Encouraging Data on Chiropractic Elgin Back Pain Relief
Stats. Stats. Stats. We humans are well studied: our diseases, our behaviors, our lives. In healthcare, data and stats can be quite helpful in improving care, particularly path for low back pain management from conservative, non-surgical to surgical when needed. In Elgin Connected Chiropractic is experienced in managing this flow of back pain care and in referring when/if needed.
LOW BACK PAIN MANAGEMENT DATA
The worldwide top 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 when considered alone. (1) That is why Connected Chiropractic considers 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 visit specialists like spine surgeons. Even the surgeons value it when patients who require their skill (surgical skills) are sent to them. One recent study pointed out that of 500 cases sent to a neurosurgeon, only 22% were surgical candidates. 80% of referrals made during the study’s time period were thought to be not appropriate. The researchers wrote that “triaging approaches led by musculoskeletal experts may improve referral appropriateness to specialized care.” (2) Connected Chiropractic concurs and is ready to perform that role. Your Elgin chiropractor specializes in the diagnosis and management of low back pain and is well aware of when to refer for specialized treatment like advanced imaging, surgery, etc.
STATS ON CHIROPRACTIC BACK PAIN PATIENT CARE
In the chiropractic realm of healthcare, Care Response is a filled database of info from chiropractic patients around the world. It’s been collecting 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 (decreased pain, better 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 satisfactory outcomes, etc. (3) Connected Chiropractic strives to concentrate on you during your time at our Elgin chiropractic clinic.
CHIROPRACTIC IMPROVES QUALITY OF LIFE
As your Elgin chiropractor, Connected 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 latest series of questions to assist us in evaluating patients for these outcomes is called PROMIS that comprises function, pain interference, pain intensity, fatigue, sleep, depression, anxiety, satisfaction in social life, mental health, etc. The final word from all the assembled 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) didn’t 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 implementing The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.
Schedule your Elgin chiropractic appointment now. Connected Chiropractic studies the data to best deliver quality of life-improving care for our Elgin low back pain patients.
