Coordinated San Jose Chiropractic and GP Care of Back Pain
So, you desire relief for your back pain to return and enjoy life like “normal”? Back pain sufferers get that! Chiropractic Solutions is well aware of this, too, and works closely with our San Jose back pain patients and their other healthcare professionals to return to “normal,” enjoying life again.
REFERRALS TO CHIROPRACTORS FOR CHRONIC LOW BACK PAIN
A recent study noted how general practitioners refer to Danish chiropractors. Chiropractic clinics that have more than one chiropractor and also offer diagnostic ultrasound received more referrals. 31% of the new patients - 2.5 referrals per week - in chiropractic offices came via general practitioner referral. Chiropractors who sent more patients to general practitioners also were referred more patients. Those who reported expertise in geriatric care and had more new patients per week got more referrals, too. (1) These findings accentuate the significance of interprofessional communication which your San Jose chiropractor supports! Chiropractic Solutions collaborates with local San Jose healthcare colleagues whenever possible to benefit our mutual back and neck pain patients in getting relief and regaining their quality of life.
QUALITY OF LIFE WITH CHIROPRACTIC MANIPULATION
Quality of life is often an indication of how well we feel, especially as we age. A study of Medicare recipients who used spinal manipulation (SMT) and/or were prescribed drug therapy (PDT) for their chronic low back pain was quite revealing. Those who got spinal manipulation were more likely to be very satisfied with their care: 84% for SMT vs 50% for PDT. Those who received spinal manipulation reported their health-related quality of life scores significantly higher than those with prescription drug therapy: 12.85 for SMT vs 9.92 for PDT. As for the concern they felt receiving each type of therapy, SMT patients receiving chiropractic care stated a lower degree of concern than the PDT patient receiving prescription therapy. (2) The goal of care at Chiropractic Solutions is to decrease our San Jose back pain patients’ concern over their pain condition and its care by doing a thorough examination, describing well what the condition is as well as the expected care outcomes, and delivering gentle, relieving care for back pain, neck pain, and other spine-related pain relief.
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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 Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management for relief of a painful disc herniation after a car accident which often entails several providers.
Make your San Jose chiropractic appointment now. Back pain relief is the product of a well-coordinated team effort among us all – pain patient, chiropractic healthcare provider, and other healthcare professionals. We’re ready. Are you?
