Encouraging Data on Chiropractic Murfreesboro Back Pain Relief
Stats. Stats. Stats. We humans are well analyzed: our diseases, our behaviors, our lives. In healthcare, data and stats can be quite helpful in improving care, particularly flow of low back pain management from conservative, non-surgical to surgical when needed. In Murfreesboro Most Chiropractic Clinic is practiced in managing this flow of back pain care and in referring when/if needed.
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. A new study stated that low back examination tests alone are not always helpful when considered alone. (1) That is why Most Chiropractic Clinic considers everything - your history, current pain, exam tests’ results, imaging, and more - to establish a diagnosis as well as a treatment plan. And not all back pain sufferers need to go to specialists like spinal surgeons. Even the surgeons appreciate it when patients who require their skill (surgical skills) are referred to them. One recent study pointed out that of 500 cases referred to a neurosurgeon, only 22% were surgical candidates. 80% of referrals done during the study’s timeframe were thought to be not appropriate. The researchers wrote that “triaging approaches led by musculoskeletal experts may improve referral appropriateness to specialized care.” (2) Most Chiropractic Clinic agrees and is ready to fill that role. Your Murfreesboro 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 world of healthcare, Care Response is a packed database of info from chiropractic patients around the world. It’s been gathering 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 comprised clinical outcomes (less pain, improved function, being understood as having pain and its cause), examination and explanation 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 commented that they wanted to not be rushed during the visit, wanted to feel understood, wanted good outcomes, etc. (3) Most Chiropractic Clinic strives to concentrate on you during your time at our Murfreesboro chiropractic clinic.
CHIROPRACTIC IMPROVES QUALITY OF LIFE
As your Murfreesboro chiropractor, Most Chiropractic Clinic strives to deliver the ‘good’! And we take it one step further to enhance quality of life for our low back pain patients. The latest series of questions to help evaluate patients for these outcomes is called PROMIS that comprises 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 didn’t think they did, (3) did not improve significantly but felt they did, (4) didn’t 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 using The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.
Make your Murfreesboro chiropractic appointment now. Most Chiropractic Clinic studies the stats to best deliver quality of life-improving care for our Murfreesboro low back pain patients.
