Chiropractic’s goal is to provide
the back pain sufferer a sense of control over the back pain and
to live through the pain while not avoiding life. That’s
also the goal of your Groton chiropractor: gentle, pain-relieving, conservative
care of spine pain. It is a partnership among the Groton
back pain sufferer, the back pain care giver, and even the back pain payer (ie
Medicare).
CHIROPRACTIC ENTHUSIASM FOR THE ROLE
OF BACK PAIN PROVIDER
Being a chiropractor is amazing! A recent survey found that chiropractors like
yours at Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office enjoy their profession
most because they are able to reduce pain
and build strength, flexibility, and power alongside
their patients through an inclusive
treatment plan. Two of the top features of being a chiropractor were
reported as “being trained to diagnose” – the foundation
for quality care and desirable clinical outcomes! - and “being able to transform peoples’ quality
of life.” (1) Your Groton chiropractor concurs! Being
your healthcare partner - your back pain specialist - particularly in managing spine pain
issues is the best part of daily practice.
EFFECT OF HEALTHCARE PROVIDER
AVAILABILITY: MD/Surgeon, DC, PCP
Researchers wondered
how a community’s healthcare workforce impacted the care of
low back pain sufferers. They found that one new spine surgeon
increased non-conservative care episodes by 31.3
per 1000 older adults, the addition of one primary care physician
decreased 2.5 conservative care episodes per 1000 older
adults, and the addition of one chiropractor increased 18.7
conservative care episodes and subtracted 3.6 non-conservative
care episodes per 1000 elder adults. The researchers admit
certain limitations in their study as they extracted a specific
set of patients from the 16 million Medicare Part B enrollees (who had
at least one episode of low back pain and relocation) which left 402,372 persons in the study. (2) In the
Medicare population, healthcare provider availability influences
how much is spent on each beneficiary. The effect is transformed
by provider type and whether the provider availability rises or falls. Spine surgeon availability was most strongly associated
with higher spending. The loss of one spine surgeon in a
community reduced spending. (3) In Groton, back
pain sufferers get a partner at Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office who can help
them with in-office care as well as at-home self-care.
EFFECT OF BACK PAIN PATIENT SELF
CARE
Medicine is realizing
that the one who is truly at the core of managing pain
and chronic disorders is the person suffering with
pain and chronic disorder. When back pain happens to be the chronic
issue, the low back pain patient self-manages most of
the time anyway and desires suggestions regarding
how best to do that: when to seek more care (symptoms,
imaging, advice), how to handle pain (behavioral changes to contain
and prevent pain), and how to be confident in managing their pain independently. These all
take guidance from clinicians concerning education about the condition and the collaboration
of the patient and the healthcare provider. (4) Groton back pain
sufferers and their healthcare providers like your chiropractor at Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office
must communicate how each sees back
pain management to most advantageously help the patient!
CONTACT Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office
Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. Keith Bartley on The
Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he
explains how the Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain
Management gently and effectively
relieves back pain due to spinal stenosis and assists
the patient in his own self-care routine to manage and prevent back pain.
Make your next Groton
chiropractic appointment with Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office soon. In
conjunction with providing relieving chiropractic
spinal manipulation, Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office strives to offer
our Groton spine pain patients a sense of control over their pain.