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See Spinal Care Clinic First for Chronic Low Back Pain

When back pain comes up (and/or has transitioned into chronic low back pain) so too does the concern of which healthcare provider to see. It is a valid question! Research maintains  that the first healthcare provider sets the course for care, cost, and outcome of the back pain flare-up. A new study reported that first-provider chiropractic care was less expensive than care by other first-provider healthcare professionals. Spinal Care Clinic provides individualized treatment plans for Burlington and Hamilton back pain relief and prevention.

CHRONIC LOW BACK PAIN: Contributing and Preventing Factors

Even though chronic low back pain is so common in older adults, research just hasn’t described what contributes to it or to its prevention. One review of 4 databases of 31,080 older adults uncovered an extensive list of issues that may contribute (from being female, obese, anxious, depressed, having had falls in the past, lifestyle issues like smoking, having weak abdominal muscles, occupational issues like having a job for longer than 10 years that required bending/lifting, etc.) and issues that may prevent chronic low back pain (intermediate level of leisure-time physical activity). (1) These researchers, Spinal Care Clinic, and our patients would like to know more definitively what triggers chronic low back pain! Even more desired is guidance 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 participants were queried as to their referrals for particular 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 said they recommended these approaches when patients requested them. More female than male physicians reported using evidence in peer-reviewed journals as justification for recommending such approaches. (2) An additional concerning factor for female back pain sufferers is that they are consistently seen as having higher levels of frailty than men. (3) Frailty is always of concern in our older patients. Spinal Care Clinic is always ready to discuss the benefits – recognized by patients and verified by research – of chiropractic and more specifically, Cox® Technic, with interested healthcare physicians and spine pain patients.

CHIROPRACTIC RISES TO THE TOP

Another review of 3,799,593 low back pain patients turned up this past month highlighting how important 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 greater when seeing certain providers first: orthopedist ($9434), acupuncturist ($9205), primary care physician ($5660), and chiropractor ($5093). (4) Consulting which provider first resulted in the lowest cost of care without any delay in diagnosis or serious illness? The chiropractor! With regards to back pain, neck pain and spine-related pain, Burlington and Hamilton 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 positive 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 Burlington and Hamilton chiropractic appointment soon. The question of which healthcare professional to consult comes up, remember your Burlington and Hamilton chiropractor!

Burlington and Hamilton chiropractic care like that delivered at Spinal Care Clinic is shown to result in lower cost.  
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