See Amelia Chiropractic Clinic First for Chronic Low Back Pain
When back pain arises (and/or has transitioned into chronic low back pain) so too does the question of which healthcare provider to consult. It is a valid question! Research reports that the first healthcare provider establishes the course for care, cost, and outcome of the back pain bout. A new study reported that first-provider chiropractic care endedup being less expensive than care by other first-provider healthcare professionals. Amelia Chiropractic Clinic provides individualized treatment plans for Fernandina Beach 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 hasn’t noted clearly what contributes to it or to its prevention. One review of 4 databases of 31,080 older adults uncovered an extensive list of factors that may contribute (from being female, obese, anxious, depressed, having had falls in the past, lifestyle issues like smoking, having weak abdominal muscles, occupational requirements like having a job for more than 10 years that necessitated bending/lifting, etc.) and issues that may prevent chronic low back pain (intermediate level of leisure-time physical activity). (1) These researchers, Amelia Chiropractic Clinic, and our patients would like to know more conclusively what prompts chronic low back pain! Even more desired is guidance on how to manage it.
REFERRALS FOR CHIROPRACTIC CARE
A survey of US office-based physicians tackled how referrals affected the care of back pain. The participants were questioned 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 stated they advocated these approaches when patients requested them. More female than male physicians reported using evidence in peer-reviewed journals as justification for suggesting such approaches. (2) An additional concerning factor for female back pain sufferers is that they are consistently noted as having higher levels of frailty than men. (3) Frailty is always of concern in our older patients. Amelia Chiropractic Clinic is always ready to discuss the benefits – recognized by patients and verified by research – of chiropractic and more specifically, Cox® Technic, with interested healthcare professionals and spine pain patients.
CHIROPRACTIC RISES TO THE TOP
Another review of 3,799,593 low back pain patients appeared this past month emphasizing 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 consulting certain providers first: orthopedist ($9434), acupuncturist ($9205), primary care physician ($5660), and chiropractor ($5093). (4) Consulting which provider first was the least expensive without any detrimental effect on diagnosis or serious illness? The chiropractor! When it comes to back pain, neck pain and spine-related pain, Fernandina Beach 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 positive outcome for a lumbar spinal stenosis low back pain sufferer who got relief with The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management after she had consulted other healthcare professionals.
Schedule your Fernandina Beach chiropractic appointment now. The question of which healthcare provider to consult arises, remember your Fernandina Beach chiropractor!
