Coordinated Groton Chiropractic and GP Care of Back Pain
So, you desire back pain relief to get back to enjoying life like “normal”? Back pain sufferers get that! Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office knows this, too, and collaborates with our Groton back pain patients and their other healthcare professionals to return to “normal,” enjoying life again.
REFERRALS TO CHIROPRACTORS FOR CHRONIC LOW BACK PAIN
A new study noted how general practitioners refer to Danish chiropractors. Chiropractic clinics that have more than one chiropractor and also offer diagnostic ultrasound got more referrals. 31% of all new patients - 2.5 referrals per week - in chiropractic practices came via general practitioner referral. 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 importance of interprofessional communication which your Groton chiropractor embraces! Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office works with local Groton healthcare colleagues whenever possible to help our shared back and neck pain patients in finding relief and regaining their quality of life.
QUALITY OF LIFE WITH CHIROPRACTIC MANIPULATION
Quality of life is often a reflection of how well we feel, especially as we age. A report of Medicare recipients who received spinal manipulation (SMT) and/or were prescribed drug therapy (PDT) for their chronic low back pain was very 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 reported a lower degree of concern than the PDT patient receiving prescription therapy. (2) Our goal at Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office is to decrease our Groton back pain patients’ concern over their pain condition and its care by doing a thorough examination, explaining clearly what the condition is as well as the expected care outcomes, and performing 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 illustrates 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 Groton chiropractic appointment now. Back pain relief is the product of a well-coordinated team effort from us all – pain patient, chiropractic healthcare professional, and other healthcare professionals. We’re ready. Are you?
