When I check into a hotel for a conference, the conversation
often goes like this:
Front desk staff: “So what are you here for?”
Me: “I’m a chiropractor from Ashburn attending a
meeting.”
Front desk staff: “Really? My neck is
killing me!”
Your Ashburn chiropractor loves
this and could converse about back pain and neck pain forever!
Ashburn chiropractic patients at Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn certainly know
this. Your Ashburn chiropractor accepts
the status as the Ashburn back pain specialist.
Being a primary spine practitioner is so exciting and inviting!
Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn understands back pain and neck pain, is a specialty
clinic for spine pain patients, and isn’t reluctant
at all about telling everyone in
Ashburn.
BEING THE PRIMARY SPINE PRACTITIONER
You’ve heard of the Gallup Poll. A consultant
for Gallup teamed up with the Palmer College of Chiropractic for
a study that found that 78% of American adults would prefer
to use a non-drug option over a prescription medication to cope with
pain like low back or neck pain. Those same adults believed
physical therapy and chiropractic care as very effective and safe
when compared to pain medications. Aaron Carroll MD writes for the New York Times, and
in a blog post called “For Bad Backs, It’s Time to Rethink Biases about
Chiropractors,” he emphasized how bad the opioid crisis is in
the US and that evidence-based non-drug methods like
spinal manipulation are practical
alternatives. (1) Chiropractic identity researchers concluded
that chiropractic is viewed by society as a profession of health
care providers who are experts in spine care as their
education, scope of practice, and educational accrediting and testing involve spine care. (2) In one study 61.4% of US adults believed
that chiropractic care successfully
relieved neck and back pain. 52.6% thought
chiropractors were trustworthy. (3) Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn understands
this. Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn sees that Ashburn back pain
and neck pain patients find relieving help with the
Ashburn chiropractic care and then trust
Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn to lead them in other healthy approaches to
control their back pain conditions and enhance their health and
spine to prevent future adverse health and/or spinal
pain issues.
BENEFITS OF PRIMARY SPINE PRACTITIONERS
Specially educated to care for patients with
spinal disease, primary spine practitioners play many responsibilities:
diagnose, rule out serious pathology (cancer, fracture, infection, etc.), give
evidence-based care like spinal manipulation, manual therapy, rehab/exercise,
education about the condition, counseling to help the back pain sufferer accept
the condition and its outcome expectations as well as commit to its treatment plan, and coordinate
all facets of care (imaging, injections, surgery if/when
needed). (4) It’s a big job with plenty
of responsibility! It is precisely the job
your Ashburn chiropractor enjoys most! What do
Ashburn back pain sufferers wants? Consumers want
access to non-drug therapies supplied by spine care
experts like chiropractors first. It benefits
in several ways. One is increasing the value of
spine care delivery. Two is helping deal with the primary care
shortage. (1,5) Three is reducing the cost of care. (6) Four is
possibly reining in the opioid epidemic. The American
College of Physicians’ recommendations for back pain sufferers specifically say
that opioids are the last option behind non-pharmacological treatment options
like spinal manipulation, exercise, acupuncture, etc. (7) Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn is
here to do its share to help.
CONTACT YOUR Ashburn SPINE CARE SPECIALIST
Listen to this PODCAST
about how a chiropractic back pain specialist trained in Cox Technic helped a
patient who does not want back surgery helped him avoid one.
Schedule your next Ashburn chiropractic
appointment with Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn to discover
the benefit of having the Ashburn back pain specialist caring for your back pain and spine pain without medications in most
cases.