Coordinated Fernandina Beach Chiropractic and GP Care of Back Pain
So, you want back pain relief to return and enjoy life like “normal”? Back pain sufferers can relate to that! Amelia Chiropractic Clinic is well aware of this, too, and works closely with our Fernandina Beach back pain patients and their other healthcare providers to return to “normal,” delighting in life again.
REFERRALS TO CHIROPRACTORS FOR CHRONIC LOW BACK PAIN
A new study described the referral practices of general practitioners to Danish chiropractors. Chiropractic clinics that have more than one chiropractor and with diagnostic ultrasound got more referrals. 31% of all new patients - 2.5 referrals a week - in chiropractic offices came via a referral from a general practitioner. Chiropractors who referred more patients to general practitioners also were referred more patients. Those who reported expertise in geriatric care and had a higher number of new patients a week received more referrals, too. (1) These findings accentuate the significance of interprofessional interaction which your Fernandina Beach chiropractor supports! Amelia Chiropractic Clinic works with local Fernandina Beach healthcare colleagues in all ways to help our shared back and neck pain patients in finding relief and regaining their quality of life.
QUALITY OF LIFE WITH CHIROPRACTIC MANIPULATION
Quality of life is often an indication of how well we feel, especially as we age. A study of Medicare recipients who used spinal manipulation (SMT) and/or were prescribed drug therapy (PDT) for their chronic low back pain was very revealing. Those who got spinal manipulation were more likely to be very satisfied with their care: 84% for SMT vs 50% for PDT. Those who got spinal manipulation documented their health-related quality of life scores significantly higher than those with prescription drug therapy: 12.85 for SMT vs 9.92 for PDT. Regarding the level of concern over the care they were receiving, SMT patients receiving chiropractic care stated a lower degree of concern than the PDT patient receiving prescription therapy. (2) Our goal at Amelia Chiropractic Clinic is to decrease our Fernandina Beach back pain patients’ concern over their pain condition and its care by performing a thorough examination, describing well what the condition is and its expected care outcomes, and performing gentle, relieving care for back pain, neck pain, and other spine-related pain relief.
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Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Coleman Cormier on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he describes The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management for relief of a painful disc herniation after a car accident which often entails multiple providers.
Schedule your Fernandina Beach chiropractic appointment now. Back pain relief is the product of a well-coordinated team effort among us all – pain patient, chiropractic healthcare professional, and other healthcare professionals. We are in. Are you?
