Coordinated St Peters Chiropractic and GP Care of Back Pain
So, you want relief for your back pain to return and enjoy life like “normal”? Back pain sufferers get that! Old Mill Chiropractic knows this, too, and collaborates with our St Peters back pain patients and their other healthcare providers to get them back to “normal,” delighting in life again.
REFERRALS TO CHIROPRACTORS FOR CHRONIC LOW BACK PAIN
A new study noted how general practitioners refer to Danish chiropractors. Chiropractic clinics that have more than one chiropractor and with diagnostic ultrasound received more referrals. 31% of all new patients - 2.5 referrals a week - in chiropractic offices came via a referral from a general practitioner. Chiropractors who sent more patients to general practitioners also got more referrals. Those who reported expertise in geriatric care and had a higher number of new patients a week received more referrals, too. (1) These findings accentuate the importance of interprofessional communication which your St Peters chiropractor embraces! Old Mill Chiropractic collaborates with local St Peters healthcare colleagues whenever possible to benefit our mutual back and neck pain patients in finding relief and regaining their quality of life.
QUALITY OF LIFE WITH CHIROPRACTIC MANIPULATION
Quality of life is often a reflection of how well we feel, especially as we age. A study of Medicare recipients who received spinal manipulation (SMT) and/or were prescribed drug therapy (PDT) for their chronic low back pain was quite enlightening. Those who received spinal manipulation were more likely to be very satisfied with their care: 84% for SMT versus 50% for PDT. Those who received spinal manipulation documented their health-related quality of life scores significantly higher than those with prescription drug therapy: 12.85 for SMT vs 9.92 for PDT. As for the concern they felt receiving each type of therapy, SMT patients receiving chiropractic care reported a lower degree of concern than the PDT patient getting prescription therapy. (2) The goal of care at Old Mill Chiropractic is to lower our St Peters back pain patients’ concern over their pain condition and its care by doing a thorough examination, describing clearly what the condition is and its expected care outcomes, and delivering gentle, relieving care for back pain, neck pain, and other spine-related pain relief.
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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 Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management for relief of a painful disc herniation after a car accident which often entails several providers.
Make your St Peters chiropractic appointment now. Back pain relief is the product of a well-coordinated team effort from us all – pain patient, chiropractic healthcare provider, and other healthcare professionals. We’re in. Are you?
