Coordinated Fort Wayne Chiropractic and GP Care of Back Pain
So, you want relief for your back pain to return and enjoy life like “normal”? Back pain sufferers can relate to that! Aaron Chiropractic Clinic is well aware of this, too, and works closely with our Fort Wayne back pain patients and their other healthcare providers to get them back to “normal,” enjoying life again.
REFERRALS TO CHIROPRACTORS FOR CHRONIC LOW BACK PAIN
A recent study noted how general practitioners refer to Danish chiropractors. Chiropractic clinics that have more than one chiropractor and with diagnostic ultrasound obtained more referrals. 31% of the new patients - 2.5 referrals a week - in chiropractic practices came via a referral from a general practitioner. Chiropractors who referred more patients to general practitioners also got more referrals. 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 importance of interprofessional interaction which your Fort Wayne chiropractor supports! Aaron Chiropractic Clinic collaborates with local Fort Wayne healthcare colleagues in all ways to benefit our mutual back and neck pain patients in finding relief and reclaiming 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 report of Medicare recipients who received 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 versus 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. As for the concern they felt receiving each type of therapy, SMT patients receiving chiropractic care stated a lower degree of concern than the PDT patient receiving prescription therapy. (2) The goal of care at Aaron Chiropractic Clinic is to lower our Fort Wayne back pain patients’ concern over their pain condition and its care by doing a thorough examination, explaining clearly what the condition is along with 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.
Make your Fort Wayne chiropractic appointment soon. Back pain relief is a result of a well-coordinated team effort among us all – pain patient, chiropractic healthcare provider, and other healthcare professionals. We’re ready. Are you?
