Coordinated New York City Chiropractic and GP Care of Back Pain
So, you want relief for your back pain to return and enjoy life like “normal”? Back pain sufferers can relate to that! Rosenberg Wellness Center is well aware of this, too, and works closely with our New York City back pain patients and their other healthcare providers to return to “normal,” delighting in life again.
REFERRALS TO CHIROPRACTORS FOR CHRONIC LOW BACK PAIN
A recent study described the referral practices of general practitioners to Danish chiropractors. Chiropractic clinics that have more than one chiropractor and also offer diagnostic ultrasound received more referrals. 31% of all new patients - 2.5 referrals per week - in chiropractic offices came via a referral from a general practitioner. Chiropractors who sent more patients to general practitioners also were referred more patients. Those who shared that they had expertise in geriatric care and had a higher number of new patients a week received more referrals, too. (1) These findings accentuate the significance of interprofessional interaction which your New York City chiropractor embraces! Rosenberg Wellness Center works with local New York City healthcare colleagues in all ways to help our shared back and neck pain patients in getting relief and regaining their quality of life.
QUALITY OF LIFE WITH CHIROPRACTIC MANIPULATION
Quality of life is often an indication of how well we feel, especially as we get older. A report of Medicare recipients who received spinal manipulation (SMT) and/or were prescribed drug therapy (PDT) for their chronic low back pain was quite enlightening. Those who received spinal manipulation were more likely to be very satisfied with their care: 84% for SMT versus 50% for PDT. Those who got spinal manipulation documented their health-related quality of life scores significantly higher than those with prescription drug therapy: 12.85 for SMT vs 9.92 for PDT. As for the concern they felt receiving each type of therapy, SMT patients receiving chiropractic care stated a lower degree of concern than the PDT patient receiving prescription therapy. (2) Our goal at Rosenberg Wellness Center is to lower our New York City back pain patients’ concern over their pain condition and its care by doing a thorough examination, describing well what the condition is as well as the expected care outcomes, and delivering gentle, relieving care for back pain, neck pain, and other spine-related pain relief.
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Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Coleman Cormier on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he describes The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management for relief of a painful disc herniation after a car accident which often involves multiple providers.
Make your New York City chiropractic appointment soon. Back pain relief is a result of a well-coordinated team effort from us all – pain patient, chiropractic healthcare provider, and other healthcare professionals. We’re ready. Are you?
