Apple Country Chiropractic Treats Back Pain and Neck Pain Cost and Pain-Reducing Effectively

They say numbers don’t lie. There are lots of numbers available in the world of back pain and neck pain statistics regarding costs and outcomes. Apple Country Chiropractic presents a few of the more recent ones that are really interesting and supportive of our Williamson chiropractic approach using the Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.

OPTIONS USED FOR BACK PAIN VS BACK PAIN GUIDELINE RECOMMENDATIONS

Treatment guidelines for back pain are well-established.  Are they followed? Of 100 million patient healthcare insurance claims, 56,000 experienced persistent low back pain. These patients were not surgical candidates and had experienced conventional medical care. Of those 56,000, 60% utilized physical therapy, 50% experienced chiropractic, 26% received steroid injections and 66% took prescribed pain meds (57% opioids, 38% muscle relaxants). Were guidelines followed? Not exactly. In contradiction to guidelines for low back pain treatment, most patients were prescribed opioids while several non-drug treatments were utilized by only a few. (1) Another report stated that 775,893 general practitioner visits led to 6,904 referrals (just 0.89%) to physiotherapy, a non-pharmacological treatment choice for frequently referred problems like low back pain and osteoarthritis. (2) The healthcare costs of these patients were very large. (1) Williamson back pain treatment costs don’t vary that much.

COSTS OF BACK PAIN CARE

According to a review of Humana insurance claims, the pre-surgical costs of conservative treatment alternatives for cervical spine radiculopathy were just 37.7% of the total non-operative expenses for this condition. Injection costs were the greatest, coming in at $988 on average per patient. Other expenses were – in order of cost expenditure - physical therapy ($510), medications (narcotics, gabapentin, NSAIDs), bracing ($193), and chiropractic services ($193). 62% of overall costs for care of cervical radiculopathy went to diagnostic modalities.  (3) Williamson neck and back pain sufferers have an experienced chiropractor at Apple Country Chiropractic.

INTERPROFESSIONAL REFERRAL FOR BACK PAIN CARE

Recent data revealed a 106% rise in the number of physician visits for low back pain and extremity pain that resulted in referral to another physician inpart because of unsuccessful outpatient conservative treatment. The study that presented this finding concluded with the suggestion that patients who are most likely to need surgery would see a surgeon as their first subspecialty referral visit. Additionally, patients who are less likely to need surgery would meet with a non-surgical spine specialist or primary care physician. (4) Your Williamson chiropractor at Apple Country Chiropractic is ready to be the Williamson non-surgical spine specialist this article suggests for our Williamson low back pain and neck pain and arm pain and leg pain sufferers!

CLINICAL OUTCOMES OF TREATMENT

Of 609 patients with sciatica and back-related leg pain visiting primary care physicians, only 55% gave an account of ‘improvement’ – just 30% or more reduction in disability - at one year follow-up. (5) Chiropractors using the Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management seek at least 50% reduction of pain non-surgically in a month. In a 1000 cases study of Cox® Technic treatment outcomes, leg pain radicular patients improved significantly more with Cox® Technic flexion distraction therapy than with physical therapy. (6) In a study of post-surgical continued back pain patients, 81% of them reported greater than 50% relief of pain in 11 visits in 49 days (mean). At two your follow-up, 78.6% of them still had more than 50% relief of pain. Mean relief of pain was maintained: 71.6% at the end of active care and 70% at 2-year follow-up. (7) Your Williamson chiropractor delivers just such relief and understands when to refer if necessary.

CONTACT Apple Country Chiropractic

Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Byron Folwell on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he illustrates The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management integration for reducing post-surgical continued back pain.

Make your Williamson chiropractic appointment soon. Do not let numbers scare you. Let them enlighten your path to pain relief. See you soon!