Encouraging Data on Chiropractic McHenry Back Pain Relief
Stats. Stats. Stats. We humans are well analyzed: our diseases, our behaviors, our lives. In healthcare, data and stats can be beneficial to improve care, particularly flow of low back pain management from conservative, non-surgical to surgical when needed. In McHenry OrthoIllinois Chiropractic is proficient in managing this flow of back pain care and in referring when/if needed.
LOW BACK PAIN MANAGEMENT DATA
The worldwide leading cause of disability is low back pain. Diagnosing the cause of low back pain – spinal stenosis, radiculopathy, non-specific and specific low back pain – is central to managing it. A new study commented that low back examination tests alone aren’t always helpful when considered alone. (1) That’s the reason that OrthoIllinois Chiropractic connects everything - your history, current pain, exam tests’ results, imaging, and more - to come up with a diagnosis as well as a treatment plan. And not all back pain sufferers must visit specialists like spine surgeons. Even the surgeons appreciate it when patients who require their expertise (surgical skills) are sent to them. A recent study pointed out that of 500 cases sent to a neurosurgeon, only 22% were surgical candidates. 80% of referrals done during the study’s timeframe were deemed not appropriate. The researchers concluded that “triaging approaches led by musculoskeletal experts may improve referral appropriateness to specialized care.” (2) OrthoIllinois Chiropractic concurs and is prepared to fill that role. Your McHenry chiropractor is dedicated to diagnosing and managing low back pain and is well aware of when to refer for specialized treatment like advanced imaging, surgery, etc.
STATS ON CHIROPRACTIC BACK PAIN PATIENT CARE
In the chiropractic realm of healthcare, Care Response is a packed database of info from chiropractic patients around the world. It has been amassing data for over 10 years regarding patient satisfaction. Two main points of feedback were on what chiropractic patients felt was good about their care and what could be improved. The good incorporated clinical outcomes (less pain, improved function, being understood as having pain and its cause), examination and description of the condition and its treatment, professionalism, friendliness, feeling valued as a person, safety, comfort, and punctuality. There is always room for improvement, and patients shared that they wanted to not be rushed during the visit, wanted to feel understood, wanted satisfactory outcomes, etc. (3) OrthoIllinois Chiropractic tries hard to focus on you during your time at our McHenry chiropractic clinic.
CHIROPRACTIC IMPROVES QUALITY OF LIFE
As your McHenry chiropractor, OrthoIllinois Chiropractic strives to deliver the ‘good’! And we take it one step further to enhance quality of life for our low back pain patients. The most recent series of questions to help evaluate patients for these outcomes is called PROMIS that encompasses function, pain interference, pain intensity, fatigue, sleep, depression, anxiety, satisfaction in social life, mental health, etc. The bottom line from all the assembled data found that patients (1) improved significantly and felt they did, (2) improved significantly but did not think they did, (3) didn’t improve significantly but felt they did, (4) did not improve significantly or report feeling better. (4) We strive for the ideal #1 outcome explained above, and we want you to tell us how you feel you are.
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Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Coleman Cormier on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he illustrates the relief of low back pain in a patient with a disc herniation implementing The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.
Make your McHenry chiropractic appointment soon. OrthoIllinois Chiropractic studies the data to best deliver quality of life-improving care for our McHenry low back pain patients.
