Chiropractic’s goal is to provide
the back pain sufferer a sense of control over the back pain and
to live through the pain and not avoid life. That’s
also the goal of your Fernandina Beach chiropractor: gentle, pain-relieving, conservative
care of spine pain. It is a partnership involving the Fernandina Beach
back pain sufferer, the back pain care giver, and even the back pain payer (ie
Medicare).
CHIROPRACTIC ENTHUSIASM FOR THE ROLE
OF BACK PAIN PROVIDER
Being a chiropractor is amazing! A recent survey found that chiropractors like
yours at Amelia Chiropractic Clinic take pleasure in their profession
most as they are able to decrease pain
and build strength, flexibility, and power alongside
their patients via a thorough
treatment plan. Two of the top features of being a chiropractor were
noted as “being trained to diagnose” – the foundation
for quality care and wanted clinical outcomes! - and “being able to transform peoples’ quality
of life.” (1) Your Fernandina Beach chiropractor concurs! Being
your healthcare partner - your back pain specialist - particularly in managing spine pain
issues is a highlight of daily practice.
EFFECT OF HEALTHCARE PROVIDER
AVAILABILITY: MD/Surgeon, DC, PCP
Researchers questioned
how a community’s healthcare workforce impacted the care of
low back pain sufferers. They found that one new spine surgeon
increased non-conservative care episodes by 31.3
per 1000 older adults, the addition of one primary care physician
reduced 2.5 conservative care episodes per 1000 elder
adults, and the addition of one chiropractor added 18.7
conservative care episodes and subtracted 3.6 non-conservative
care episodes per 1000 older adults. The researchers state
certain limitations in their study as they pulled a certain
set of patients from the 16 million Medicare Part B enrollees (who had
at least one occurrence of low back pain and relocation) which left 402,372 persons in the study. (2) In the
Medicare population, healthcare provider availability affects
how much is spent on each beneficiary. The effect is transformed
by provider type and whether the provider availability increases
or decreases. Spine surgeon availability was most strongly associated
with higher spending. The loss of one spine surgeon in a
community decreased spending. (3) In Fernandina Beach, back
pain sufferers get a partner at Amelia Chiropractic Clinic who can help
them with in-office care as well as at-home self-care.
EFFECT OF BACK PAIN PATIENT SELF
CARE
Medicine is realizing
that the one who is really at the core of managing pain
and chronic disorders is the person experiencing
pain and chronic disorder. When back pain is the chronic
issue, the low back pain sufferer self-manages much of
the time anyway and desires suggestions about
how best to do that: when to seek more care (symptoms,
imaging, advice), how to manage pain (behavioral changes to contain
and prevent pain), and how to be assured of their independent pain management’s
effectiveness. These all
take guidance from clinicians along the
lines of education about the condition and the partnership
of the patient and the healthcare provider. (4) Fernandina Beach back pain
sufferers and their healthcare providers like your chiropractor at Amelia Chiropractic Clinic
must communicate how each sees back
pain management to best reduce the
pain!
CONTACT Amelia Chiropractic Clinic
Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. Keith Bartley on The
Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he
explains how the Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain
Management gently and successfully
relieves back pain due to spinal stenosis and assists
the patient in his own self-care routine to manage and prevent back pain.
Make your next Fernandina Beach
chiropractic appointment with Amelia Chiropractic Clinic today. Along with delivering relieving chiropractic
spinal manipulation, Amelia Chiropractic Clinic strives to offer
our Fernandina Beach spine pain patients a sense of control over their pain.