Encouraging Data on Chiropractic New York City Back Pain Relief
Stats. Stats. Stats. We humans are well scrutinized: our illnesses, our behaviors, our lives. In healthcare, data and stats can be beneficial to improve care, particularly path for low back pain management from conservative, non-surgical to surgical when required. In New York City Rosenberg Wellness Center is practiced in managing this flow of back pain care and in referring when/if necessary.
LOW BACK PAIN MANAGEMENT STATS
The global leading cause of disability is low back pain. Diagnosis of 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 are not always useful when considered alone. (1) That’s why Rosenberg Wellness Center connects everything - your history, current pain, exam tests’ results, imaging, and more - to establish a diagnosis and a treatment plan. And not all back pain sufferers have to go to specialists like spine surgeons. Even the surgeons appreciate it when patients who need their skill (surgical skills) are referred to them. A recent study pointed out that of 500 cases referred to a neurosurgeon, only 22% were surgical candidates. 80% of referrals done during the study’s timeframe were considered not appropriate. The researchers wrote that “triaging approaches led by musculoskeletal experts may improve referral appropriateness to specialized care.” (2) Rosenberg Wellness Center agrees and is prepared to perform that role. Your New York City chiropractor is dedicated to diagnosing and managing low back pain and is well aware of when to refer for specialized treatment like advanced imaging, surgery, etc.
DATA ON CHIROPRACTIC BACK PAIN PATIENT CARE
In the chiropractic corner of healthcare, Care Response is a packed database of info from chiropractic patients around the world. It’s been collecting data for over 10 years regarding patient satisfaction. Two main points of feedback were on what chiropractic patients felt was good about their care and what could be improved. The good incorporated clinical outcomes (reduced 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) Rosenberg Wellness Center tries hard to concentrate on you during your time at our New York City chiropractic clinic.
CHIROPRACTIC IMPROVES QUALITY OF LIFE
As your New York City chiropractor, Rosenberg 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 help evaluate patients for these outcomes is known as PROMIS that comprises 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) didn’t improve significantly but felt they did, (4) didn’t improve significantly or report feeling better. (4) We strive for the ideal #1 outcome explained above, and we want to know how you feel you are.
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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 relief of low back pain in a patient with a disc herniation using The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.
Make your New York City chiropractic appointment soon. Rosenberg Wellness Center studies the stats to best deliver quality of life-improving care for our New York City low back pain patients.
