So, you desire relief for your
back pain to return and enjoy life like “normal”? Back
pain sufferers can relate to that! New Roads Chiropractic Center is well aware of
this, too, and collaborates with our New Roads back
pain patients and their other healthcare professionals to return to “normal,” enjoying life again.
REFERRALS TO CHIROPRACTORS FOR CHRONIC LOW BACK PAIN
A new study described the referral practices
of general practitioners to Danish
chiropractors. Chiropractic clinics with more than one
chiropractor and also offer diagnostic ultrasound got
more referrals. 31% of the 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 received
more referrals. Those who shared that they had expertise in
geriatric care and had a higher number of new patients each
week got more referrals, too. (1) These findings emphasize
the importance of interprofessional interaction
which your New Roads chiropractor supports! New Roads Chiropractic Center
collaborates with local New Roads healthcare colleagues in all ways to help our mutual back and
neck pain patients in finding relief and reclaiming
their quality of life.
QUALITY OF LIFE WITH CHIROPRACTIC MANIPULATION
Quality of life is often an indication of
how well we feel, especially as we age. A report 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 got spinal manipulation were more likely to be very
satisfied with their care: 84% for SMT vs 50% for PDT. Those who got
spinal manipulation reported their health-related quality of
life scores significantly higher than those with prescription drug therapy: 12.85
for SMT vs 9.92 for PDT. Regarding the level of concern over the care they were
receiving, SMT
patients receiving chiropractic care stated a lower degree of
concern than the PDT patient receiving prescription therapy. (2) Our goal at New Roads Chiropractic Center is to lower our
New Roads back pain patients’ concern over their pain condition and
its care by performing a thorough examination, explaining
clearly what the condition is as well as
the expected care outcomes, and delivering gentle, relieving
care for back pain, neck pain, and other spine-related pain relief.
CONTACT New Roads Chiropractic Center
Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. Coleman Cormier on The Back Doctors Podcast with
Dr. Michael Johnson as he illustrates The Cox® Technic
System of Spinal Pain Management for relief of a painful disc herniation after
a car accident which often involves multiple
providers.
Schedule your New Roads chiropractic
appointment today. 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?
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