Encouraging Data on Chiropractic Plainville Back Pain Relief
Stats. Stats. Stats. We humans are well researched: our diseases, our behaviors, our lives. In healthcare, data and stats can be quite helpful in improving care, particularly flow of low back pain management from conservative, non-surgical to surgical when required. In Plainville Layden Chiropractic is practiced in managing this flow of back pain care and in referring when/if necessary.
LOW BACK PAIN MANAGEMENT STATS
The global leading cause of disability is low back pain. Diagnosing the cause of low back pain – spinal stenosis, radiculopathy, non-specific and specific low back pain – is key to managing it. One study stated that low back examination tests alone are not always useful on their own. (1) That’s why Layden Chiropractic connects everything - your history, current pain, exam tests’ results, imaging, and more - to come up with a diagnosis as well as a treatment plan. And not all back pain sufferers have to go to specialists like spine surgeons. Even the surgeons appreciate it when patients who require their expertise (surgical skills) are sent to them. A recent study highlighted that of 500 cases sent to a neurosurgeon, only 22% were surgical candidates. 80% of referrals done during the study’s time period were considered not appropriate. The researchers concluded that “triaging approaches led by musculoskeletal experts may improve referral appropriateness to specialized care.” (2) Layden Chiropractic concurs and is ready to fill that role. Your Plainville chiropractor is dedicated to diagnosing and managing low back pain and knows 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 info from chiropractic patients around the world. It’s been gathering data for over 10 years about patient satisfaction. Two main points of feedback were on what chiropractic patients thought was good about their care and what could be improved. The good comprised clinical outcomes (less pain, improved function, being understood as having pain and its cause), examination and explanation 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 commented that they wanted to not be rushed during the visit, wanted to feel understood, wanted good outcomes, etc. (3) Layden Chiropractic tries hard to concentrate on you during your time at our Plainville chiropractic clinic.
CHIROPRACTIC IMPROVES QUALITY OF LIFE
As your Plainville chiropractor, Layden Chiropractic strives to deliver the ‘good’! And we take it one step further to increase 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 covers function, pain interference, pain intensity, fatigue, sleep, depression, anxiety, satisfaction in social life, mental health, etc. The final word from all the collected data found that patients (1) improved significantly and felt they did, (2) improved significantly but did not 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 described above, and we want you to tell us 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.
Make your Plainville chiropractic appointment soon. Layden Chiropractic studies the stats to best deliver quality of life-improving care for our Plainville low back pain patients.
