Chiropractic’s goal is to give
the back pain sufferer a sense of control over the back pain and
to live through the pain while not avoiding life. That is
also the goal of your Sitka chiropractor: gentle, pain-relieving, conservative
care of spine pain. It’s a partnership involving the Sitka
back pain sufferer, the back pain care giver, and even the back pain payer (ie
Medicare).
CHIROPRACTIC ENTHUSIASM FOR THE ROLE
OF BACK PAIN PROVIDER
Being a chiropractor is amazing! A new survey found that chiropractors like
yours at Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka relish their profession
most as they are capable to reduce pain
as well as build strength, flexibility, and power with
their patients via a thorough
treatment plan. Two of the best features of being a chiropractor were
marked as “being trained to diagnose” – the basis
for quality care and desirable clinical outcomes! - and “being able to transform peoples’ quality
of life.” (1) Your Sitka chiropractor agrees! Being
your healthcare partner - your back pain specialist - particularly in managing spine pain
issues is a highlight of daily practice.
EFFECT OF HEALTHCARE PROVIDER
AVAILABILITY: MD/Surgeon, DC, PCP
Researchers wondered
how a community’s healthcare workforce influenced the care of
low back pain sufferers. They found that one new spine surgeon
added to the number of non-conservative care episodes by 31.3
per 1000 older adults, the addition of one primary care physician
reduced 2.5 conservative care episodes per 1000 elder
adults, and the addition of one chiropractor increased 18.7
conservative care episodes and decreased 3.6 non-conservative
care episodes per 1000 elder adults. The researchers admit
certain limitations in their study as they pulled a certain
group of patients from the 16 million Medicare Part B enrollees (who had
at least one episode of low back pain and relocation) which resulted
in 402,372 persons in the analysis set. (2) In the
Medicare population, healthcare provider availability impacts
how much is expended on each beneficiary. The effect is altered
by provider type and whether the provider availability rises or falls. Spine surgeon availability was most strongly linked
with higher spending. The loss of one spine surgeon in a
community decreased spending. (3) In Sitka, back
pain sufferers have a partner at Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka who can guide them with in-office care in addition to at-home self-care.
EFFECT OF BACK PAIN PATIENT SELF
CARE
Medicine is recognizing
that the one who is really at the core of managing pain
and chronic disorders is the person suffering with
pain and chronic disorder. When back pain is the chronic
issue, the low back pain patient self-manages much of
the time anyway and wants suggestions about
how best to do that: when to seek more care (symptoms,
imaging, advice), how to handle pain (behavioral changes to handle
and prevent pain), and how to be assured of their independent pain management’s
effectiveness. These all
take guidance from clinicians concerning education about the condition and the collaboration
of the patient and the healthcare provider. (4) Sitka back pain
sufferers and their healthcare providers like your chiropractor at Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka
need to communicate how each views back
pain management to best help the patient!
CONTACT Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka
Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. Keith Bartley on The
Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he
explains how the Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain
Management gently and successfully
eases back pain due to spinal stenosis and assists
the patient in his own self-care practice to manage and stop
another episode of back pain.
Schedule your next Sitka
chiropractic appointment with Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka soon. Along with providing relieving chiropractic
spinal manipulation, Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka attempts to give
our Sitka spine pain patients a sense of control over their condition.