Back pain is not choosy. Back pain may
choose any of us at any time whether we’re
stay-at-home people or out-in-the-world people, active
military people or veterans. Chiropractic’s
reputation for aiding back pain sufferers persists
and grows in the civilian and veteran/military
care systems. The more recent interest has been how
much chiropractic care is best for back pain relief.
Rethwill Chiropractic Clinic follows this research since
military/veteran back pain looks a lot like our civilian
Eugene back pain!
BACK PAIN INCIDENCE
80% of us will get back pain at some time
in our lives, in our youth, middle years, or elder age. 264 million
work days were documented to be lost in one year due
to back pain. (1) Eugene chiropractic care is designed
to help all ages! Somewhere between 25 and 33% of older folks reportedly
get low back pain annually. Low back pain for older adults is described
as being debilitating as it often curbs their
independence and multiplies their doctor visits. A study that merged chiropractic and primary care for their back pain resulted in modest improvements in their back
pain and disability and higher patient satisfaction and perceived
improvement over primary care alone. (2)
Rethwill Chiropractic Clinic witnesses these same outcomes for our
Eugene back pain patients! Older patients with chronic low back
pain who also experience other medical issues who employed
only chiropractic spinal manipulation for their back pain had lower
overall costs of care, briefer episodes 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 with Eugene chiropractic care for
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 recently proposed study of chiropractic care in
Veterans Affairs healthcare facilities for low back pain seeks
to see if low dose (1 to 5 visits) or higher dose (8
to 12 visits) chiropractic care for 10 weeks is most beneficial
for chronic low back pain relief. (4) (The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain
Management found 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 related finding was made when chiropractic care was inserted
into usual medical care for active-duty military personnel who
had low back pain. Moderate short-term improvement in back pain disability
and intensity was documented.
Multidisciplinary care of back pain that incorporates
chiropractic is indicated as being beneficial. (6) The goal
of Eugene chiropractic for back pain sufferers – civilian and
military alike – is back pain relief. Rethwill Chiropractic Clinic is prepared to provide
that!
CONTACT Rethwill Chiropractic Clinic
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.
Schedule your next Eugene
chiropractic appointment now. When back pain chooses you, you can
choose Rethwill Chiropractic Clinic for relief.
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