Encouraging Data on Chiropractic Minster Back Pain Relief
Data. Data. Data. We human-beings are well researched: 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 required. In Minster Minster Chiropractic Center is experienced in managing this flow of back pain care and in referring when/if needed.
LOW BACK PAIN MANAGEMENT DATA
The worldwide top cause of disability is low back pain. Diagnosis of 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 are not always helpful when considered alone. (1) That is why Minster Chiropractic Center associates everything - your history, current pain, exam tests’ results, imaging, and more - to come up with a diagnosis and a treatment plan. And not all back pain sufferers must go to specialists like spinal surgeons. Even the surgeons value it when patients who require their expertise (surgical skills) are sent to them. A 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 deemed not appropriate. The researchers wrote that “triaging approaches led by musculoskeletal experts may improve referral appropriateness to specialized care.” (2) Minster Chiropractic Center agrees and is prepared to perform that role. Your Minster chiropractor specializes in the diagnosis and management of low back pain and knows when to refer for specialized treatment like advanced imaging, surgery, etc.
STATS ON CHIROPRACTIC BACK PAIN PATIENT CARE
In the chiropractic realm of healthcare, Care Response is a packed database of info from chiropractic patients around the world. It’s been gathering data for over 10 years about patient satisfaction. Two main points of feedback were on what chiropractic patients felt was good about their care and what could be improved. The good comprised clinical outcomes (less pain, better function, being understood as having pain and its cause), examination and description 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 shared that they wanted to not be rushed during the visit, wanted to feel understood, wanted good outcomes, etc. (3) Minster Chiropractic Center tries hard to focus on you during your time at our Minster chiropractic office.
CHIROPRACTIC IMPROVES QUALITY OF LIFE
As your Minster chiropractor, Minster Chiropractic Center strives to deliver the ‘good’! And we take it one step further to maximize quality of life for our low back pain patients. The most recent series of questions to help evaluate patients for these outcomes is known as PROMIS that encompasses function, pain interference, pain intensity, fatigue, sleep, depression, anxiety, satisfaction in social life, mental health, etc. The final word 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) didn’t improve significantly but felt they did, (4) didn’t improve significantly or report feeling better. (4) We strive for the ideal #1 outcome described 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 describes the relief of low back pain in a patient with a disc herniation implementing The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.
Schedule your Minster chiropractic appointment soon. Minster Chiropractic Center studies the stats to best deliver quality of life-improving care for our Minster low back pain patients.
