See Aurora Chiropractic Center 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 professional 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 was less expensive than care by other first-provider healthcare professionals. Aurora Chiropractic Center provides individualized treatment plans for Juneau back pain relief and prevention.
CHRONIC LOW BACK PAIN: Contributing and Preventing Factors
Despite the fact that chronic low back pain is notably common in older adults, research just hasn’t defined what contributes to it or to its prevention. One review 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 demanded bending/lifting, etc.) and factors that may prevent chronic low back pain (intermediate level of leisure-time physical activity). (1) These researchers, Aurora Chiropractic Center, and our patients would like to know more conclusively what prompts chronic low back pain! Even more desired is guidance 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 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 answered using evidence in peer-reviewed journals as rationale for suggesting such approaches. (2) An additional concerning factor for female back pain patients is that they are consistently noted as having higher levels of frailty than men. (3) Frailty is always a concern in our older patients. Aurora 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 providers 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 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 delay in diagnosis or serious illness? The chiropractor! When it comes to back pain, neck pain and spine-related pain, Juneau 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 seen other healthcare providers.
Make your Juneau chiropractic appointment soon. The question of which healthcare provider to consult arises, remember your Juneau chiropractor!
