So, you desire relief for your
back pain to return and enjoy life like “normal”? Back
pain sufferers get that! Gormish Chiropractic & Rehabilitation knows
this, too, and collaborates with our Carrolltown back
pain patients and their other healthcare providers to get
them back to “normal,” delighting in life again.
REFERRALS TO CHIROPRACTORS FOR CHRONIC LOW BACK PAIN
A recent study described the referral practices
of general practitioners to Danish
chiropractors. Chiropractic clinics with more than one
chiropractor and with diagnostic ultrasound received
more referrals. 31% of the new patients - 2.5 referrals per
week - in chiropractic offices came via general practitioner referral. Chiropractors who referred
more patients to general practitioners also received
more referrals. Those who shared that they had expertise in
geriatric care and had more new patients per
week received more referrals, too. (1) These findings emphasize
the importance of interprofessional communication
which your Carrolltown chiropractor embraces! Gormish Chiropractic & Rehabilitation
works with local Carrolltown healthcare colleagues in all ways to help our mutual back and
neck pain patients in getting relief and reclaiming
their quality of life.
QUALITY OF LIFE WITH CHIROPRACTIC MANIPULATION
Quality of life is often a reflection of
how well we feel, especially as we age. A study of
Medicare recipients who used spinal manipulation (SMT) and/or were prescribed drug therapy (PDT) for their chronic low back pain was quite revealing.
Those who got spinal manipulation were more likely to be very
satisfied with their care: 84% for SMT vs 50% for PDT. Those who got
spinal manipulation reported their health-related quality of
life scores significantly higher than those with prescription drug therapy: 12.85
for SMT vs 9.92 for PDT. Regarding the level of concern over the care they were
receiving, SMT
patients receiving chiropractic care reported a lower degree of
concern than the PDT patient getting prescription therapy. (2) The
goal of care at Gormish Chiropractic & Rehabilitation is to decrease our
Carrolltown back pain patients’ concern over their pain condition and
its care by doing a thorough examination, explaining
well what the condition is and its expected care outcomes, and performing gentle, relieving
care for back pain, neck pain, and other spine-related pain relief.
CONTACT Gormish Chiropractic & Rehabilitation
Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. Coleman Cormier on The Back Doctors Podcast with
Dr. Michael Johnson as he illustrates The Cox® Technic
System of Spinal Pain Management for relief of a painful disc herniation after
a car accident which often involves multiple
providers.
Schedule your Carrolltown chiropractic
appointment today. Back
pain relief is a result of a well-coordinated team
effort among us all – pain patient, chiropractic healthcare professional,
and other healthcare professionals. We are in. Are you?
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