Chiropractic’s goal is to provide
the back pain sufferer a sense of control over the back pain and
to live through the pain while not avoiding life. That is
also the goal of your Largo chiropractor: gentle, pain-relieving, conservative
care of spine pain. It is a partnership involving the Largo
back pain sufferer, the back pain care giver, and even the back pain payer (ie
Medicare).
CHIROPRACTIC ENTHUSIASM FOR THE ROLE
OF BACK PAIN PROVIDER
Being a chiropractor is the
best! A recent survey reported that chiropractors like
yours at Hollstrom & Associates Inc enjoy their profession
most as they are capable to decrease pain
and increase strength, flexibility, and power alongside
their patients via a comprehensive
treatment plan. Two of the best features of being a chiropractor were
reported as “being trained to diagnose” – the basis
for quality care and wanted clinical outcomes! - and “being able to transform peoples’ quality
of life.” (1) Your Largo chiropractor agrees! Being
your healthcare partner - your back pain specialist - especially in managing spine pain
issues is a highlight of daily practice.
EFFECT OF HEALTHCARE PROVIDER
AVAILABILITY: MD/Surgeon, DC, PCP
Researchers wondered
how a community’s healthcare workforce impacted the care of
low back pain sufferers. They found that one new spine surgeon
added to the number of non-conservative care episodes by 31.3
per 1000 older adults, the addition of one primary care physician
reduced 2.5 conservative care episodes per 1000 older
adults, and the addition of one chiropractor added 18.7
conservative care episodes and decreased 3.6 non-conservative
care episodes per 1000 older adults. The researchers state
certain limitations in their study as they pulled a specific
set of patients from the 16 million Medicare Part B enrollees (who had
at least one occurrence of low back pain and relocation) which left 402,372 persons in the study. (2) In the
Medicare population, healthcare provider availability affects
how much is spent on each beneficiary. The effect is altered
by provider type and whether the provider availability rises or falls. Spine surgeon availability was most strongly associated
with higher spending. The loss of one spine surgeon in a
community reduced spending. (3) In Largo, back
pain sufferers have a partner at Hollstrom & Associates Inc who can help
them with in-office care as well as at-home self-care.
EFFECT OF BACK PAIN PATIENT SELF
CARE
Medicine is realizing
that the one who is really at the core of managing pain
and chronic disorders is the person experiencing
pain and chronic disorder. When back pain is the chronic
issue, the low back pain patient self-manages much of
the time anyway and wants suggestions about
how best to do that: when to request more care (symptoms,
imaging, advice), how to handle pain (behavioral changes to manage
and prevent pain), and how to be confident in managing their pain independently. These all
take guidance from clinicians concerning education about the condition and the collaboration
of the patient and the healthcare provider. (4) Largo back pain
sufferers and their healthcare providers like your chiropractor at Hollstrom & Associates Inc
need to work on how each sees back
pain management to best reduce the
pain!
CONTACT Hollstrom & Associates Inc
Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. Keith Bartley on The
Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he
explains how the Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain
Management gently and effectively
alleviates back pain due to spinal stenosis and assists
the patient in his own self-care practice to manage and prevent back pain.
Schedule your next Largo
chiropractic appointment with Hollstrom & Associates Inc today. Along with delivering relieving chiropractic
spinal manipulation, Hollstrom & Associates Inc strives to offer
our Largo spine pain patients a sense of control over their situation.