When I check into a hotel for a conference, the conversation
often sounds like this:
Front desk staff: “So what are you here for?”
Me: “I’m a chiropractor from Williamson attending a
meeting.”
Front desk staff: “Oh! I have this pain down my leg…”
Your Williamson chiropractor welcomes
this and could talk back pain and neck pain forever!
Williamson chiropractic patients at Apple Country Chiropractic certainly know
this. Your Williamson chiropractor embraces
the status as the Williamson back pain specialist.
Being a primary spine practitioner is so stimulating and engaging!
Apple Country Chiropractic understands back pain and neck pain, is a specialty
clinic for spine pain patients, and is not shy
in the least about letting everyone know in
Williamson.
BEING THE PRIMARY SPINE PRACTITIONER
You’ve heard of the Gallup Poll. A consultant
for Gallup partnered with the Palmer College of Chiropractic for
a study that showed that 78% of American adults would rather use a non-drug option over a prescription medication to cope with
pain like low back or neck pain. Those same adults considered
physical therapy and chiropractic care as very effective and safe
when compared to pain meds. Aaron Carroll MD writes for the New York Times, and
in a blog post called “For Bad Backs, It’s Time to Rethink Biases about
Chiropractors,” he stressed how bad the opioid crisis is in
the US and that evidence-based non-drug approaches like
spinal manipulation are practical
alternatives. (1) Chiropractic identity researchers concluded
that chiropractic is viewed by society as a profession of health
care providers who are experts in spine care as their
education, scope of practice, and educational accrediting and testing revolve
around spine care. (2) In one study 61.4% of US adults expressed
that chiropractic care was valuable in caring for neck and back pain. 52.6% believed
chiropractors were trustworthy. (3) Apple Country Chiropractic gets
this. Apple Country Chiropractic grasps that Williamson back pain
and neck pain patients find relieving help with the
Williamson chiropractic care and then rely on
Apple Country Chiropractic to guide them in other healthy approaches to
control their back pain conditions and enhance their health and
spine to avert future adverse health and/or spinal
pain issues.
BENEFITS OF PRIMARY SPINE PRACTITIONERS
Specially educated to care for patients with
spinal disease, primary spine practitioners take on many responsibilities:
diagnose, rule out serious pathology (cancer, fracture, infection, etc.), present
evidence-based care like spinal manipulation, manual therapy, rehab/exercise,
education about the condition, counseling to help the back pain sufferer accept
the condition and its outcome expectations as well as commit to its treatment plan, and organize
all phases of care (imaging, injections, surgery if/when
needed). (4) It is a big job with lots
of responsibility! It’s just the role
your Williamson chiropractor enjoys most! What do
Williamson back pain sufferers wants? Consumers desire
access to non-drug therapies delivered by spine care
experts like chiropractors first. It benefits
in several ways. One is improving the value of
spine care delivery. Two is helping deal with the primary care
shortage. (1,5) Three is reducing the cost of care. (6) Four is
potentially curbing the opioid epidemic. The American
College of Physicians’ recommendations for back pain sufferers specifically state
that opioids are the last option behind non-pharmacological treatment options
like spinal manipulation, exercise, acupuncture, etc. (7) Apple Country Chiropractic is
here to do its part to help.
CONTACT YOUR Williamson SPINE CARE SPECIALIST
Listen to this PODCAST
about how a chiropractic back pain specialist trained in Cox Technic helped a
patient who does not want back surgery helped him avoid one.
Schedule your next Williamson chiropractic
appointment with Apple Country Chiropractic to look into
the benefit of having the Williamson back pain specialist caring for your back pain and spine pain without medications in many
cases.