Encouraging Data on Chiropractic Manahawkin Back Pain Relief
Data. Data. Data. We humans are well researched: our diseases, our behaviors, 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 Manahawkin Manahawkin Chiropractic Center is experienced in managing this flow of back pain care and in referring when/if needed.
LOW BACK PAIN MANAGEMENT STATS
The worldwide 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 aren’t always helpful on their own. (1) That’s the reason that Manahawkin Chiropractic Center associates everything - your history, current pain, exam tests’ results, imaging, and more - to establish a diagnosis as well as a treatment plan. And not all back pain sufferers must visit specialists like spine surgeons. Even the surgeons value it when patients who need their expertise (surgical skills) are sent to them. One recent study highlighted that of 500 cases sent to a neurosurgeon, only 22% were surgical candidates. 80% of referrals made during the study’s timeframe were considered not appropriate. The researchers concluded that “triaging approaches led by musculoskeletal experts may improve referral appropriateness to specialized care.” (2) Manahawkin Chiropractic Center agrees and is prepared to fill that role. Your Manahawkin chiropractor is dedicated to diagnosing and managing low back pain and is well aware of when to refer for specialized treatment like advanced imaging, surgery, etc.
DATA ON CHIROPRACTIC BACK PAIN PATIENT CARE
In the chiropractic realm of healthcare, Care Response is a packed database of details from chiropractic patients around the world. It has been amassing data for over 10 years about patient satisfaction. Two main points of feedback were on what chiropractic patients felt was good about their care and what could be improved. The good included clinical outcomes (less pain, improved function, being understood as having pain and its cause), examination and description 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) Manahawkin Chiropractic Center strives to concentrate on you during your time at our Manahawkin chiropractic clinic.
CHIROPRACTIC IMPROVES QUALITY OF LIFE
As your Manahawkin chiropractor, Manahawkin Chiropractic Center strives to deliver the ‘good’! And we take it one step further to boost quality of life for our low back pain patients. The most recent series of questions to help evaluate patients for these outcomes is known as PROMIS that comprises function, pain interference, pain intensity, fatigue, sleep, depression, anxiety, satisfaction in social life, mental health, etc. The bottom line from all the assembled data found that patients (1) improved significantly and felt they did, (2) improved significantly but didn’t think they did, (3) didn’t improve significantly but felt they did, (4) did not improve significantly or report feeling better. (4) We strive for the ideal #1 outcome explained above, and we want to know how you feel you are.
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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 relief of low back pain in a patient with a disc herniation using The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.
Schedule your Manahawkin chiropractic appointment today. Manahawkin Chiropractic Center studies the stats to best deliver quality of life-improving care for our Manahawkin low back pain patients.
