Chiropractic can help chronic
low back pain in pain relief, healthcare coordination, and in cost-of-care
reduction. Chiropractic care first strives to stop
back pain from becoming chronic, keeping it from
continuing to last over 3 months. Chiropractic care provides
spinal manipulation therapy which is documented to help ease
chronic low back pain and enhance cooperation
with other colleagues to help our patients best.
Apple Country Chiropractic helps the care of Williamson
chronic back pain patients economically utilizing
gentle, safe, research-recorded protocols of the Cox® Technic
System of Spinal Pain Management. We’re here to help!
SPINAL MANIPULATION LOWERS COST OF BACK PAIN CARE
Back pain isn’t cheap. With
the cost of spine pain in the US estimated to be $134.5 billion (1),
Apple Country Chiropractic is pretty sure that our chiropractic
patients would be happy with cost-effective care. A recent
Canadian study of high-cost back pain patients in the healthcare system reported
that they accounted for almost 50% of the healthcare spending in a
year. (2) Another paper reported results revealing
that spine-related pain patients who seek care from a chiropractor first
also experienced reduced costs and healthcare services compared with medical management. (1) We know our Williamson
chiropractic patients would like coordination of care whenever
possible among their healthcare providers to get
the most economical and effective care.
HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS WORKING TOGETHER
Healthcare professionals working together help
patients suffering with Williamson back and other spine-related conditions. A study in South Africa looked at
the relationship and understanding of each other’s professions between
chiropractors and physiotherapists. Fascinating
outcomes! Each profession assessed the other’s with regards
to what conditions it treated, what modalities it utilized,
how well each did at helping neuromusculoskeletal conditions.
Interprofessional referrals for chiropractors were 82% and 55% for
physiotherapists though 69% of chiropractors and 55% of physiotherapists wanted
to collaborate in managing
patients for their pain relief. (3) Your Williamson chiropractor
strives to keep our patients in
the center of the treatment plan
to lower their pain and healthcare usage.
SMT REDUCES PAIN OF BACK PAIN
For chronic low back pain patients, those whose pain lasts
over 3 months and usually leads to emotional distress and physical
disability and more healthcare usage, 12 sessions of
spinal manipulation offered greater pain relief than a control
intervention. (4) Another study of 1000 low
back pain sufferers treated with Cox® Technic flexion distraction protocols
also reported that a mean of 12 visits in 29 days produced
maximum clinical improvement. Plus, fewer than 9% of the low back
pain patients continued to the chronic phase. (5) Preventing chronic pain is a worthy effort!
CONTACT Apple Country Chiropractic
Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. Vincent Pankonin on The
Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he
describes how he was able to help his chronic
back pain patient get relief with The Cox® Technic System
of Spinal Pain Management.
Schedule your Williamson chiropractic
appointment soon.