The Choice of Chiropractic Care First for
Back Pain: Reduced Gabapentin Prescription, Reduced Pain, Less Healthcare Use
Back pain is disruptive. Its sufferers want
relief. Wouldn’t it be terrific if
a pill would do it?! Many back pain sufferers enter
the back pain relief medical system and are prescribed
meds first. They take them with hope for
relief of pain. (Because this is so common, we chiropractors acknowledge
that we need to be well-trained to identify patients who
may have a substance use issue and understand how to
help if the use is a problem. (1)) Recent research states
that the first-choice healthcare provider is an influential factor in patients’ utilization of healthcare services. An assessment of 29,806 patient cases that analyzed utilization of healthcare
for the year following the first visit and found that use
was lower for those who decided on chiropractic care first. The greatest
health care utilization was seen for those who went to
the emergency room as their first healthcare visit
for back pain relief. (2) Another study documented that for
patients under age 50 who are living with low back pain, two usual
options of care and of care providers are spinal manipulation from a
chiropractor and pharmacological prescription of gabapentin from a medical
provider. Prescriptions for gabapentin were significantly less for those
who underwent chiropractic spinal manipulative care than those who underwent
usual medical care. (3) Your chiropractor recognizes the value
of interdisciplinary care and works with healthcare
colleagues for the benefit of our back pain patients whenever possible and the value
of provider choice in terms of relief and care. Your
Oxford chiropractor at Satterwhite Chiropractic is confident to
help our Oxford back pain patients with our effective chiropractic services!
Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Kurt Olding on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson about the variety of choices back pain patients in “The Spine Care ‘Supermarket’” and how choosing The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management helps manage the pain.
TIP OF THE MONTH: Improve Hip Flexibility, Relieve Back Pain
When the hips are tight, the back gets stressed,
and movement is modified. Remember: Everything is linked! Researchers who evaluated
hip rotation range of motion in participants who experienced
back pain and those who didn’t found that those with low back
pain had extraordinarily restricted hip lateral
rotation range of motion. (4) Luckily, there are ways to improve
hip flexibility. One new way is auricular acupressure. What is
that? Ask at your next appointment, but it improved hip
flexibility (and back pain!) in a new study. (5) Another study touted
the benefit of core stability exercise and hip muscle stretching as effective
at improving physical function and activity in non-specific low
back pain patients. (6) We can check your hip flexibility out at
your next Oxford chiropractic appointment and plan a way to boost
it!
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chiropractic visit with Satterwhite Chiropractic soon. We look forward to seeing you soon!
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