So, you desire relief for your
back pain to return and enjoy 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 providers to return to “normal,” enjoying life again.
REFERRALS TO CHIROPRACTORS FOR CHRONIC LOW BACK PAIN
A recent study noted how general practitioners refer to Danish
chiropractors. Chiropractic clinics that have more than one
chiropractor and with diagnostic ultrasound received
more referrals. 31% of the new patients - 2.5 referrals a
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 reported expertise in
geriatric care and had a higher number of new patients a
week got more referrals, too. (1) These findings accentuate
the importance of interprofessional interaction
which your Groton chiropractor supports! Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office
collaborates with local Groton healthcare colleagues in all ways to benefit 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 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 revealing.
Those who received spinal manipulation were more likely to be very
satisfied with their care: 84% for SMT vs 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 getting prescription therapy. (2) The
goal of care 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 along with its expected care outcomes, and performing gentle, relieving
care for back pain, neck pain, and other spine-related pain relief.
CONTACT Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office
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 entails several
providers.
Make your Groton chiropractic
appointment today. Back
pain relief is the product of a well-coordinated team
effort among us all – pain patient, chiropractic healthcare provider,
and other healthcare professionals. We are in. Are you?
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