Encouraging Data on Chiropractic Carrolltown Back Pain Relief
Data. Data. Data. We human-beings are well analyzed: our illnesses, our habits, our lives. In healthcare, data and stats can be quite helpful in improving care, particularly flow of low back pain management from conservative, non-surgical to surgical when necessary. In Carrolltown Gormish Chiropractic & Rehabilitation is experienced in managing this flow of back pain care and in referring when/if needed.
LOW BACK PAIN MANAGEMENT DATA
The worldwide leading cause of disability is low back pain. Diagnosis of the cause of low back pain – spinal stenosis, radiculopathy, non-specific and specific low back pain – is central to managing it. A new study commented that low back examination tests alone are not always useful on their own. (1) That is why Gormish Chiropractic & Rehabilitation associates everything - your history, current pain, exam tests’ results, imaging, and more - to come up with a diagnosis as well as a treatment plan. And not all back pain sufferers need to go to specialists like spine surgeons. Even the surgeons appreciate it when patients who need their skill (surgical skills) are referred to them. One recent study pointed out that of 500 cases sent to a neurosurgeon, only 22% were surgical candidates. 80% of referrals made during the study’s time period were considered not appropriate. The researchers concluded that “triaging approaches led by musculoskeletal experts may improve referral appropriateness to specialized care.” (2) Gormish Chiropractic & Rehabilitation concurs and is ready to perform that role. Your Carrolltown chiropractor specializes in the diagnosis and management of low back pain and knows when to refer for specialized treatment like advanced imaging, surgery, etc.
DATA ON CHIROPRACTIC BACK PAIN PATIENT CARE
In the chiropractic realm of healthcare, Care Response is a packed database of info from chiropractic patients around the world. It has been collecting data for over 10 years about patient satisfaction. Two main points of feedback were on what chiropractic patients thought was good about their care and what could be improved. The good included clinical outcomes (decreased pain, improved function, being understood as having pain and its cause), examination and explanation of the condition and its treatment, professionalism, friendliness, feeling valued as a person, safety, comfort, and punctuality. There is always room for improvement, and patients commented that they wanted to not be rushed during the visit, wanted to feel understood, wanted good outcomes, etc. (3) Gormish Chiropractic & Rehabilitation tries hard to concentrate on you during your time at our Carrolltown chiropractic office.
CHIROPRACTIC IMPROVES QUALITY OF LIFE
As your Carrolltown chiropractor, Gormish Chiropractic & Rehabilitation strives to deliver the ‘good’! And we take it one step further to maximize quality of life for our low back pain patients. The most recent series of questions to assist us in evaluating patients for these outcomes is known as PROMIS that encompasses function, pain interference, pain intensity, fatigue, sleep, depression, anxiety, satisfaction in social life, mental health, etc. The bottom line from all the collected data found that patients (1) improved significantly and felt they did, (2) improved significantly but didn’t think they did, (3) didn’t improve significantly but felt they did, (4) didn’t improve significantly or report feeling better. (4) We strive for the ideal #1 outcome explained above, and we want to know how you feel you are.
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Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Coleman Cormier on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he illustrates the relief of low back pain in a patient with a disc herniation implementing The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.
Schedule your Carrolltown chiropractic appointment soon. Gormish Chiropractic & Rehabilitation studies the data to best deliver quality of life-improving care for our Carrolltown low back pain patients.
