Coordinated West Des Moines Chiropractic and GP Care of Back Pain
So, you desire relief for your back pain to get back to enjoying life like “normal”? Back pain sufferers can relate to that! Executive Chiropractic of Iowa knows this, too, and collaborates with our West Des Moines back pain patients and their other healthcare professionals to return to “normal,” delighting in life again.
REFERRALS TO CHIROPRACTORS FOR CHRONIC LOW BACK PAIN
A new study described the referral practices of general practitioners to Danish chiropractors. Chiropractic clinics with more than one chiropractor and also offer diagnostic ultrasound obtained 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 received more referrals. Those who reported expertise in geriatric care and had more new patients a week received more referrals, too. (1) These findings emphasize the importance of interprofessional interaction which your West Des Moines chiropractor embraces! Executive Chiropractic of Iowa works with local West Des Moines healthcare colleagues in all ways to help our mutual 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 study 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 got spinal manipulation were more likely to be very satisfied with their care: 84% for SMT versus 50% for PDT. Those who received 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 Executive Chiropractic of Iowa is to lower our West Des Moines 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.
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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 entails several providers.
Schedule your West Des Moines chiropractic appointment now. Back pain relief is the product of a well-coordinated team effort from us all – pain patient, chiropractic healthcare provider, and other healthcare professionals. We are ready. Are you?
