Chiropractic’s goal is to provide
the back pain patient a sense of control over the back pain and
to live through the pain while not avoiding life. That’s
also the goal of your Burlington and Hamilton chiropractor: gentle, pain-relieving, conservative
care of spine pain. It’s a partnership involving the Burlington and Hamilton
back pain sufferer, the back pain care giver, and even the back pain payer (ie
Medicare).
CHIROPRACTIC ENTHUSIASM FOR THE ROLE
OF BACK PAIN PROVIDER
Being a chiropractor is the
best! A new survey found that chiropractors like
yours at Spinal Care Clinic relish their profession
most because they are able to reduce pain
as well as build strength, flexibility, and power alongside
their patients via a comprehensive
treatment plan. Two of the best features of being a chiropractor were
reported as “being trained to diagnose” – the basis
for quality care and desirable clinical outcomes! - and “being able to transform peoples’ quality
of life.” (1) Your Burlington and Hamilton chiropractor agrees! Being
your healthcare partner - your back pain specialist - especially in managing spine pain
issues is a highlight of daily practice.
EFFECT OF HEALTHCARE PROVIDER
AVAILABILITY: MD/Surgeon, DC, PCP
Researchers questioned
how a community’s healthcare workforce influenced the care of
low back pain sufferers. They found that one new spine surgeon
added to the number of non-conservative care episodes by 31.3
per 1000 older adults, the increase of one primary care physician
decreased 2.5 conservative care episodes per 1000 older
adults, and the addition of one chiropractor added 18.7
conservative care episodes and subtracted 3.6 non-conservative
care episodes per 1000 elder adults. The researchers acknowledge
certain limitations in their study as they pulled a specific
group of patients from the 16 million Medicare Part B enrollees (who had
at least one occurrence of low back pain and relocation) which resulted
in 402,372 persons in the study. (2) In the
Medicare population, healthcare provider availability influences
how much is expended on each beneficiary. The effect is transformed
by provider type and whether the provider availability rises or falls. Spine surgeon availability was most strongly linked
with increased spending. The loss of one spine surgeon in a
community decreased spending. (3) In Burlington and Hamilton, back
pain sufferers have a partner at Spinal Care Clinic who can help
them with in-office care as well as at-home self-care.
EFFECT OF BACK PAIN PATIENT SELF
CARE
Medicine is realizing
that the one who is truly at the center of managing pain
and chronic disorders is the person experiencing
pain and chronic disorder. When back pain is the chronic
issue, the low back pain patient self-manages much of
the time anyway and wants suggestions regarding
how best to do that: when to seek more care (symptoms,
imaging, advice), how to handle pain (behavioral changes to handle
and prevent pain), and how to be confident in managing their pain independently. These all
take support from clinicians regarding education about the condition and the collaboration
of the patient and the healthcare provider. (4) Burlington and Hamilton back pain
sufferers and their healthcare providers like your chiropractor at Spinal Care Clinic
must communicate how each views back
pain management to most advantageously help the patient!
CONTACT Spinal Care Clinic
Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. Keith Bartley on The
Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he
describes how the Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain
Management gently and effectively
relieves back pain due to spinal stenosis and assists
the patient in his own self-care routine to manage and stop
another episode of back pain.
Make your next Burlington and Hamilton
chiropractic appointment with Spinal Care Clinic today. Along with delivering relieving chiropractic
spinal manipulation, Spinal Care Clinic attempts to offer
our Burlington and Hamilton spine pain patients a sense of control over their pain.