So, you desire relief for your
back pain to get back to enjoying life like “normal”? Back
pain sufferers get that! OrthoIllinois Chiropractic knows
this, too, and collaborates with our McHenry back
pain patients and their other healthcare providers to get
them back to “normal,” delighting in life again.
REFERRALS TO CHIROPRACTORS FOR CHRONIC LOW BACK PAIN
A new study described the referral practices
of general practitioners to Danish
chiropractors. Chiropractic clinics that have more than one
chiropractor and with diagnostic ultrasound obtained
more referrals. 31% of all new patients - 2.5 referrals per
week - in chiropractic offices came via a referral from a general
practitioner. Chiropractors who referred
more patients to general practitioners also were referred more patients. Those who shared that they had expertise in
geriatric care and had more new patients a
week got more referrals, too. (1) These findings accentuate
the importance of interprofessional communication
which your McHenry chiropractor supports! OrthoIllinois Chiropractic
works with local McHenry healthcare colleagues whenever
possible to benefit our mutual back and
neck pain patients in getting relief and reclaiming
their quality of life.
QUALITY OF LIFE WITH CHIROPRACTIC MANIPULATION
Quality of life is often an indication of
how well we feel, especially as we age. A report of
Medicare recipients who received spinal manipulation (SMT) and/or were prescribed drug therapy (PDT) for their chronic low back pain was quite revealing.
Those who received spinal manipulation were more likely to be very
satisfied with their care: 84% for SMT versus 50% for PDT. Those who got
spinal manipulation documented their health-related quality of
life scores significantly higher than those with prescription drug therapy: 12.85
for SMT vs 9.92 for PDT. Regarding the level of concern over the care they were
receiving, SMT
patients receiving chiropractic care stated a lower degree of
concern than the PDT patient receiving prescription therapy. (2) Our goal at OrthoIllinois Chiropractic is to lower our
McHenry back pain patients’ concern over their pain condition and
its care by doing a thorough examination, explaining
well what the condition is and its expected care outcomes, and performing gentle, relieving
care for back pain, neck pain, and other spine-related pain relief.
CONTACT OrthoIllinois Chiropractic
Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. Coleman Cormier on The Back Doctors Podcast with
Dr. Michael Johnson as he illustrates The Cox® Technic
System of Spinal Pain Management for relief of a painful disc herniation after
a car accident which often entails multiple
providers.
Schedule your McHenry chiropractic
appointment soon. Back
pain relief is a result of a well-coordinated team
effort among us all – pain patient, chiropractic healthcare provider,
and other healthcare professionals. We are in. Are you?
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