Chiropractic’s goal is to provide
the back pain patient a sense of control over the back pain and
to live through the pain and not avoid life. That is
also the goal of your Colorado Springs chiropractor: gentle, pain-relieving, conservative
care of spine pain. It’s a partnership involving the Colorado Springs
back pain sufferer, the back pain care giver, and even the back pain payer (ie
Medicare).
CHIROPRACTIC ENTHUSIASM FOR THE ROLE
OF BACK PAIN PROVIDER
Being a chiropractor is the
best! A recent survey reported that chiropractors like
yours at The Chiropractic TRUhealthDR relish their profession
most as they are capable to reduce pain
as well as increase strength, flexibility, and power alongside
their patients via a thorough
treatment plan. Two of the top features of being a chiropractor were
reported as “being trained to diagnose” – the foundation
for quality care and wanted clinical outcomes! - and “being able to transform peoples’ quality
of life.” (1) Your Colorado Springs chiropractor concurs! Being
your healthcare partner - your back pain specialist - particularly in managing spine pain
issues is the best part of daily practice.
EFFECT OF HEALTHCARE PROVIDER
AVAILABILITY: MD/Surgeon, DC, PCP
Researchers questioned
how a community’s healthcare workforce impacted the care of
low back pain sufferers. They found that one new spine surgeon
increased non-conservative care episodes by 31.3
per 1000 older adults, the increase of one primary care physician
reduced 2.5 conservative care episodes per 1000 mature
adults, and the addition of one chiropractor increased 18.7
conservative care episodes and decreased 3.6 non-conservative
care episodes per 1000 mature adults. The researchers acknowledge
certain limitations in their study as they pulled a certain
set of patients from the 16 million Medicare Part B enrollees (who had
at least one occurrence of low back pain and relocation) which left 402,372 persons in the analysis set. (2) In the
Medicare population, healthcare provider availability affects
how much is expended on each beneficiary. The effect is altered
by provider type and whether the provider availability increases
or decreases. Spine surgeon availability was most strongly linked
with more spending. The loss of one spine surgeon in a
community reduced spending. (3) In Colorado Springs, back
pain sufferers get a partner at The Chiropractic TRUhealthDR who can help
them with in-office care as well as at-home self-care.
EFFECT OF BACK PAIN PATIENT SELF
CARE
Medicine is realizing
that the one who is truly at the center of managing pain
and chronic disorders is the person dealing with
pain and chronic disorder. When back pain happens to be the chronic
issue, the low back pain sufferer self-manages much of
the time anyway and wants suggestions regarding
how best to do that: when to seek more care (symptoms,
imaging, advice), how to manage pain (behavioral changes to contain
and prevent pain), and how to be assured of their independent pain management’s
effectiveness. These all
take guidance from clinicians concerning education about the condition and the partnership
of the patient and the healthcare provider. (4) Colorado Springs back pain
sufferers and their healthcare providers like your chiropractor at The Chiropractic TRUhealthDR
must work on how each views back
pain management to most advantageously help the patient!
CONTACT The Chiropractic TRUhealthDR
Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. Keith Bartley on The
Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he
illustrates how the Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain
Management gently and successfully
alleviates back pain due to spinal stenosis and supports
the patient in his own self-care routine to manage and prevent back pain.
Schedule your next Colorado Springs
chiropractic appointment with The Chiropractic TRUhealthDR soon. Along with providing relieving chiropractic
spinal manipulation, The Chiropractic TRUhealthDR strives to give
our Colorado Springs spine pain patients a sense of control over their situation.