Stats. Stats. Stats. We humans
are well researched: our diseases,
our behaviors, our lives. In healthcare, data and stats can be quite
helpful in improving care, particularly flow
of low back pain management from conservative, non-surgical to surgical when
needed. In Tonawanda Chiropractic Spine Sports And Rehabilitation is practiced
in managing this flow of back pain care and in referring when/if needed.
LOW BACK PAIN MANAGEMENT DATA
The global leading cause of
disability is low back pain. Diagnosing the cause of low
back pain – spinal stenosis, radiculopathy, non-specific and specific low back
pain – is key to managing it. One study stated
that low back examination tests alone are not always useful
when considered alone. (1) That’s why Chiropractic Spine Sports And Rehabilitation correlates
everything - your history, current pain, exam tests’ results, imaging, and more
- to come up with a diagnosis and a treatment plan.
And not all back pain sufferers need to visit specialists
like spine surgeons. Even the surgeons value it
when patients who require their expertise (surgical
skills) are sent to them. One recent study pointed
out that of 500 cases sent to a neurosurgeon, only 22% were
surgical candidates. 80% of referrals made during the study’s time
period were deemed inappropriate.
The researchers wrote that “triaging approaches led by
musculoskeletal experts may improve referral appropriateness to specialized
care.” (2) Chiropractic Spine Sports And Rehabilitation concurs and is prepared to fill
that role. Your Tonawanda chiropractor is dedicated to diagnosing
and managing low back pain
and knows when to refer for specialized treatment like advanced
imaging, surgery, etc.
DATA ON CHIROPRACTIC BACK PAIN PATIENT CARE
In the chiropractic corner of healthcare,
Care Response is a filled database of info from
chiropractic patients around the world. It’s been collecting
data for over 10 years about patient satisfaction. Two main
points of feedback were on what chiropractic patients thought was
good about their care and what could be improved. The good comprised
clinical outcomes (less pain, improved
function, being understood as having pain and its cause), examination and explanation
of the condition and its treatment, professionalism, friendliness, feeling
valued as a person, safety, comfort, and punctuality. There is always room for
improvement, and patients reported that they wanted to
not be rushed during the visit, wanted to feel understood, wanted satisfactory
outcomes, etc. (3) Chiropractic Spine Sports And Rehabilitation tries hard to focus
on you during your time at our Tonawanda chiropractic clinic.
CHIROPRACTIC IMPROVES QUALITY OF LIFE
As your Tonawanda chiropractor, Chiropractic Spine Sports And Rehabilitation strives
to deliver the ‘good’! And we take it one step further to boost
quality of life for our low back pain patients. The most recent
series of questions to assist us in evaluating patients for
these outcomes is called PROMIS that covers
function, pain interference, pain intensity, fatigue, sleep, depression,
anxiety, satisfaction in social life, mental health, etc. The bottom
line from all the assembled data found that patients (1)
improved significantly and felt they did, (2) improved significantly but did
not think they did, (3) did not improve significantly
but felt they did, (4) didn’t improve significantly or report
feeling better. (4) We strive for the ideal #1 outcome explained
above, and we want you to tell us how you feel you are.
CONTACT Chiropractic Spine Sports And Rehabilitation
Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. Coleman Cormier on The
Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he
illustrates the relief of low back pain in a patient with a disc
herniation using The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain
Management.
Schedule your Tonawanda chiropractic
appointment now. Chiropractic Spine Sports And Rehabilitation studies the data
to best deliver quality of life-improving care for our Tonawanda low
back pain patients.