St Peters Chiropractic Care of Chronic Low Back Pain Can Help Reduce Cost & Pain
Chiropractic can help chronic low back pain in pain relief, healthcare coordination, and in cost-of-care reduction. Chiropractic care first aims to prevent back pain from turning chronic, limiting its lasting over 3 months. Chiropractic care provides spinal manipulation therapy which is reported to help ease chronic low back pain and enhance coordination of care with other health professionals to help our patients best. Old Mill Chiropractic helps the care of St Peters chronic back pain patients economically using gentle, safe, research-documented protocols of the Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management. We’re ready to help!
SPINAL MANIPULATION LOWERS COST OF BACK PAIN CARE
Back pain is not inexpensive. With the cost of spine pain in the US estimated to be $134.5 billion (1), Old Mill Chiropractic is pretty sure that our chiropractic patients would welcome cost-effective care. A newer Canadian study of high-cost back pain patients in the healthcare system reported that they accounted for almost 50% of the healthcare spending in a year. (2) Another paper published results showing that spine-related pain patients who seek care from a chiropractor first also experienced lower costs and healthcare services when compared to medical management. (1) We know our St Peters chiropractic patients would appreciate coordination of care whenever possible among their healthcare providers to get the most economical and effective care.
HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS WORKING TOGETHER
Healthcare professionals working together benefit patients dealing with St Peters back and other spine-related conditions. A study in South Africa evaluated the relationship and understanding of each other’s professions between chiropractors and physiotherapists. Interesting outcomes! Each profession evaluated the other’s in terms of what conditions it treated, what modalities it utilized, how well each did at helping neuromusculoskeletal conditions. Interprofessional referrals for chiropractors were 82% and 55% for physiotherapists though 69% of chiropractors and 55% of physiotherapists wanted to work together in administering treatment to patients for their pain relief. (3) We healthcare providers strive to keep our patients in the center of a treatment plan to lower their pain and healthcare usage.
SMT REDUCES PAIN OF BACK PAIN
For chronic low back pain patients, those whose pain lasts over 3 months that leads to emotional distress and physical disability and more healthcare utilization, 12 sessions of spinal manipulation offered greater pain relief than a control intervention. (4) Another study of 1000 low back pain sufferers treated with Cox® Technic flexion distraction protocols also reported that a mean of 12 visits in 29 days delivered maximum clinical improvement. Plus, less than 9% of the low back pain patients entered the chronic phase. (5) Preventing chronic pain is a commendable effort!
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Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Vincent Pankonin on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he illustrates how he was able to help his chronic back pain patient find relief with The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.
