Painful Spines Respond to Non-Surgical Care like Chiropractic
Guidelines for back pain care endorse non-surgical care treatments like spinal manipulation. So who delivers non-surgical care? A recent study just came out and said that “Chiropractic is one of the largest manual therapy professions in the US and internationally.” (1) Yes! Chiropractors like your New York City chiropractor at Rosenberg Wellness Center welcome that responsibility. Your New York City chiropractor assists New York City back pain and neck pain patients be alleviated of the pain and improve their quality of life.
The latest guideline for non-surgical treatment for recent onset back and/or leg pain advocates patient education (incorporating a talk about treatment outcome), exercise (advice to keep active) and manual therapy, not routine imaging, targeted treatment, extraforaminal glucocorticoid injection, paracetamol, NSAIDs and opioids. (2) Chiropractic offers all three!
24% of US adults seek chiropractic care in their lifetime. 8.4% of US adults sought chiropractic care in the past year. (1) Why don’t more patients get chiropractic care? The back pain care guidelines drawn up by groups like the American College of Physicians and the American Pain Society call for non-surgical methods like spinal manipulation. (3) Even the physical therapists are frustrated! “Although therapies delivered by PTs are promoted as a first-line treatment for low back pain, PT referral rates remain low.” Only 10.1% of primary care provider visits for low back pain resulted in a physical therapy referral. A patient with Medicare or Medicaid was even less likely to get a referral. Where do these patients with low back pain and leg pain go? What do they do about their low back pain and leg pain sciatica? They received opioid prescriptions more often. (4) Your New York City chiropractor proposes a non-surgical, non-drug way to pain relief.
But what inspires a visit to a chiropractor like your New York City chiropractor? Spine pain. 63% for back pain and 30.2% for neck pain. (That sounds right for Rosenberg Wellness Center, too. Our New York City chiropractic patients see the back pain specialists at Rosenberg Wellness Center as back and neck pain relief specialists!) Additionally, adults over 30 and those with spine pain were more likely to visit a chiropractor in the past 12 months. 23% of the chiropractic patients also received a prescription for their back pain. 35% of them used over the counter medications for the issue which they were seeing the chiropractor. 63.8% reported that having medical and chiropractic care was helpful. (1) Your New York City chiropractor is excited to combine care! Rosenberg Wellness Center is ready to collaborate with your primary care physician as necessary.
Schedule your New York City chiropractic visit today. Share the name of your primary care physician. We are all with you and want the same thing: non-surgical pain relief suggested by the most recent back pain care guidelines and better quality of life for you, our mutual New York City back pain patient or neck pain patient.
