When back pain comes up (and/or has turned
into chronic low back pain) so too does the concern of
which healthcare professional to consult. It’s
a valid question! Research maintains that the first healthcare provider
establishes the course for care, cost, and outcome of the back pain flare-up.
A new study reported that first-provider chiropractic care was less expensive than care by other first-provider healthcare professionals.
New Roads Chiropractic Center delivers individualized treatment plans for New Roads
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
defined 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 issues
like having a job for longer than 10 years that required
bending/lifting, etc.) and factors that may prevent chronic low
back pain (intermediate level of leisure-time physical activity). (1) These
researchers, New Roads Chiropractic Center, and our patients would like to know more conclusively
what triggers chronic low back pain!
Even more desired is guidance 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 questioned as to their referrals for certain
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 endorsed these approaches when patients requested them. More female than male physicians answered
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 greater levels of frailty than men. (3) Frailty is always of concern in our older patients. New Roads Chiropractic Center is always prepared to share the benefits
– recognized by patients and verified by
research – of chiropractic and more specifically, Cox® Technic, with interested healthcare
providers 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 higher when seeing
certain providers first: orthopedist ($9434), acupuncturist ($9205), primary
care physician ($5660), and chiropractor ($5093). (4) Seeing
which provider first resulted in the lowest cost of
care without any delay in diagnosis
or serious illness? The chiropractor! When it comes to
back pain, neck pain and spine-related pain, New Roads chiropractic care
makes sense.
CONTACT New Roads Chiropractic Center
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 providers.
Schedule your New Roads chiropractic
appointment now. The question of which healthcare provider
to consult comes up, think of your
New Roads chiropractor!