See Minster Chiropractic Center First for Chronic Low Back Pain
When back pain comes up (and/or has transitioned into chronic low back pain) so too does the matter of which healthcare provider to see. It is a valid question! Research states that the first healthcare provider establishes the course for care, cost, and outcome of the back pain spell. A new study stated that first-provider chiropractic care was less expensive than care by other first-provider healthcare professionals. Minster Chiropractic Center provides individualized treatment plans for Minster 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 fallen, lifestyle issues like smoking, having weak abdominal muscles, occupational requirements like having a job for longer than 10 years that necessitated bending/lifting, etc.) and issues that may prevent chronic low back pain (intermediate level of leisure-time physical activity). (1) These researchers, Minster Chiropractic Center, and our patients would like to know more conclusively what affects chronic low back pain! Even more desired 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 queried as to their referrals for particular 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 reported they recommended these approaches when patients requested them. More female than male physicians reported using evidence in peer-reviewed journals as rationale for suggesting such approaches. (2) An additional troubling factor for female back pain patients is that they are consistently noted as having greater levels of frailty than men. (3) Frailty is always of concern in our older patients. Minster Chiropractic Center 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 patients.
CHIROPRACTIC RISES TO THE TOP
Another review of 3,799,593 low back pain patients turned up this past month highlighting how important 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 consulting certain providers first: orthopedist ($9434), acupuncturist ($9205), primary care physician ($5660), and chiropractor ($5093). (4) Seeing which provider first resulted in the lowest cost of care without any detrimental effect on diagnosis or serious illness? The chiropractor! When it comes to back pain, neck pain and spine-related pain, Minster 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 describes 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 consulted other healthcare professionals.
Make your Minster chiropractic appointment now. The question of which healthcare professional to consult arises, think of your Minster chiropractor!
