See Chiropractic Spine Sports And Rehabilitation First for Chronic Low Back Pain
When back pain comes up (and/or has turned into chronic low back pain) so too does the concern of which healthcare professional to see. It is a valid question! Research maintains that the first healthcare professional sets the course for care, cost, and outcome of the back pain episode. A new study stated that first-provider chiropractic care was less expensive than care by other first-provider healthcare professionals. Chiropractic Spine Sports And Rehabilitation delivers individualized treatment plans for Tonawanda back pain relief and prevention.
CHRONIC LOW BACK PAIN: Contributing and Preventing Factors
Despite the fact that chronic low back pain is so common in older adults, research just has not noted clearly what contributes to it or to its prevention. One review of 4 databases of 31,080 older adults exposed an extensive list of issues that may contribute (from being female, obese, anxious, depressed, having fallen, lifestyle issues like smoking, having weak abdominal muscles, occupational requirements like having a job for longer than 10 years that demanded bending/lifting, etc.) and factors that may prevent chronic low back pain (intermediate level of leisure-time physical activity). (1) These researchers, Chiropractic Spine Sports And Rehabilitation, and our patients would like to know more conclusively what prompts chronic low back pain! Even more wanted is direction on how to handle it.
REFERRALS FOR CHIROPRACTIC CARE
A survey of US office-based physicians tackled how referrals affected the care of back pain. The participating physicians were queried as to their referrals for particular complementary health approaches like herbs/non-vitamin supplements, chiropractic and osteopathic manipulation, acupuncture and mind-body therapies (meditation, guided imagery, progressive relaxation). 60% of the physicians said they advocated these approaches when patients asked for them. More female than male physicians answered using evidence in peer-reviewed journals as justification for suggesting such approaches. (2) An additional troubling factor for female back pain sufferers is that they are consistently noted as having greater levels of frailty than men. (3) Frailty is always a concern in our older patients. Chiropractic Spine Sports And Rehabilitation is always ready to share the benefits – recognized by patients and documented by research – of chiropractic and more specifically, Cox® Technic, with interested healthcare professionals and spine pain sufferers.
CHIROPRACTIC RISES TO THE TOP
Another review of 3,799,593 low back pain patients surfaced this past month highlighting how important the first healthcare provider was in their study on cost and outcome for back pain. Healthcare utilization (imaging, prescriptions, tests, visits, etc.), opioid prescribing, and cost were greater when seeing certain providers first: orthopedist ($9434), acupuncturist ($9205), primary care physician ($5660), and chiropractor ($5093). (4) Consulting which provider first resulted in the lowest cost of care without any delay in diagnosis or serious illness? The chiropractor! With regards to back pain, neck pain and spine-related pain, Tonawanda chiropractic care makes sense.
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Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Keith Bartley on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he describes the good outcome for a lumbar spinal stenosis low back pain sufferer who found relief with The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management after she had consulted other healthcare professionals.
Make your Tonawanda chiropractic appointment soon. The question of which healthcare provider to see comes up, remember your Tonawanda chiropractor!
