Painful Spines Respond to Non-Surgical Care like Chiropractic
Back pain care guidelines emphasize non-surgical care methods like spinal manipulation. So who delivers non-surgical care? A new study just stated that “Chiropractic is one of the largest manual therapy professions in the US and internationally.” (1) Yes! Chiropractors like your Richmond chiropractor at Johnson Chiropractic embrace that role. Your Richmond chiropractor helps Richmond back pain and neck pain patients be alleviated of the pain and improve their quality of life.
The latest guideline for non-surgical treatment of patients whose back pain and/or leg pain just started recommends patient education (including a talk about treatment outcome), exercise (advice to keep active) and manual therapy, not routine imaging, targeted treatment, extraforaminal glucocorticoid injection, paracetamol, NSAIDs and opioids. (2) Chiropractic offers all three!
24% of US adults seek chiropractic care in their lifetime. 8.4% of US adults got chiropractic care in the past year. (1) Why do not more patients seek chiropractic care? The back pain care guidelines drawn up by groups like the American College of Physicians and the American Pain Society call for non-surgical methods like spinal manipulation. (3) Even the physical therapists are upset! “Although therapies delivered by PTs are promoted as a first-line treatment for low back pain, PT referral rates remain low.” Only 10.1% of primary care provider visits for low back pain ended with a physical therapy referral. A patient with Medicare or Medicaid was even less likely to get a referral. Where do these low back pain and leg pain patients go? What do they do about their low back pain and leg pain sciatica? The primary care physicians wrote opioid prescriptions more and more. (4) Your Richmond chiropractor proposes a non-surgical, non-drug way to pain relief.
But what prompts a visit to a chiropractor like your Richmond chiropractor? Spine pain. 63% for back pain and 30.2% for neck pain. (That sounds correct for Johnson Chiropractic, too. Our Richmond chiropractic patients see us as the Richmond back and neck pain specialists!) Additionally, adults over 30 and those with spine pain were more likely to consult a chiropractor in the last year. 23% of the chiropractic patients also received a prescription for their back pain. 35% of them used over the counter medications for the same issue which they were seeing the chiropractor. 63.8% reported that the combined care for their spinal pain – medical and chiropractic – was helpful. (1) Your Richmond chiropractor is ready to share care! Johnson Chiropractic is ready to work as a team with your primary care physician whenever possible.
Schedule your Richmond chiropractic appointment today. Johnson Chiropractic will reach out to your primary care physician. We are all on your side and desire the same thing: non-surgical pain relief suggested by the most recent back pain care guidelines and improved quality of life for you, our mutual Richmond back pain patient or neck pain patient.
