Encouraging Data on Chiropractic West Des Moines Back Pain Relief
Data. Data. Data. We humans are well researched: our diseases, our habits, 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 needed. In West Des Moines Executive Chiropractic of Iowa is experienced in managing this flow of back pain care and in referring when/if needed.
LOW BACK PAIN MANAGEMENT DATA
The global top 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. One study stated that low back examination tests alone are not always helpful when considered alone. (1) That’s the reason that Executive Chiropractic of Iowa considers everything - your history, current pain, exam tests’ results, imaging, and more - to come up with a diagnosis and a treatment plan. And not all back pain sufferers must go to specialists like spine surgeons. Even the surgeons value it when patients who need their expertise (surgical skills) are sent to them. One recent study pointed out that of 500 cases referred to a neurosurgeon, only 22% were surgical candidates. 80% of referrals made during the study’s time period were thought to be not appropriate. The researchers concluded that “triaging approaches led by musculoskeletal experts may improve referral appropriateness to specialized care.” (2) Executive Chiropractic of Iowa concurs and is prepared to perform that role. Your West Des Moines chiropractor specializes in the diagnosis and management of low back pain and knows when to refer for specialized treatment like advanced imaging, surgery, etc.
DATA ON CHIROPRACTIC BACK PAIN PATIENT CARE
In the chiropractic realm of healthcare, Care Response is a packed database of details 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 thought 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 description 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) Executive Chiropractic of Iowa strives to concentrate on you during your time at our West Des Moines chiropractic clinic.
CHIROPRACTIC IMPROVES QUALITY OF LIFE
As your West Des Moines chiropractor, Executive Chiropractic of Iowa strives to deliver the ‘good’! And we take it one step further to maximize quality of life for our low back pain patients. The most recent series of questions to assist us in evaluating patients for these outcomes is known as PROMIS that covers 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) did not improve significantly or report feeling better. (4) We strive for the ideal #1 outcome described above, and we want you to tell us 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 illustrates the relief of low back pain in a patient with a disc herniation implementing The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.
Make your West Des Moines chiropractic appointment soon. Executive Chiropractic of Iowa studies the data to best deliver quality of life-improving care for our West Des Moines low back pain patients.
