Encouraging Data on Chiropractic Vancouver Back Pain Relief
Stats. Stats. Stats. We human-beings are well studied: our diseases, our habits, 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 required. In Vancouver Vancouver Disc Centers is practiced 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. 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 on their own. (1) That is the reason that Vancouver Disc Centers associates 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 spine surgeons. Even the surgeons appreciate it when patients who need their expertise (surgical skills) are sent 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 timeframe were thought to be inappropriate. The researchers wrote that “triaging approaches led by musculoskeletal experts may improve referral appropriateness to specialized care.” (2) Vancouver Disc Centers concurs and is ready to perform that role. Your Vancouver chiropractor is dedicated to diagnosing and managing low back pain and knows when to refer for specialized treatment like advanced imaging, surgery, etc.
DATA ON CHIROPRACTIC BACK PAIN PATIENT CARE
In the chiropractic world of healthcare, Care Response is a filled database of info from chiropractic patients around the world. It’s been collecting data for over 10 years regarding 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 (reduced pain, better 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 reported that they wanted to not be rushed during the visit, wanted to feel understood, wanted satisfactory outcomes, etc. (3) Vancouver Disc Centers tries hard to focus on you during your time at our Vancouver chiropractic clinic.
CHIROPRACTIC IMPROVES QUALITY OF LIFE
As your Vancouver chiropractor, Vancouver Disc Centers works to deliver the ‘good’! And we take it one step further to boost quality of life for our low back pain patients. The latest series of questions to assist us in evaluating 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 did not think they did, (3) didn’t improve significantly but felt they did, (4) did not 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 implementing The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.
Make your Vancouver chiropractic appointment today. Vancouver Disc Centers studies the data to best deliver quality of life-improving care for our Vancouver low back pain patients.
