What expectations do you have of your
chiropractic care of Fort Wayne
back pain? That question is huge. Research
reports that it has a role in back pain treatment outcome whether that treatment is surgical or conservative. Aaron Chiropractic Clinic aims
to hear your expectations of our Fort Wayne back
pain treatment and present the outcomes of our treatment
documented in practice and in
research.
INFLUENTIAL EXPECTATIONS FOR BACK SURGERY OUTCOMES
A new research project studied
patient and surgeon expectations of back surgery. Patients expected full
relief and improvement of their back pain after lumbar spine surgery. Surgeons
expected improvement that ranged from a little to a lot depending
on the patient and his/her specific condition. Can you guess whose expectations were met? The surgeons’
expectations. Two years after the back surgery, the patient-reported outcomes met the surgeon’s expectations.
The researchers emphasized that effective communication about expectations
may well further better outcomes. (1) That is
why Aaron Chiropractic Clinic spends time with each Fort Wayne
back pain patient at the beginning of care, ensuring
that the source of pain and its treatment plan are well-described.
If not, ask us!
AN ACCEPTABLE SYMPTOM STATE
If initial
patient expectations aren’t met with back surgery,
what is an “acceptable symptom state” for that back pain patient? What can he/she live with? For patients with chronic non-specific low back pain (with or
without active discopathy), 54% stated having an acceptable symptom
state at 1 month of care. Specifically, patient-reported acceptable symptoms included: 47.5 for lumbar pain, 30.5 for radicular pain, 39.3 for
disability, 10.0 for anxiety, and 6.7 for depression. (2) Aaron Chiropractic Clinic knows no pain is the preferred state and is prepared to talk
with our Fort Wayne chiropractic patients their options and possible
outcomes.
DECIDING ON TREATMENT OPTIONS
The question of back surgery is a big issue. Evidence-based medicine sees that the patient at the center of care. What is
the patient perspective of this care? How is the patient perspective regarded in treatment planning and choosing from available options? A recent paper indicated that the patient’s social, psychological, and other non-clinical
characteristics must be taken into account in planning care. (3)
One factor in the back-surgery decision that reportedly influences
the decision and the outcome expectation is opioid use. Lower dose and shorter-time-taking
opioid use patients expected more complete improvement compared
with non-users. They also had higher
expectations of positive outcome than higher-dose opioid patients. (4) For many patients, the prospect of work is a light at the end of the
tunnel which is encouraging
according to a new report on how back pain patient recovery
expectations affect clinical outcomes. A review of
60 studies reported that a patient’s recovery expectations are
probably strongly associated with future work participation. (5) Aaron Chiropractic Clinic applies
effective, nonsurgical care of back pain to meet patient expectations once the research on outcomes for other back pain
sufferers is described and absorbed. Fort Wayne chiropractic care keeps the back pain patient at its center.
CONTACT Aaron Chiropractic Clinic
Check out this PODCAST
with Dr. Anthony Galante on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr.
Michael Johnson as he explained how Cox®
Technic System of Spinal Pain Management and chiropractic treatment assisted
in the management of back pain for a patient who was absolutely
positive about not wanting back surgery.
Schedule your next Fort Wayne
chiropractic visit today. Aaron Chiropractic Clinic wants to know your answer to the question of your
expectations for our treatment so that we can both be satisfied
with the outcome!