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See Manahawkin Chiropractic Center First for Chronic Low Back Pain

When back pain comes up (and/or has transitioned into chronic low back pain) so too does the matter of which healthcare professional to see. It’s a valid question! Research maintains  that the first healthcare provider sets the course for care, cost, and outcome of the back pain bout. A new study shared that first-provider chiropractic care endedup being less expensive than care by other first-provider healthcare professionals. Manahawkin Chiropractic Center delivers individualized treatment plans for Manahawkin back pain relief and prevention.

CHRONIC LOW BACK PAIN: Contributing and Preventing Factors

Even though chronic low back pain is notably common in older adults, research just hasn’t noted clearly what contributes to it or to its prevention. One analysis of 4 databases of 31,080 older adults exposed an extensive list of factors 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 more than 10 years that demanded bending/lifting, etc.) and issues that may prevent chronic low back pain (intermediate level of leisure-time physical activity). (1) These researchers, Manahawkin Chiropractic Center, and our patients would like to know more conclusively what prompts chronic low back pain! Even more desired is direction 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 certain 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 advocated these approaches when patients requested them. More female than male physicians reported using evidence in peer-reviewed journals as rationale for suggesting such approaches. (2) An additional troubling factor for female back pain patients is that they are consistently seen as having greater levels of frailty than men. (3) Frailty is always of concern in our older patients. Manahawkin Chiropractic Center is always prepared to discuss the benefits – perceived by patients and documented 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 emphasizing how influential 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) Seeing which provider first resulted in the lowest cost of care without any delay in diagnosis or serious illness? The chiropractor! When it comes to back pain, neck pain and spine-related pain, Manahawkin 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 illustrates the positive outcome for a lumbar spinal stenosis low back pain sufferer who found relief with The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management after she had seen other healthcare professionals.               

Make your Manahawkin chiropractic appointment now. The question of which healthcare professional to see comes up, think of your Manahawkin chiropractor!

Manahawkin chiropractic care like that delivered at Manahawkin Chiropractic Center is shown to result in less cost.  
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