La Grande Back Pain Option: Control It
Control not cure. That is a difficult notion to bear when you are hurting. Then again, for many back pain and neck pain patients, any relief is welcome. Dr. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC treats many La Grande back pain and La Grande neck pain patients who deal with chronic pain. Fortunately, spine pain patients who decide on chiropractic care with realistic goals often get relief.
CURE vs MANAGEMENT
When patients visit doctors, they usually want a “fix”. They desire to be “cured” from their illness be it a cold or a headache or an infection even their back pain or neck pain. Researchers explained that medicine and healthcare mostly follow the “curative” model of care. For some conditions, management or control of the condition becomes the goal of care. Back and neck pain patients who come to the realization that their condition is theirs for life and that there is a way to control that pain by on-going chiropractic care turn into appreciative patients. Dr. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC sees them all the time. The healthcare “curative” model may not transform any time soon, but the patients’ healthcare services do. Recently, researchers studied back pain patients seeking care from chiropractors. Of 1614 chronic back and neck pain patients, fewer than 1/3rd of them had a goal of a permanent end to their pain. These patients experienced pain for a shorter time and sought a medical cure. The rest of the patients sought on-going care to prevent the pain from returning, prevent it from getting worse, and have temporary relief of their pain. These patients had less pain intensity for longer periods of time. (1) Patients’ hopes affect their pain relief.
HOPES OF BACK PAIN PATIENTS
It is no secret that low back pain is an expensive healthcare challenge with regards to finances and quality of life. Back pain sufferers who possess a high expectation of improvement enjoy a 58% greater chance of reporting improvement at the fourth visit to the chiropractor. Your La Grande chiropractor recognizes the significance of our back pain patients’ hopes and expectations. These hopes predict short-term outcomes better than the intensity of the pain, self-rated health status or psychological status. (2) Dr. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC shares expectations that will improve patients’ quality of life.
50% RELIEF
50% relief is a quality of life improvement! The 50% Rule with The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management relays realistic expectations to spine pain sufferers from the beginning. Many La Grande back pain patients who come to Dr. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC and have struggled with their pain for some time already are thrilled with the prospect of 10% or 20% or 50% or more. They just desire some semblance of their pre-pain life back even if it’s walking around the block or making a trip to the grocery store. Cox® Technic seeks 50% relief of pain within a month of care with patient cooperation on appointments and at-home suggestions of exercise and/or nutrition. The 50% Rule also assures both the back pain sufferer and the physician that the “next thing” to do if relief isn’t achieved will be arranged. Our patients can count on Dr. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC to take care of them.
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Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Scott Spengel on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson about helping a patient with Cox® Technic for relief of her back pain with a reasonable cost on a reasonable timeframe to meet her expectations of pain reduction.
Schedule a La Grande chiropractic visit soon for some control of your back pain and improved quality of life whether it’s 10% or 25% or 50% or more. It’s nice to have some control of the pain that’s controlled you for too long.
