Painful Spines Respond to Non-Surgical Care like Chiropractic
Guidelines for back pain care endorse non-surgical care methods like spinal manipulation. So who delivers non-surgical care? A new study just came out and said that “Chiropractic is one of the largest manual therapy professions in the US and internationally.” (1) So true! Chiropractors like your Murfreesboro chiropractor at Most Chiropractic Clinic embrace that role. Your Murfreesboro chiropractor assists Murfreesboro back pain and neck pain patients get relief of the pain and improve their quality of life.
The newest guideline for non-surgical treatment of patients whose back pain and/or leg pain just started recommends patient education (including a talk about treatment outcome), exercise (advice to keep active) and manual therapy, not routine imaging, targeted treatment, extraforaminal glucocorticoid injection, paracetamol, NSAIDs and opioids. (2) Chiropractic offers all three!
24% of US adults seek out chiropractic care in their lifetime. 8.4% of US adults received chiropractic care in the past year. (1) Why don’t more patients seek chiropractic care? The back pain care guidelines drawn up by groups like the American College of Physicians and the American Pain Society call for non-surgical methods like spinal manipulation. (3) Even the physical therapists are upset! “Although therapies delivered by PTs are promoted as a first-line treatment for low back pain, PT referral rates remain low.” Only 10.1% of primary care provider visits for low back pain resulted in a physical therapy referral. If a patient were insured by Medicaid or Medicare, that percent was even lower. Where do these low back pain and leg pain patients go? What do they do about their low back pain and leg pain sciatica? The primary care physicians wrote opioid prescriptions more often. (4) Your Murfreesboro chiropractor proposes a non-surgical, non-drug way to pain relief.
But what inspires a visit to a chiropractor like your Murfreesboro chiropractor? Spine pain. 63% for back pain and 30.2% for neck pain. (That sounds correct for Most Chiropractic Clinic, too. Our Murfreesboro chiropractic patients see the back pain specialists at Most Chiropractic Clinic as back and neck pain relief specialists!) Additionally, adults over 30 and those with spine pain were more likely to consult a chiropractor in the last 12 months. 23% of the chiropractic patients also received a prescription for their back pain. 35% of them used over the counter medications for the issue which they were seeing the chiropractor. 63.8% reported that having medical and chiropractic care was helpful. (1) Your Murfreesboro chiropractor is ready to share care! Most Chiropractic Clinic is ready to collaborate with your primary care physician as necessary.
Schedule your Murfreesboro chiropractic visit today. Share the name of your primary care physician. We are all on your side and desire the same thing: non-surgical pain relief suggested by the latest back pain care guidelines and better quality of life for you, our mutual Murfreesboro back pain patient or neck pain patient.
