Stats. Stats. Stats. We human-beings
are well scrutinized: our illnesses,
our behaviors, our lives. In healthcare, data and stats can be beneficial to improve care, particularly flow
of low back pain management from conservative, non-surgical to surgical when
needed. In San Jose Chiropractic Solutions is experienced
in managing this flow of back pain care and in referring when/if needed.
LOW BACK PAIN MANAGEMENT DATA
The global leading cause of
disability is low back pain. Diagnosis of the cause of low
back pain – spinal stenosis, radiculopathy, non-specific and specific low back
pain – is central to managing it. A new study stated
that low back examination tests alone are not always helpful
on their own. (1) That’s the reason that Chiropractic Solutions correlates
everything - your history, current pain, exam tests’ results, imaging, and more
- to come up with a diagnosis and a treatment plan.
And not all back pain sufferers need to go to specialists
like spinal surgeons. Even the surgeons value it
when patients who require their expertise (surgical
skills) are referred to them. A recent study pointed
out that of 500 cases sent to a neurosurgeon, only 22% were
surgical candidates. 80% of referrals made during the study’s time
period were deemed inappropriate.
The researchers wrote that “triaging approaches led by
musculoskeletal experts may improve referral appropriateness to specialized
care.” (2) Chiropractic Solutions agrees and is prepared to fill
that role. Your San Jose chiropractor specializes in the diagnosis and management of 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 corner of healthcare,
Care Response is a filled database of details from
chiropractic patients around the world. It’s been gathering
data for over 10 years regarding patient satisfaction. Two main
points of feedback were on what chiropractic patients felt was
good about their care and what could be improved. The good included
clinical outcomes (decreased 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) Chiropractic Solutions tries hard to concentrate
on you during your time at our San Jose chiropractic office.
CHIROPRACTIC IMPROVES QUALITY OF LIFE
As your San Jose chiropractor, Chiropractic Solutions strives
to deliver the ‘good’! And we take it one step further to maximize
quality of life for our low back pain patients. The latest
series of questions to help evaluate patients for
these outcomes is known as PROMIS that covers
function, pain interference, pain intensity, fatigue, sleep, depression,
anxiety, satisfaction in social life, mental health, etc. The final word from all the collected data found that patients (1)
improved significantly and felt they did, (2) improved significantly but did
not 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 described
above, and we want to know how you feel you are.
CONTACT Chiropractic Solutions
Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. Coleman Cormier on The
Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he
describes the relief of low back pain in a patient with a disc
herniation implementing The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain
Management.
Schedule your San Jose chiropractic
appointment today. Chiropractic Solutions studies the data
to best deliver quality of life-improving care for our San Jose low
back pain patients.