Doc, Can You Help Me?
The Number Two Question I Am AskedDoc, Can You Help?
The prognosis of each individual patient depends upon a number of factors such as severity of their injury, whether it is an acute or chronic problem, the age of the patient , the fitness level of the patient, the nutritional status of the patient, etc. There are some problems we can help fix or correct, others that we can help improve or manage and a few that we cannot help.
Back Pain 101 PROGNOSIS (WHAT ARE THE CHANCES THAT I CAN I GET BETTER)
Category 1:
EXCELLENT PROGNOSIS
GOOD PROGNOSIS
Category 2:
FAIR PROGNOSIS
GUARDED PROGNOSIS
Category 3:
POOR PROGNOSIS Most individuals that we except as patients will fall into the first category or in more difficult or complex cases the second category as we only accept patients that we feel we can help. If after our initial consultation we do not feel your problem is something we can assist you with using our treatment protocols, we will refer you to the appropriate location where you may find help.