See Aaron Chiropractic Clinic First for Chronic Low Back Pain
When back pain arises (and/or has turned into chronic low back pain) so too does the question of which healthcare provider to consult. It is a valid question! Research reports that the first healthcare provider sets the course for care, cost, and outcome of the back pain spell. A new study stated that first-provider chiropractic care endedup being less expensive than care by other first-provider healthcare professionals. Aaron Chiropractic Clinic provides individualized treatment plans for Fort Wayne back pain relief and prevention.
CHRONIC LOW BACK PAIN: Contributing and Preventing Factors
Even though chronic low back pain is so common in older adults, research just has not described what contributes to it or to its prevention. One analysis of 4 databases of 31,080 older adults uncovered an extensive list of issues that may contribute (from being female, obese, anxious, depressed, having had falls in the past, 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, Aaron Chiropractic Clinic, and our patients would like to know more conclusively what influences chronic low back pain! Even more wanted 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 said they recommended these approaches when patients requested them. More female than male physicians related using evidence in peer-reviewed journals as justification for suggesting such approaches. (2) An additional concerning factor for female back pain patients is that they are consistently noted as having greater levels of frailty than men. (3) Frailty is always a concern in our older patients. Aaron Chiropractic Clinic is always ready to discuss the benefits – perceived by patients and verified by research – of chiropractic and more specifically, Cox® Technic, with interested healthcare professionals 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 influential 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 greater when seeing certain providers first: orthopedist ($9434), acupuncturist ($9205), primary care physician ($5660), and chiropractor ($5093). (4) Seeing which provider first was the least expensive without any detrimental effect on diagnosis or serious illness? The chiropractor! With regards to back pain, neck pain and spine-related pain, Fort Wayne chiropractic care makes sense.
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Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Keith Bartley on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he illustrates the good outcome for a lumbar spinal stenosis low back pain sufferer who found relief with The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management after she had seen other healthcare professionals.
Make your Fort Wayne chiropractic appointment now. The question of which healthcare provider to see comes up, remember your Fort Wayne chiropractor!
