Coordinated Manahawkin Chiropractic and GP Care of Back Pain
So, you desire relief for your back pain to get back to enjoying life like “normal”? Back pain sufferers can relate to that! Manahawkin Chiropractic Center knows this, too, and works closely with our Manahawkin 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 noted how general practitioners refer 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 referred more patients to general practitioners also got more referrals. Those who reported expertise in geriatric care and had more new patients per week got more referrals, too. (1) These findings accentuate the importance of interprofessional communication which your Manahawkin chiropractor embraces! Manahawkin Chiropractic Center works with local Manahawkin healthcare colleagues whenever possible to benefit our mutual back and neck pain patients in finding relief and regaining 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 get older. A study 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 received spinal manipulation were more likely to be very satisfied with their care: 84% for SMT versus 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. As for the concern they felt receiving each type of therapy, SMT patients receiving chiropractic care reported a lower degree of concern than the PDT patient getting prescription therapy. (2) The goal of care at Manahawkin Chiropractic Center is to decrease our Manahawkin back pain patients’ concern over their pain condition and its care by performing a thorough examination, describing clearly what the condition is and its expected care outcomes, and delivering gentle, relieving care for back pain, neck pain, and other spine-related pain relief.
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Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Coleman Cormier on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he describes The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management for relief of a painful disc herniation after a car accident which often entails several providers.
Schedule your Manahawkin chiropractic appointment today. Back pain relief is the product of a well-coordinated team effort from us all – pain patient, chiropractic healthcare professional, and other healthcare professionals. We are in. Are you?
