When back pain arises (and/or has transitioned
into chronic low back pain) so too does the concern of
which healthcare professional to consult. It is
a valid question! Research states that the first healthcare professional
establishes the course for care, cost, and outcome of the back pain flare-up.
A new study shared that first-provider chiropractic care endedup
being less expensive than care by other first-provider healthcare professionals.
Moses Chiropractic provides individualized treatment plans for West Palm Beach
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
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 fallen,
lifestyle issues like smoking, having weak abdominal muscles, occupational issues
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, Moses Chiropractic, 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 questioned 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 stated
they endorsed these approaches when patients asked
for them. More female than male physicians reported
using evidence in peer-reviewed journals as rationale
for recommending such approaches. (2) An additional concerning
factor for female back pain sufferers is that they are consistently
seen as having greater levels of frailty than men. (3) Frailty is always a concern in our older patients. Moses Chiropractic 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 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! When it comes to
back pain, neck pain and spine-related pain, West Palm Beach chiropractic care
makes sense.
CONTACT Moses Chiropractic
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 professionals.
Schedule your West Palm Beach chiropractic
appointment now. The question of which healthcare provider
to see comes up, think of your
West Palm Beach chiropractor!