Painful Spines Respond to Non-Surgical Care like Chiropractic
Back pain care guidelines emphasize non-surgical care approaches like spinal manipulation. So who provides non-surgical care? A recent study just came out and said that “Chiropractic is one of the largest manual therapy professions in the US and internationally.” (1) So true! Chiropractors like your Ashburn and Herndon chiropractor at Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn welcome that responsibility. Your Ashburn and Herndon chiropractor assists Ashburn and Herndon back pain and neck pain patients get relief of the pain and improve their quality of life.
The newest guideline for non-surgical treatment of patients whose back pain and/or leg pain just started advocates patient education (incorporating a discussion about prognosis), 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 pursue chiropractic care in their lifetime. 8.4% of US adults sought chiropractic care in the past year. (1) Why do not more patients get chiropractic care? The back pain care guidelines written by groups like the American College of Physicians and the American Pain Society call for non-surgical approaches 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 resulted in a physical therapy referral. A patient with Medicare or Medicaid was even less likely to get a referral. Where do these patients with low back pain and leg pain go? What do they do about their low back pain and leg pain sciatica? The primary care physicians wrote opioid prescriptions more often. (4) Your Ashburn and Herndon chiropractor proposes a non-surgical, non-drug way to pain relief.
But what motivates a visit to a chiropractor like your Ashburn and Herndon chiropractor? Spine pain. 63% for back pain and 30.2% for neck pain. (That sounds right for Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn, too. Our Ashburn and Herndon chiropractic patients see us as the Ashburn and Herndon back and neck pain specialists!) Further, adults over 30 and those with spine pain were more prone to consult a chiropractor in the last year. 23% of the chiropractic patients also had a prescription for their back pain. 35% of them used over the counter medications for the 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 Ashburn and Herndon chiropractor is fully open to combining care! Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn is ready to cooperate with your primary care physician whenever possible.
Schedule your Ashburn and Herndon chiropractic visit today. Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn will reach out to your primary care physician. We are all with you and desire the same thing: non-surgical pain relief as called for by the latest back pain care guidelines and improved quality of life for you, our mutual Ashburn and Herndon back pain patient or neck pain patient.
