DRX 9000 Research: Motorized Spinal Decompression For Chronic Discogenic Low Back Pain - Chart Review Of 100 Outpatients
Posted by Dr. Kurt Meininger at 7:26 AM
Forsyth County – Alpharetta Chiropractor And Herniated Disc Doctor Comments:
This study assessed outcomes of a random sample of outpatients treated with the DRX9000™ for chronic low back pain lasting more than 12 weeks. Data from charts of 100 adults were abstracted using a standardized data collection form. Pain, drug use and activities of daily living were assessed pre and post treatment on the DRX9000™.
The results of this study were outstanding:
*90% improvement in back pain.
*Chronic back pain improves after treatment.
*Better function as measured by activities of daily living.
*A beginning pain score of 5.99 (on a scale of 0 to 10 – with 10 being the worse), which decreased to 0.87 after the last DRX9000™ treatment.
*41% of the subjects had used NSAID (pain meds) before being treatments which dropped to less than 5% after treatment with the DRX9000™.
*None of the subjects required surgery afterward.
Conclusion – Overall, patients’ pain improved after DRX9000™ treatment, requiring fewer pain medications, with better function!
This study which specifically used the DRX9000™ was presented at the American Society of Anesthesiologists, in Chicago, IL (October 15-17, 2006) and at the American Academy of Pain Management, in Orlando, FL (September 7-10, 2006).
The following doctors attributed to the above mentioned study:
*Alex Macario, MD, MBA, Stanford University
*Sunil J. Panchal, MD, COPE Foundation, Florida Pain Management
*Charlotte Richmond, PhD, Nema Research, Biomedical Research & Education Foundation
*Joseph V. Pergolizzi, Jr., MD, John Hopkins University & Nema Research
This study was blinded and the researchers didn't have certain knowledge about some aspects of the patient care. Because they didn’t have a control group, we cannot make statements about how this treatment may affect you.
However, clinics who incorporate orthopedic supports and timely and appropriate exercises into their treatment programs, greatly improve the patients’ overall recovery.
Most important, clinics that incorporate additional therapies into their treatment programs including low-level laser, heat, electrical muscle stimulation and ice dramatically increase the quality of care which directly affects the patients’ outcome.
As is usually the case in health care, evidence is somewhat limited, but I think the DRX9000™ is worth considering for a couple of reasons:
First, there are virtually no treatments in back care today that is supported by large-scale, controlled, double blinded, randomized clinical trials. That may come as a shock to you but most doctors, medical or chiropractic, really cannot cite great evidence for things they do day in and day out.
Physical therapists, acupuncturists, massage therapists - all who treat back problems- are pretty much in the same evidence boat, so to speak. Maybe that's why there are as many different treatments available as there are doctors. Or why you sometimes feel like you're going through a maze looking for some cheese when trying to deal with this very common problem.
The second reason you should carefully weigh the evidence for spinal decompression is because of the well-established scientific facts on the risks of surgery.
If you’d like to schedule a consultation with the doctor to see if you’re a good candidate for Spinal Decompression, please call 678-925-1878. For more information about Spinal Decompression, please visit our website http://www.painreliefcare.com/.
This study assessed outcomes of a random sample of outpatients treated with the DRX9000™ for chronic low back pain lasting more than 12 weeks. Data from charts of 100 adults were abstracted using a standardized data collection form. Pain, drug use and activities of daily living were assessed pre and post treatment on the DRX9000™.
The results of this study were outstanding:
*90% improvement in back pain.
*Chronic back pain improves after treatment.
*Better function as measured by activities of daily living.
*A beginning pain score of 5.99 (on a scale of 0 to 10 – with 10 being the worse), which decreased to 0.87 after the last DRX9000™ treatment.
*41% of the subjects had used NSAID (pain meds) before being treatments which dropped to less than 5% after treatment with the DRX9000™.
*None of the subjects required surgery afterward.
Conclusion – Overall, patients’ pain improved after DRX9000™ treatment, requiring fewer pain medications, with better function!
This study which specifically used the DRX9000™ was presented at the American Society of Anesthesiologists, in Chicago, IL (October 15-17, 2006) and at the American Academy of Pain Management, in Orlando, FL (September 7-10, 2006).
The following doctors attributed to the above mentioned study:
*Alex Macario, MD, MBA, Stanford University
*Sunil J. Panchal, MD, COPE Foundation, Florida Pain Management
*Charlotte Richmond, PhD, Nema Research, Biomedical Research & Education Foundation
*Joseph V. Pergolizzi, Jr., MD, John Hopkins University & Nema Research
This study was blinded and the researchers didn't have certain knowledge about some aspects of the patient care. Because they didn’t have a control group, we cannot make statements about how this treatment may affect you.
However, clinics who incorporate orthopedic supports and timely and appropriate exercises into their treatment programs, greatly improve the patients’ overall recovery.
Most important, clinics that incorporate additional therapies into their treatment programs including low-level laser, heat, electrical muscle stimulation and ice dramatically increase the quality of care which directly affects the patients’ outcome.
As is usually the case in health care, evidence is somewhat limited, but I think the DRX9000™ is worth considering for a couple of reasons:
First, there are virtually no treatments in back care today that is supported by large-scale, controlled, double blinded, randomized clinical trials. That may come as a shock to you but most doctors, medical or chiropractic, really cannot cite great evidence for things they do day in and day out.
Physical therapists, acupuncturists, massage therapists - all who treat back problems- are pretty much in the same evidence boat, so to speak. Maybe that's why there are as many different treatments available as there are doctors. Or why you sometimes feel like you're going through a maze looking for some cheese when trying to deal with this very common problem.
The second reason you should carefully weigh the evidence for spinal decompression is because of the well-established scientific facts on the risks of surgery.
If you’d like to schedule a consultation with the doctor to see if you’re a good candidate for Spinal Decompression, please call 678-925-1878. For more information about Spinal Decompression, please visit our website http://www.painreliefcare.com/.