When I check into a hotel for a conference, the conversation
often goes like this:
Front desk staff: “So what are you here for?”
Me: “I’m a chiropractor from Groton attending a
meeting.”
Front desk staff: “Really? I have this pain down my leg…”
Your Groton chiropractor loves
this and could talk back pain and neck pain all day long!
Groton chiropractic patients at Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office know this for sure. Your Groton chiropractor enjoys
the status as the Groton back pain specialist.
Being a primary spine practitioner is so stimulating and inviting!
Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office understands back pain and neck pain, is a specialty
clinic for spine pain patients, and isn’t bashful
at all about letting everyone know in
Groton.
BEING THE PRIMARY SPINE PRACTITIONER
You have heard of the Gallup Poll. A consultant
for Gallup teamed up with the Palmer College of Chiropractic for
a study that revealed that 78% of American adults would rather use a non-drug option over a prescription medication to cope with
pain like low back or neck pain. Those same adults considered
physical therapy and chiropractic care as quite effective and safe
when compared to pain medications. Aaron Carroll MD writes for the New York Times, and
in a blog post called “For Bad Backs, It’s Time to Rethink Biases about
Chiropractors,” he emphasized how bad the opioid crisis is in
the US and that evidence-based non-drug methods like
spinal manipulation are practical
alternatives. (1) Chiropractic identity researchers wrote
that chiropractic is viewed by society as a profession of health
care providers who are experts in spine care as their
education, scope of practice, and educational accrediting and testing revolve
around spine care. (2) In one study 61.4% of US adults believed
that chiropractic care successfully
relieved neck and back pain. 52.6% believed
chiropractors were trustworthy. (3) Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office gets
this. Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office knows that Groton back pain
and neck pain patients find relieving help with the
Groton chiropractic care and then rely on
Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office to guide them in other healthy approaches to
control their back pain conditions and enhance their health and
spine to avert future adverse health and/or spinal
pain conditions.
BENEFITS OF PRIMARY SPINE PRACTITIONERS
Specially trained to care for patients with
spinal disease, primary spine practitioners play many responsibilities:
diagnose, rule out serious pathology (cancer, fracture, infection, etc.), present
evidence-based care like spinal manipulation, manual therapy, rehab/exercise,
education about the condition, counseling to help the back pain sufferer accept
the condition and its outcome expectations as well as commit to its treatment plan, and coordinate
all facets of care (imaging, injections, surgery if/when
needed). (4) It’s a big job with plenty
of responsibility! It is truly the role
your Groton chiropractor embraces! What do
Groton back pain sufferers wants? Consumers desire
access to non-drug therapies delivered by spine care
experts like chiropractors first. This benefits
in a few ways. One is improving the value of
spine care delivery. Two is helping address the primary care
shortage. (1,5) Three is reducing the cost of care. (6) Four is
potentially curbing the opioid epidemic. The American
College of Physicians’ recommendations for back pain sufferers specifically state
that opioids are the last option behind non-pharmacological treatment options
like spinal manipulation, exercise, acupuncture, etc. (7) Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office is
here to do its share to help.
CONTACT YOUR Groton SPINE CARE SPECIALIST
Listen to this PODCAST
about how a chiropractic back pain specialist trained in Cox Technic helped a
patient who doesn’t want back surgery helped him avoid one.
Schedule your next Groton chiropractic
appointment with Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office to look into
the benefit of having the Groton back pain specialist caring for your back pain and spine pain without medications in many
cases.