Chiropractic can help chronic
low back pain in pain relief, healthcare coordination, and in cost-of-care
reduction. Chiropractic care first aims to avert
back pain from becoming chronic, keeping it from
continuing to last over 3 months. Chiropractic care provides
spinal manipulation therapy which is shown to help ease
chronic low back pain and enhance coordination of care
with other health professionals to help our patients best.
Vancouver Disc Centers facilitates the care of Vancouver
chronic back pain patients cost-effecitvely utilizing
gentle, safe, research-documented protocols of the Cox® Technic
System of Spinal Pain Management. We are ready to help!
SPINAL MANIPULATION LOWERS COST OF BACK PAIN CARE
Back pain isn’t cheap. With
the cost of spine pain in the US valued to be $134.5 billion (1),
Vancouver Disc Centers is pretty sure that our chiropractic
patients would be happy with cost-effective care. A recent
Canadian study of high-cost back pain patients in the healthcare system found
that they accounted for almost 50% of the healthcare spending in a
year. (2) Another paper published results revealing
that spine-related pain patients who seek care from a chiropractor initially
also had lower costs and healthcare services compared with medical management. (1) We know our Vancouver
chiropractic patients would like coordination of care whenever
possible among their healthcare providers to get
the most economical and effective care.
HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS WORKING TOGETHER
Healthcare professionals working together help
patients suffering with Vancouver back and other spine
pain conditions. A study in South Africa evaluated
the relationship and understanding of each other’s professions between
chiropractors and physiotherapists. Interesting
outcomes! Each profession evaluated the other’s in terms of what conditions it treated, what modalities it used,
how well each did at treating neuromusculoskeletal conditions.
Interprofessional referrals for chiropractors were 82% and 55% for
physiotherapists though 69% of chiropractors and 55% of physiotherapists wanted
to work together in managing
patients for their pain relief. (3) We healthcare providers strive to keep our patients in
the center of the treatment plan
to reduce their pain and healthcare usage.
SMT REDUCES PAIN OF BACK PAIN
For chronic low back pain patients, those whose pain lasts
over 3 months that leads to emotional distress and physical
disability and more healthcare care, 12 sessions of
spinal manipulation delivered greater pain relief than a control
intervention. (4) Another study of 1000 low
back pain sufferers treated with Cox® Technic flexion distraction protocols
also showed that a mean of 12 visits in 29 days produced
maximum clinical improvement. Plus, fewer than 9% of the low back
pain patients entered the chronic phase. (5) Preventing chronic pain is a commendable effort!
CONTACT Vancouver Disc Centers
Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. Vincent Pankonin on The
Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he
describes how he helped his chronic
back pain patient find relief via The Cox® Technic System
of Spinal Pain Management.
Schedule your Vancouver chiropractic
appointment now.