Richmond Chiropractic Care of Chronic Low Back Pain Can Help Reduce Cost & Pain
Chiropractic for chronic low back pain enhances pain relief, healthcare coordination, and in cost-of-care reduction. Chiropractic care first aims to prevent back pain from becoming chronic, limiting its continuing to last over 3 months. Chiropractic care offers spinal manipulation therapy which is reported to help ease chronic low back pain and help cooperation with other health professionals to help our patients best. Johnson Chiropractic benefits the care of Richmond chronic back pain patients cost-effecitvely utilizing gentle, safe, research-recorded protocols of the Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management. We are ready for you!
SPINAL MANIPULATION LOWERS COST OF BACK PAIN CARE
Back pain is not inexpensive. With the cost of spine pain in the US estimated to be $134.5 billion (1), Johnson Chiropractic is fairly certain that our chiropractic patients would welcome cost-effective care. A newer Canadian study of high-cost back pain patients in the healthcare system reported that they accounted for nearly 50% of the healthcare spending in a year. (2) Another paper reported results showing that spine-related pain patients who seek care from a chiropractor initially also had reduced costs and healthcare services when compared to medical management. (1) We know our Richmond chiropractic patients would appreciate coordination of care whenever possible among their healthcare providers to get the most economical and effective care.
HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS WORKING TOGETHER
Healthcare professionals working together help patients suffering with Richmond back and other spine pain conditions. A study in South Africa analyzed the relationship and understanding of each other’s professions between chiropractors and physiotherapists. Eye-opening outcomes! Each profession assessed the other’s with regards to what conditions it treated, what modalities it utilized, how well each did at helping neuromusculoskeletal conditions. Interprofessional referrals for chiropractors were 82% and 55% for physiotherapists though 69% of chiropractors and 55% of physiotherapists wanted to work together in administering treatment to patients for their pain relief. (3) We healthcare providers want to keep our patients in the center of a treatment plan to reduce their pain and healthcare usage.
SMT REDUCES PAIN OF BACK PAIN
For chronic low back pain patients, those whose pain lasts over 3 months that leads to emotional distress and physical disability and more healthcare usage, 12 sessions of spinal manipulation delivered greater pain relief than a control intervention. (4) Another study of 1000 low back pain sufferers treated with Cox® Technic flexion distraction protocols also showed that a mean of 12 visits in 29 days produced maximum clinical improvement. Plus, less than 9% of the low back pain patients continued to the chronic phase. (5) Preventing chronic pain is a worthy effort!
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Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Vincent Pankonin on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he describes how he was able to help his chronic back pain patient get relief via The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.
