Chiropractic can help chronic
low back pain in pain relief, healthcare coordination, and in cost-of-care
reduction. Chiropractic care first strives to prevent
back pain from becoming chronic, limiting its
lasting over 3 months. Chiropractic care provides
spinal manipulation therapy which is reported to help alleviate
chronic low back pain and help cooperation
with other colleagues to help our patients best.
Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka facilitates the care of Sitka
chronic back pain patients economically using
gentle, safe, research-recorded protocols of the Cox® Technic
System of Spinal Pain Management. We are here to help!
SPINAL MANIPULATION LOWERS COST OF BACK PAIN CARE
Back pain isn’t cheap. With
the cost of spine pain in the US estimated to be $134.5 billion (1),
Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka is fairly certain that our chiropractic
patients would be happy with cost-effective care. A recent
Canadian study of high-cost back pain patients in the healthcare system reported
that they accounted for nearly 50% of the healthcare spending in a
year. (2) Another paper reported results showing
that spine-related pain patients who see a chiropractor first
also experienced lower costs and healthcare services when
compared to medical management. (1) We know our Sitka
chiropractic patients would appreciate coordination of care whenever
possible among their healthcare professionals to get
the most economical and effective care.
HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS WORKING TOGETHER
Healthcare professionals working together benefit
patients dealing with Sitka back and other spine
pain conditions. A study in South Africa analyzed
the relationship and understanding of each other’s professions between
chiropractors and physiotherapists. Eye-opening
outcomes! Each profession evaluated the other’s with regards
to what conditions it treated, what modalities it utilized,
how well each did at treating neuromusculoskeletal conditions.
Interprofessional referrals for chiropractors were 82% and 55% for
physiotherapists though 69% of chiropractors and 55% of physiotherapists wanted
to work together in administering treatment to
patients for their pain relief. (3) We healthcare providers want to keep our patients in
the center of a treatment plan
to reduce their pain and healthcare usage.
SMT REDUCES PAIN OF BACK PAIN
For chronic low back pain patients, those whose pain lasts
over 3 months and usually leads to emotional distress and physical
disability and more healthcare care, 12 sessions of
spinal manipulation offered greater pain relief than a control
intervention. (4) Another study of 1000 low
back pain sufferers treated with Cox® Technic flexion distraction protocols
also reported that a mean of 12 visits in 29 days produced
maximum clinical improvement. Plus, less than 9% of the low back
pain patients continued to the chronic phase. (5) Chronic pain
prevention is a commendable effort!
CONTACT Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka
Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. Vincent Pankonin on The
Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he
illustrates how he helped his chronic
back pain patient find relief with The Cox® Technic System
of Spinal Pain Management.
Schedule your Sitka chiropractic
appointment soon.