When back pain arises (and/or has turned
into chronic low back pain) so too does the matter of
which healthcare provider to consult. It’s
a valid question! Research states that the first healthcare provider
sets the course for care, cost, and outcome of the back pain flare-up.
A new study stated that first-provider chiropractic care endedup
being less expensive than care by other first-provider healthcare professionals.
Back And Neck Care Center delivers individualized treatment plans for Severna Park
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
noted clearly what contributes to it or to its
prevention. One analysis of 4 databases of 31,080 older adults uncovered
an extensive list of factors 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, Back And Neck Care Center, and our patients would like to know more conclusively
what influences chronic low back pain!
Even more desired is direction on how to manage 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 queried 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 endorsed these approaches when patients requested them. More female than male physicians related
using evidence in peer-reviewed journals as reasoning
for suggesting such approaches. (2) An additional troubling
factor for female back pain sufferers is that they are consistently
noted as having higher levels of frailty than men. (3) Frailty is always of concern in our older patients. Back And Neck Care Center is always prepared to discuss the benefits
– recognized by patients and verified by
research – of chiropractic and more specifically, Cox® Technic, with interested healthcare
providers and spine pain patients.
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 higher when consulting
certain providers first: orthopedist ($9434), acupuncturist ($9205), primary
care physician ($5660), and chiropractor ($5093). (4) Seeing
which provider first resulted in the least expense without any delay in diagnosis
or serious illness? The chiropractor! With regards to
back pain, neck pain and spine-related pain, Severna Park chiropractic care
makes sense.
CONTACT Back And Neck Care 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 found
relief with The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management after she had seen
other healthcare professionals.
Schedule your Severna Park chiropractic
appointment today. The question of which healthcare professional
to see arises, think of your
Severna Park chiropractor!