Chiropractic’s goal is to give
the back pain sufferer a sense of control over the back pain and
to live through the pain and not avoid life. That is
also the goal of your Williamson chiropractor: gentle, pain-relieving, conservative
care of spine pain. It is a partnership among the Williamson
back pain sufferer, the back pain care giver, and even the back pain payer (ie
Medicare).
CHIROPRACTIC ENTHUSIASM FOR THE ROLE
OF BACK PAIN PROVIDER
Being a chiropractor is the
best! A new survey reported that chiropractors like
yours at Apple Country Chiropractic enjoy their profession
most as they are capable to reduce pain
as well as build strength, flexibility, and power with
their patients through a comprehensive
treatment plan. Two of the best features of being a chiropractor were
noted as “being trained to diagnose” – the basis
for quality care and wanted clinical outcomes! - and “being able to transform peoples’ quality
of life.” (1) Your Williamson chiropractor agrees! Being
your healthcare partner - your back pain specialist - particularly in managing spine pain
issues is the best part of daily practice.
EFFECT OF HEALTHCARE PROVIDER
AVAILABILITY: MD/Surgeon, DC, PCP
Researchers questioned
how a community’s healthcare workforce influenced the care of
low back pain sufferers. They discovered that one new spine surgeon
added to the number of non-conservative care episodes by 31.3
per 1000 older adults, the addition of one primary care physician
decreased 2.5 conservative care episodes per 1000 mature
adults, and the addition of one chiropractor added 18.7
conservative care episodes and subtracted 3.6 non-conservative
care episodes per 1000 older adults. The researchers admit
certain limitations in their study as they pulled a certain
set of patients from the 16 million Medicare Part B enrollees (who had
at least one occurrence of low back pain and relocation) which resulted
in 402,372 persons in the study. (2) In the
Medicare population, healthcare provider availability influences
how much is spent on each beneficiary. The effect is transformed
by provider type and whether the provider availability rises or falls. Spine surgeon availability was most strongly associated
with more spending. The loss of one spine surgeon in a
community reduced spending. (3) In Williamson, back
pain sufferers get a partner at Apple Country Chiropractic who can guide them with in-office care as well as at-home self-care.
EFFECT OF BACK PAIN PATIENT SELF
CARE
Medicine is recognizing
that the one who is really at the core of managing pain
and chronic disorders is the person dealing with
pain and chronic disorder. When back pain is the chronic
issue, the low back pain sufferer self-manages much of
the time anyway and desires suggestions regarding
how best to do that: when to pursue more care (symptoms,
imaging, advice), how to manage pain (behavioral changes to contain
and prevent pain), and how to be confident in managing their pain independently. These all
take guidance from clinicians along the
lines of education about the condition and the collaboration
of the patient and the healthcare provider. (4) Williamson back pain
sufferers and their healthcare providers like your chiropractor at Apple Country Chiropractic
must work on how each sees back
pain management to most advantageously help the patient!
CONTACT Apple Country Chiropractic
Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. Keith Bartley on The
Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he
illustrates how the Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain
Management gently and effectively
relieves back pain due to spinal stenosis and assists
the patient in his own self-care routine to manage and prevent back pain.
Schedule your next Williamson
chiropractic appointment with Apple Country Chiropractic today. Along with providing relieving chiropractic
spinal manipulation, Apple Country Chiropractic attempts to give
our Williamson spine pain patients a sense of control over their pain.