Encouraging Data on Chiropractic Auburn Back Pain Relief
Data. Data. Data. We human-beings are well studied: our illnesses, our behaviors, our lives. In healthcare, data and stats can be beneficial to improve care, particularly path for low back pain management from conservative, non-surgical to surgical when required. In Auburn Dr. Le's Chiropractic & Wellness, L.L.C. is experienced in managing this flow of back pain care and in referring when/if necessary.
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 commented that low back examination tests alone are not always useful on their own. (1) That’s the reason that Dr. Le's Chiropractic & Wellness, L.L.C. correlates everything - your history, current pain, exam tests’ results, imaging, and more - to establish a diagnosis and 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 deemed not appropriate. The researchers wrote that “triaging approaches led by musculoskeletal experts may improve referral appropriateness to specialized care.” (2) Dr. Le's Chiropractic & Wellness, L.L.C. concurs and is prepared to fill that role. Your Auburn chiropractor specializes in the diagnosis and management of low back pain and knows when to refer for specialized treatment like advanced imaging, surgery, etc.
STATS ON CHIROPRACTIC BACK PAIN PATIENT CARE
In the chiropractic world of healthcare, Care Response is a packed database of details from chiropractic patients around the world. It has been gathering data for over 10 years about 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 comprised clinical outcomes (reduced pain, improved function, being understood as having pain and its cause), examination and description 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 shared that they wanted to not be rushed during the visit, wanted to feel understood, wanted good outcomes, etc. (3) Dr. Le's Chiropractic & Wellness, L.L.C. strives to focus on you during your time at our Auburn chiropractic office.
CHIROPRACTIC IMPROVES QUALITY OF LIFE
As your Auburn chiropractor, Dr. Le's Chiropractic & Wellness, L.L.C. strives to deliver the ‘good’! And we take it one step further to boost quality of life for our low back pain patients. The most recent 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 collected 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 using The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.
Make your Auburn chiropractic appointment now. Dr. Le's Chiropractic & Wellness, L.L.C. studies the data to best deliver quality of life-improving care for our Auburn low back pain patients.
