Access and concordance. Agreement with the plan and access
to the plan. These are the ingredients to favorable
outcomes with chiropractic care. In Richmond, access to chiropractic
is straightforward. Johnson Chiropractic welcomes back
pain and neck pain sufferers to share their pain
symptoms openly to develop a pain relieving treatment
plan which they will follow.
CONCORDANCE IS A BIG KEY TO BEST CLINICAL OUTCOMES
Chiropractic services for neck and back pain have been proven
effective via many randomized controlled trials. Chiropractic services are acknowledged
to be as effective for back and neck pain relief. A new study describes the satisfaction
of patients who either follow the recommended
treatment frequency guidelines or do not. Neck pain and back pain patients described
as “concordant” (5 or more visits during any 2-month time period
or at least 12 visits during the year) or “discordant” (not having 5 or more
visits in a 2-month time frame or 12 visits in a year) who were also
further defined by other demographics were followed. Most
chiropractic users with diagnosed neck or back pain were said to be
“discordant” with treatment frequency guidelines and their healthcare costs
for chiropractic care were only $434 versus $2555 for “concordant” patients. Physical
function issues influenced the discordant patients’ outcomes. (1) Don’t let
physical function make you discordant or hold you back from coming to
your visits! Make your visits. Johnson Chiropractic knows the treatment plan with the Cox®
Technic System of Spinal Pain Management that is most beneficial
for your spine pain issue. Talk with us about your concerns
with it. We’ll work together for your Richmond
back pain and neck pain relief. In Richmond, you have open
access to quality chiropractic care at Johnson Chiropractic.
ACCESS TO CHIROPRACTIC SERVICES
Older adults who don’t have such access to chiropractic
care are known to more frequently use some
medical services for spine conditions. Medicare data of 39,278
chiropractic care recipients who moved geographically from an area with more access to chiropractic care to an area which had less access
to revealed that these patients wound up having
more visits to primary care physicians for spine issues (a rise
of 32.3 visits more annually) and were more likely to get
spinal surgery (5.5 more surgeries per year). Financially, this reduced
access to chiropractic care for spine issues ended up higher
expense to Medicare: an extra $114,967 per 1,000 beneficiaries on medical
services (equaling $391 million nationally). (2) Johnson Chiropractic
is open here in Richmond to relieve pain and save money on spine pain
relief services.
YOU AND YOUR INPUT MATTER
Sharing everything about your back pain experience with your Richmond chiropractor is important
to your pain-relieving treatment plan. An Australian study of chiropractors
found that chiropractors use patient reported
outcome measures (PROMs) to guide the treatment plan
and determine the treatment response of low
back pain patients. (3) Tell your Richmond chiropractic honestly how
you are feeling. Johnson Chiropractic is listening!
CONTACT Johnson Chiropractic
Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. Robert Patterson on The
Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he
describes what neck pain and back pain patients can expect when treated with the Cox® Technic
Flexion Distraction System of Spinal Pain Management to ease neck and arm
pain.
Schedule your Richmond
chiropractic appointment soon. Bring your Richmond spine
pain to your local, accessible Richmond chiropractor. Together, we’ll design the Richmond treatment plan you will
want to follow!