Best to See Your La Grande Chiropractor As Long As You Need
“Do I have to see my chiropractor forever?” is a usual question Dr. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC gets when La Grande folks talk about chiropractic. La Grande chiropractic patients are a diverse lot. Some La Grande chiropractic patients come for a specific spinal pain relief issue and quit. Some La Grande chiropractic patients come and go as their back pain or neck pain issue dictates (though following closely the at-home care program that incorporates lifestyle issues, diet, nutrition, and exercise helps keep these issues at bay for many!). Some La Grande chiropractic patients discover that making a La Grande chiropractic spinal manipulation visit on a normal basis after pain relief is attained benefits them: feeling better and keeping that better feeling when prodded to keep doing healthy things like exercising, eating right and being adjusted. Dr. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC appreciates every La Grande chiropractic patient who trusts their spine’s healing and on-going health to this La Grande chiropractic practice.
Now, just how often a La Grande chiropractic patient can gain from La Grande chiropractic care visits is a research-documented answer for chronic low back pain patients. Dr. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC presents a recent project in which participants with chronic low back pain were treated 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 created the most positive results for chronic low back pain patients. At one year follow up, the 18 visits patients showed greatest outcomes for disability and pain relief. (1) Dr. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC uses the Cox Technic System of Spinal Pain Management which has researched and documented for other specific spinal conditions the number of visits and days to maximum improvement. Such evidence lets Dr. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC to really help our La Grande back pain patients’ knowledge of what to expect with La Grande chiropractic care.
The number of visits for low back pain episodes varies 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 recorded the types of conditions treated, the days, visits and patient outcomes. Overall, 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. There is a difference in treating a disc herniation versus a sprain understandably. One is more challenging than the other. 91% of patients discovered low back and leg pain relief on average in fewer than 90 days (when the condition turns "chronic") and 12 visits. (2)
Whatever your underlying condition of spinal pain, a La Grande chiropractic treatment plan can be planned for its relief with a recommendation for on-going chiropractic care if that is desired. Dr. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC is always ready to help!
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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 La Grande chiropractic appointment with Dr. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC to see how many visits it may take to help you get relief and to consider if you would want to visit your chiropractor forever on a periodic follow-up schedule!
