See Old Mill Chiropractic 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 provider to see. It’s a valid question! Research maintains that the first healthcare professional sets the course for care, cost, and outcome of the back pain episode. A new study shared that first-provider chiropractic care endedup being less expensive than care by other first-provider healthcare professionals. Old Mill Chiropractic provides individualized treatment plans for St Peters 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 described what contributes to it or to its prevention. One review of 4 databases of 31,080 older adults uncovered an extensive list of factors 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 more 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, Old Mill Chiropractic, and our patients would like to know more definitively what influences chronic low back pain! Even more wanted is direction 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 certain 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 related using evidence in peer-reviewed journals as justification for recommending such approaches. (2) An additional troubling 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. Old Mill Chiropractic is always prepared to discuss the benefits – perceived by patients and documented 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 appeared this past month emphasizing 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 higher when seeing certain providers first: orthopedist ($9434), acupuncturist ($9205), primary care physician ($5660), and chiropractor ($5093). (4) Seeing which provider first resulted in the least expense without any detrimental effect on diagnosis or serious illness? The chiropractor! When it comes to back pain, neck pain and spine-related pain, St Peters 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 got relief with The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management after she had consulted other healthcare professionals.
Make your St Peters chiropractic appointment today. The question of which healthcare professional to consult comes up, think of your St Peters chiropractor!
