Stats. Stats. Stats. We humans
are well studied: our illnesses,
our behaviors, our lives. In healthcare, data and stats can be quite
helpful in improving care, particularly path for low back pain management from conservative, non-surgical to surgical when
necessary. In Pflugerville Pflugerville Wellness Center is experienced
in managing this flow of back pain care and in referring when/if needed.
LOW BACK PAIN MANAGEMENT STATS
The global top 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 central to managing it. A new study stated
that low back examination tests alone aren’t always useful
on their own. (1) That’s why Pflugerville Wellness Center correlates
everything - your history, current pain, exam tests’ results, imaging, and more
- to come up with a diagnosis as well as a treatment plan.
And not all back pain sufferers have to visit specialists
like spinal surgeons. Even the surgeons value it
when patients who require 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 not appropriate.
The researchers wrote that “triaging approaches led by
musculoskeletal experts may improve referral appropriateness to specialized
care.” (2) Pflugerville Wellness Center concurs and is ready to fill
that role. Your Pflugerville 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 realm of healthcare,
Care Response is a filled database of info from
chiropractic patients around the world. It has 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 (decreased 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 shared that they wanted to
not be rushed during the visit, wanted to feel understood, wanted satisfactory
outcomes, etc. (3) Pflugerville Wellness Center tries hard to concentrate
on you during your time at our Pflugerville chiropractic office.
CHIROPRACTIC IMPROVES QUALITY OF LIFE
As your Pflugerville chiropractor, Pflugerville Wellness Center 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 known as PROMIS that encompasses
function, pain interference, pain intensity, fatigue, sleep, depression,
anxiety, satisfaction in social life, mental health, etc. The final word from all the collected data found that patients (1)
improved significantly and felt they did, (2) improved significantly but didn’t think they did, (3) did not improve significantly
but felt they did, (4) didn’t improve significantly or report
feeling better. (4) We strive for the ideal #1 outcome described
above, and we want to know how you feel you are.
CONTACT Pflugerville Wellness Center
Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. Coleman Cormier on The
Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he
describes the relief of low back pain in a patient with a disc
herniation using The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain
Management.
Schedule your Pflugerville chiropractic
appointment now. Pflugerville Wellness Center studies the stats
to best deliver quality of life-improving care for our Pflugerville low
back pain patients.