Data. Data. Data. We human-beings
are well scrutinized: our diseases,
our behaviors, our lives. In healthcare, data and stats can be beneficial to improve care, particularly path for low back pain management from conservative, non-surgical to surgical when
needed. In Fort Wayne Aaron Chiropractic Clinic is proficient
in managing this flow of back pain care and in referring when/if needed.
LOW BACK PAIN MANAGEMENT DATA
The worldwide 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. A new study stated
that low back examination tests alone are not always useful
on their own. (1) That’s why Aaron Chiropractic Clinic connects
everything - your history, current pain, exam tests’ results, imaging, and more
- to come up with a diagnosis as well as a treatment plan.
And not all back pain sufferers need to visit specialists
like spine surgeons. Even the surgeons appreciate it
when patients who need their expertise (surgical
skills) are sent to them. One recent study highlighted that of 500 cases referred to a neurosurgeon, only 22% were
surgical candidates. 80% of referrals done during the study’s time
period were thought to be not appropriate.
The researchers concluded that “triaging approaches led by
musculoskeletal experts may improve referral appropriateness to specialized
care.” (2) Aaron Chiropractic Clinic agrees and is ready to fill
that role. Your Fort Wayne chiropractor is dedicated to diagnosing
and managing low back pain
and knows when to refer for specialized treatment like advanced
imaging, surgery, etc.
STATS ON CHIROPRACTIC BACK PAIN PATIENT CARE
In the chiropractic realm of healthcare,
Care Response is a filled database of info from
chiropractic patients around the world. It has been gathering
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 (decreased 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) Aaron Chiropractic Clinic tries hard to focus
on you during your time at our Fort Wayne chiropractic office.
CHIROPRACTIC IMPROVES QUALITY OF LIFE
As your Fort Wayne chiropractor, Aaron Chiropractic Clinic works
to deliver the ‘good’! And we take it one step further to increase
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 known as PROMIS that comprises
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 described
above, and we want to know how you feel you are.
CONTACT Aaron Chiropractic Clinic
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 Fort Wayne chiropractic
appointment soon. Aaron Chiropractic Clinic studies the data
to best deliver quality of life-improving care for our Fort Wayne low
back pain patients.