Encouraging Data on Chiropractic Fort Wayne Back Pain Relief
Stats. Stats. Stats. We humans are well analyzed: our illnesses, our behaviors, our lives. In healthcare, data and stats can be beneficial to improve care, particularly flow of low back pain management from conservative, non-surgical to surgical when needed. In Fort Wayne Aaron Chiropractic Clinic is experienced in managing this flow of back pain care and in referring when/if necessary.
LOW BACK PAIN MANAGEMENT STATS
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. One study stated that low back examination tests alone aren’t always helpful when considered alone. (1) That is the reason that Aaron Chiropractic Clinic correlates everything - your history, current pain, exam tests’ results, imaging, and more - to establish a diagnosis and a treatment plan. And not all back pain sufferers must visit specialists like spinal surgeons. Even the surgeons appreciate it when patients who require their expertise (surgical skills) are referred to them. One recent study highlighted that of 500 cases sent to a neurosurgeon, only 22% were surgical candidates. 80% of referrals made during the study’s timeframe were considered not appropriate. The researchers wrote that “triaging approaches led by musculoskeletal experts may improve referral appropriateness to specialized care.” (2) Aaron Chiropractic Clinic concurs and is prepared to perform that role. Your Fort Wayne chiropractor specializes in the diagnosis and management of low back pain and knows when to refer for specialized treatment like advanced imaging, surgery, etc.
DATA ON CHIROPRACTIC BACK PAIN PATIENT CARE
In the chiropractic corner of healthcare, Care Response is a packed database of details from chiropractic patients around the world. It’s been amassing data for over 10 years regarding 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, better 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 concentrate 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 enhance quality of life for our low back pain patients. The latest series of questions to assist us in evaluating patients for these outcomes is known as PROMIS that covers 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 didn’t 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 explained above, and we want you to tell us how you feel you are.
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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.
Make 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.
