See Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn First for Chronic Low Back Pain
When back pain comes up (and/or has turned into chronic low back pain) so too does the matter of which healthcare provider to see. It is a valid question! Research states that the first healthcare professional establishes the course for care, cost, and outcome of the back pain flare-up. A new study reported that first-provider chiropractic care was less expensive than care by other first-provider healthcare professionals. Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn provides individualized treatment plans for Ashburn and Herndon back pain relief and prevention.
CHRONIC LOW BACK PAIN: Contributing and Preventing Factors
Despite the fact that chronic low back pain is so common in older adults, research just has not described what contributes to it or to its prevention. One review of 4 databases of 31,080 older adults exposed an extensive list of issues that may contribute (from being female, obese, anxious, depressed, having had falls in the past, lifestyle issues like smoking, having weak abdominal muscles, occupational issues like having a job for more than 10 years that demanded bending/lifting, etc.) and factors that may prevent chronic low back pain (intermediate level of leisure-time physical activity). (1) These researchers, Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn, and our patients would like to know more conclusively what affects chronic low back pain! Even more desired is guidance on how to handle it.
REFERRALS FOR CHIROPRACTIC CARE
A survey of US office-based physicians tackled how referrals affected the care of back pain. The participants were queried as to their referrals for particular complementary health approaches like herbs/non-vitamin supplements, chiropractic and osteopathic manipulation, acupuncture and mind-body therapies (meditation, guided imagery, progressive relaxation). 60% of the physicians said they recommended these approaches when patients asked for them. More female than male physicians reported using evidence in peer-reviewed journals as justification for recommending such approaches. (2) An additional troubling factor for female back pain sufferers is that they are consistently seen as having higher levels of frailty than men. (3) Frailty is always of concern in our older patients. Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn is always ready to share the benefits – perceived by patients and verified by research – of chiropractic and more specifically, Cox® Technic, with interested healthcare physicians and spine pain patients.
CHIROPRACTIC RISES TO THE TOP
Another review of 3,799,593 low back pain patients surfaced this past month highlighting how important the first healthcare provider was in their study on cost and outcome for back pain. Healthcare utilization (imaging, prescriptions, tests, visits, etc.), opioid prescribing, and cost were higher when consulting certain providers first: orthopedist ($9434), acupuncturist ($9205), primary care physician ($5660), and chiropractor ($5093). (4) Seeing which provider first resulted in the lowest cost of care without any delay in diagnosis or serious illness? The chiropractor! When it comes to back pain, neck pain and spine-related pain, Ashburn and Herndon chiropractic care makes sense.
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Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Keith Bartley on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he illustrates the positive outcome for a lumbar spinal stenosis low back pain sufferer who found relief with The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management after she had consulted other healthcare providers.
Make your Ashburn and Herndon chiropractic appointment today. The question of which healthcare provider to see arises, think of your Ashburn and Herndon chiropractor!
