractic and Wellness Centre presents a new
study in which participants with
chronic low back pain received treatment three times a
week for 6 weeks. Some visits were with spinal manipulation; some were with
light massage; some not treatment at all. Finally,
12 chiropractic spinal manipulation treatments produced the most promising
outcomes for chronic low back pain patients. At
one year follow up, the 18 visits patients showed greatest
outcomes for disability and pain relief. (1) Yorkville Chiropractic and Wellness Centre uses the Cox
Technic System of Spinal Pain Management which has studied and reported
about other specific spinal conditions
the number of visits and days to maximum improvement. Such evidence permits
Yorkville Chiropractic and Wellness Centre to really aid our Toronto back pain
patients’ knowledge of what to expect with
Toronto 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) gathered data on 1000 back pain patients. It documented
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. Treating a disc herniation is quite
different from treating a sprain. One presents
a greater challenge to treat than the
other. 91% of patients found relief of their low back pain
and leg pain on average in less
than 90 days (when the condition becomes "chronic") and
12 visits. (2)
Whatever your underlying condition of spinal
pain, a Toronto chiropractic treatment plan can be arranged
for its relief with a recommendation for on-going chiropractic care if that is wanted.
Yorkville Chiropractic and Wellness Centre is at your service!
CONTACT Yorkville Chiropractic and Wellness Centre
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 Toronto chiropractic appointment with
Yorkville Chiropractic and Wellness Centre to figure out just how many visits it may
take to help you get relief and to see
if you would want to visit
your chiropractor forever on a periodic follow-up basis!