Most Chiropractic Clinic Respects the Painful Spine with Evidence-Based Care
The spine merits respect. Most Chiropractic Clinic respects all Murfreesboro spines, those in good shape and those in not so good shape. When the spine hurts, it demands attention. The attention the hurting spine gets is not always respectful of the guidelines for its pain relief. That fact is receiving notice in the medical research. Evidence based guidelines for a painful spine’s care are abundant, but they are not always respected. They are published but not always read or implemented. The spine deserves better. Your Murfreesboro chiropractor respects the spine and matches its trouble to the best evidence-based protocol for its relief which is frequently non-surgical and non-drug.
CLINICAL GUIDELINES AND APPROACHES
What is recommended and/or favorable for spine pain often delivered even in Murfreesboro? The American Pain Society and the American College of Physicians recommend spinal manipulation for low back pain. (1) Flexion distraction (aka Cox Technic) and manual therapy using joint mobilization techniques and flexion distraction is reported to be effective for low back pain relief. (2) Conservative treatment in the form of spinal manipulation should be attempted by patients with chronic low back pain and disability related to low back pain. (3) Flexion distraction provides clinically meaningful improvement in pain by 79% and disability by 70% at 14.5 months follow-up. (4) Research reports that surgical methods and outcomes differ from place to place for patients with the same condition. It calls for standardization of care and the establishment of international guidelines based about what works best according to such evidence. (5) Most Chiropractic Clinic agrees that published guidelines showing what is most effective require respectful use.
CLINICAL REALITY
What is really going on? A just published article that assessed the care of Canadian spine pain patients sent for spine surgery came out and wrote that “Surgeons do not use clinical practice guidelines before spine surgery.” What did they do? Prescribed medications to 74.2% of them 46.3% of whom got opioids. 61.1% of patients tried two or less non-surgical forms of treatment. The article proposes that if patients tried evidence-based non-operative treatments before a spine surgery consultation, fewer would be referred and, in Canada, fewer would deteriorate as they have to wait so long to see the surgeon. (6) Lumbar cage fusion rates increased from 3.6% to 58% in 5 years that resulted in higher complication risk without any improvement in disability or reoperation rates. (7) Most Chiropractic Clinic delivers Murfreesboro chiropractic spine care with less intrusive, more effective means, specifically with the evidence-based protocols of Cox Technic.
MAKE A Murfreesboro CHIROPRACTIC APPOINTMENT
Listen to this PODCAST with medical doctor, Dr. David Moen, who advocates non-surgical care of back pain with chiropractic for less expensive and unnecessary medical care.
Schedule a Murfreesboro chiropractic consultation now with the Murfreesboro spine specialist at Most Chiropractic Clinic where your hurting spine is seen with respect and relieving care as evidence documents best.
