Coordinated Plainville Chiropractic and GP Care of Back Pain
So, you want relief for your back pain to get back to enjoying life like “normal”? Back pain sufferers get that! Layden Chiropractic knows this, too, and works closely with our Plainville back pain patients and their other healthcare providers to return to “normal,” enjoying life again.
REFERRALS TO CHIROPRACTORS FOR CHRONIC LOW BACK PAIN
A recent study described the referral practices of general practitioners to Danish chiropractors. Chiropractic clinics that have more than one chiropractor and with diagnostic ultrasound received more referrals. 31% of all new patients - 2.5 referrals a week - in chiropractic offices came via a referral from a general practitioner. Chiropractors who sent more patients to general practitioners also were referred more patients. Those who shared that they had expertise in geriatric care and had more new patients a week got more referrals, too. (1) These findings emphasize the importance of interprofessional communication which your Plainville chiropractor embraces! Layden Chiropractic collaborates with local Plainville healthcare colleagues in all ways to help our shared back and neck pain patients in finding relief and reclaiming their quality of life.
QUALITY OF LIFE WITH CHIROPRACTIC MANIPULATION
Quality of life is often a reflection 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 revealing. Those who got spinal manipulation were more likely to be very satisfied with their care: 84% for SMT vs 50% for PDT. Those who received 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 stated a lower degree of concern than the PDT patient receiving prescription therapy. (2) Our goal at Layden Chiropractic is to decrease our Plainville back pain patients’ concern over their pain condition and its care by performing a thorough examination, describing well what the condition is as well as the 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 involves multiple providers.
Make your Plainville chiropractic appointment now. 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?
