Encouraging Data on Chiropractic Oxford Back Pain Relief
Stats. Stats. Stats. We human-beings are well researched: our illnesses, our habits, 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 Oxford Satterwhite Chiropractic is practiced in managing this flow of back pain care and in referring when/if necessary.
LOW BACK PAIN MANAGEMENT STATS
The global top 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 key to managing it. One study commented that low back examination tests alone aren’t always useful on their own. (1) That’s why Satterwhite 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 spinal surgeons. Even the surgeons value it when patients who need their skill (surgical skills) are referred to them. A recent study pointed out that of 500 cases referred to a neurosurgeon, only 22% were surgical candidates. 80% of referrals made during the study’s timeframe were considered inappropriate. The researchers wrote that “triaging approaches led by musculoskeletal experts may improve referral appropriateness to specialized care.” (2) Satterwhite Chiropractic agrees and is prepared to fill that role. Your Oxford chiropractor specializes in the diagnosis and management of low back pain and is well aware of when to refer for specialized treatment like advanced imaging, surgery, etc.
DATA ON CHIROPRACTIC BACK PAIN PATIENT CARE
In the chiropractic realm of healthcare, Care Response is a filled database of details from chiropractic patients around the world. It’s been collecting data for over 10 years about patient satisfaction. Two main points of feedback were on what chiropractic patients thought was good about their care and what could be improved. The good incorporated clinical outcomes (reduced pain, better 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 reported that they wanted to not be rushed during the visit, wanted to feel understood, wanted good outcomes, etc. (3) Satterwhite Chiropractic tries hard to concentrate on you during your time at our Oxford chiropractic office.
CHIROPRACTIC IMPROVES QUALITY OF LIFE
As your Oxford chiropractor, Satterwhite Chiropractic works to deliver the ‘good’! And we take it one step further to boost quality of life for our low back pain patients. The latest series of questions to help evaluate patients for these outcomes is known as PROMIS that covers function, pain interference, pain intensity, fatigue, sleep, depression, anxiety, satisfaction in social life, mental health, etc. The final word 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 to know 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 describes the relief of low back pain in a patient with a disc herniation implementing The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.
Make your Oxford chiropractic appointment now. Satterwhite Chiropractic studies the data to best deliver quality of life-improving care for our Oxford low back pain patients.
