Dr. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC Asks Back Pain Patients About Pain Relief Expectations
What do La Grande back pain sufferers desire when they seek La Grande back pain care? Back pain relief. How much La Grande back pain relief do they expect? 100%? 50%? That percentage varies with the back pain patient’s experience and preceding care. First time back pain sufferers many times expect 100%. A veteran back pain sufferer who has undergone a couple back surgeries, some spinal injections, many doctors and therapists may well be thrilled with 50% or even 30%. Dr. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC welcomes all these La Grande back pain patients and communicates what the spinal research literature documents as realistic outcomes of La Grande back pain treatment and specifically La Grande chiropractic outcomes of care using the Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.
YOUR EXPECTATION OF La Grande BACK PAIN RELIEF
How much improvement do you expect from your back pain treatment? 30% is said to be “clinically relevant.” (1) Is that enough for you? Medical literature characterizes the “minimal clinically important difference” of treatment to be the slightest change in outcome a patient sees as meaningful to him or her. That difference is described as 30% improvement in self-reported pain or function by a study of 743 patients. (2) In another study of 609 back-related leg pain and sciatica patients, good outcome is described as 30% reduction in disability. 55% stated such improvement at 12 months of care. (3) The expectation of 5443 patients who underwent spine surgery for low back degenerative disc disease for pain and disability reduction was met for 64% at 12 months post-surgery. However, satisfaction decreases as disability goes up. (4) Realistic expectations of back pain treatment are shared with La Grande chiropractic patients at Dr. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC when the treatment plan is set up.
CHIROPRACTIC COX® TECHNIC OUTCOMES FOR BACK PAIN
In adhering to the protocols of the chiropractic technique, Cox® Technic, Dr. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC and fellow chiropractors who utilize it aim for 50% relief of pain in 30 days…and we chiropractors do not feel that is too lofty a goal! Cox® Technic physicians like yours at Dr. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC observe higher percentages of improvement for many La Grande back pain patients. With 50% relief, which for many patients appears in just a few visits to a couple weeks, La Grande chiropractic treatment continues without a surgical consult or advanced imaging (unless progressive neurological deficits occur or cauda equina is present). 50% relief is frequently a welcome relief for La Grande back pain patients seeking a return to a quality of life that is acceptable. This might include taking the dog for a walk or walking to the mailbox. Dr. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC strives to help patients achieve realistic and maintainable outcomes of care.
CONTACT Dr. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC
Schedule your next La Grande chiropractic appointment today. Dr. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC works to meet patient expectations of La Grande back pain treatment (be they 20% or 30% or 50% or more!) as well as setting reasonable expectations of back pain relief for each patient’s spine.
