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See Johnson Chiropractic First for Chronic Low Back Pain

When back pain comes up (and/or has turned into chronic low back pain) so too does the matter of which healthcare provider to consult. It is a valid question! Research reports  that the first healthcare provider sets the course for care, cost, and outcome of the back pain spell. A new study stated that first-provider chiropractic care was less expensive than care by other first-provider healthcare professionals. Johnson Chiropractic delivers individualized treatment plans for Richmond back pain relief and prevention.

CHRONIC LOW BACK PAIN: Contributing and Preventing Factors

Even though chronic low back pain is so common in older adults, research just has not noted clearly what contributes to it or to its prevention. One analysis of 4 databases of 31,080 older adults uncovered an extensive list of issues that may contribute (from being female, obese, anxious, depressed, having had falls in the past, lifestyle issues like smoking, having weak abdominal muscles, occupational requirements like having a job for longer than 10 years that demanded bending/lifting, etc.) and factors that may prevent chronic low back pain (intermediate level of leisure-time physical activity). (1) These researchers, Johnson Chiropractic, and our patients would like to know more conclusively what induces chronic low back pain! Even more wanted is direction on how to manage it.

REFERRALS FOR CHIROPRACTIC CARE

A survey of US office-based physicians tackled how referrals affected the care of back pain. The participants were questioned as to their referrals for particular complementary health approaches like herbs/non-vitamin supplements, chiropractic and osteopathic manipulation, acupuncture and mind-body therapies (meditation, guided imagery, progressive relaxation). 60% of the physicians reported they endorsed these approaches when patients asked for them. More female than male physicians answered using evidence in peer-reviewed journals as rationale for recommending such approaches. (2) An additional concerning factor for female back pain patients is that they are consistently seen as having greater levels of frailty than men. (3) Frailty is always of concern in our older patients. Johnson Chiropractic is always prepared to share the benefits – perceived by patients and documented by research – of chiropractic and more specifically, Cox® Technic, with interested healthcare professionals and spine pain sufferers.

CHIROPRACTIC RISES TO THE TOP

Another review of 3,799,593 low back pain patients appeared this past month emphasizing how influential the first healthcare provider was in their study on cost and outcome for back pain. Healthcare utilization (imaging, prescriptions, tests, visits, etc.), opioid prescribing, and cost were higher when consulting certain providers first: orthopedist ($9434), acupuncturist ($9205), primary care physician ($5660), and chiropractor ($5093). (4) Seeing which provider first resulted in the least expense without any delay in diagnosis or serious illness? The chiropractor! With regards to back pain, neck pain and spine-related pain, Richmond chiropractic care makes sense.

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Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Keith Bartley on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he describes the good outcome for a lumbar spinal stenosis low back pain sufferer who found relief with The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management after she had seen other healthcare providers.               

Schedule your Richmond chiropractic appointment soon. The question of which healthcare provider to see arises, remember your Richmond chiropractor!

Richmond chiropractic care like that delivered at Johnson Chiropractic is shown to result in less cost.  
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