Data. Data. Data. We humans
are well analyzed: our illnesses,
our habits, our lives. In healthcare, data and stats can be beneficial to improve care, particularly flow
of low back pain management from conservative, non-surgical to surgical when
required. In New Roads New Roads Chiropractic Center is experienced
in managing this flow of back pain care and in referring when/if needed.
LOW BACK PAIN MANAGEMENT STATS
The global top cause of
disability is low back pain. Diagnosis of the cause of low
back pain – spinal stenosis, radiculopathy, non-specific and specific low back
pain – is central to managing it. One study stated
that low back examination tests alone are not always useful
on their own. (1) That’s the reason that New Roads Chiropractic Center considers
everything - your history, current pain, exam tests’ results, imaging, and more
- to come up with a diagnosis and a treatment plan.
And not all back pain sufferers must go to specialists
like spinal surgeons. Even the surgeons value it
when patients who require their expertise (surgical
skills) are referred to them. One recent study highlighted that of 500 cases referred to a neurosurgeon, only 22% were
surgical candidates. 80% of referrals made during the study’s timeframe were thought to be not appropriate.
The researchers wrote that “triaging approaches led by
musculoskeletal experts may improve referral appropriateness to specialized
care.” (2) New Roads Chiropractic Center concurs and is ready to fill
that role. Your New Roads chiropractor specializes in the diagnosis and management of low back pain
and is well aware of when to refer for specialized treatment like advanced
imaging, surgery, etc.
STATS ON CHIROPRACTIC BACK PAIN PATIENT CARE
In the chiropractic realm of healthcare,
Care Response is a filled database of details from
chiropractic patients around the world. It’s been gathering
data for over 10 years about patient satisfaction. Two main
points of feedback were on what chiropractic patients thought was
good about their care and what could be improved. The good included
clinical outcomes (less pain, better
function, being understood as having pain and its cause), examination and explanation
of the condition and its treatment, professionalism, friendliness, feeling
valued as a person, safety, comfort, and punctuality. There is always room for
improvement, and patients shared that they wanted to
not be rushed during the visit, wanted to feel understood, wanted good
outcomes, etc. (3) New Roads Chiropractic Center strives to focus
on you during your time at our New Roads chiropractic clinic.
CHIROPRACTIC IMPROVES QUALITY OF LIFE
As your New Roads chiropractor, New Roads Chiropractic Center strives
to deliver the ‘good’! And we take it one step further to enhance
quality of life for our low back pain patients. The latest
series of questions to help evaluate patients for
these outcomes is known as PROMIS that encompasses
function, pain interference, pain intensity, fatigue, sleep, depression,
anxiety, satisfaction in social life, mental health, etc. The bottom
line from all the collected data found that patients (1)
improved significantly and felt they did, (2) improved significantly but did
not think they did, (3) didn’t improve significantly
but felt they did, (4) didn’t improve significantly or report
feeling better. (4) We strive for the ideal #1 outcome described
above, and we want to know how you feel you are.
CONTACT New Roads Chiropractic Center
Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. Coleman Cormier on The
Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he
describes the relief of low back pain in a patient with a disc
herniation using The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain
Management.
Make your New Roads chiropractic
appointment soon. New Roads Chiropractic Center studies the data
to best deliver quality of life-improving care for our New Roads low
back pain patients.