February 2022 Healthy News from Connected Chiropractic You and Your Spine Pain Practitioner Work Together with Manipulation & Exercise
Chiropractic care is hands-on care valued by clients for its non-pharmacologic and non-surgical foundation. In a healthcare system that is organized for the inclusion of non-pharmacologic treatment modalities incorporating chiropractic – the Veteran’s Healthcare Administration – usual medical care plus chiropractic care for patients with low back pain was reported as beneficial. There was a significant difference in the outcomes of usual medical care versus usual medical care plus chiropractic care in better quality of life scoring as well as pain-related disability with chiropractic care. (1) In the Medicare system, older beneficiaries with spinal pain who used chiropractic care were at significantly lower risk – 56% lower – of filling an opioid prescription. (2) Since 2011, a new role to deal with spine-related pain, back pain, radiculopathy, etc., was offered, the Primary Spine Practitioner. Incorporating such care into the healthcare system is meant to improve effectiveness and value of care as high costs and poor outcomes are familiar in spine care. (3) Your Elgin chiropractor at Connected Chiropractic knows the spine, the conservative care of its pain, and the value of working with other healthcare practitioners to deliver the pain relief we all desire for you! Your Elgin chiropractor is your hands-on spine pain practitioner!
Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Robert Borzone on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he details back pain relieving care with the Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management that triggered a patient to decrease her intake of pain medication as she felt less and less pain.
Combining efforts, whether it is it between your healthcare providers or between your at-home care and your in-office treatment, is helpful. In suffering with and seeking relief of back pain or neck pain, combining treatment at the office with exercise at home is helpful. The recent report of such a combination found that four 20-minute sessions of manual therapy and exercise plus an at-home exercise program was more effective than without manual therapy for neck pain sufferers. Their range of motion improved as did their neck disability and pain intensity. (4) Elgin back pain and neck pain patients report further benefit when they are active in their care. Connected Chiropractic is here for support!
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