So, you desire relief for your
back pain to get back to enjoying life like “normal”? Back
pain sufferers get that! Novelli Wellness Center knows
this, too, and collaborates with our Orchard Park, NY back
pain patients and their other healthcare providers to get
them back to “normal,” enjoying life again.
REFERRALS TO CHIROPRACTORS FOR CHRONIC LOW BACK PAIN
A recent study described the referral practices
of general practitioners to Danish
chiropractors. Chiropractic clinics with more than one
chiropractor and with diagnostic ultrasound got
more referrals. 31% of all new patients - 2.5 referrals per
week - in chiropractic practices came via a referral from a general
practitioner. Chiropractors who referred
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 each
week received more referrals, too. (1) These findings accentuate
the importance of interprofessional communication
which your Orchard Park, NY chiropractor supports! Novelli Wellness Center
collaborates with local Orchard Park, NY healthcare colleagues in all ways 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 an indication of
how well we feel, especially as we age. A study of
Medicare recipients who used 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 vs 50% for PDT. Those who got
spinal manipulation reported their health-related quality of
life scores significantly higher than those with prescription drug therapy: 12.85
for SMT vs 9.92 for PDT. Regarding the level of concern over the care they were
receiving, SMT
patients receiving chiropractic care reported a lower degree of
concern than the PDT patient getting prescription therapy. (2) Our goal at Novelli Wellness Center is to decrease our
Orchard Park, NY back pain patients’ concern over their pain condition and
its care by doing a thorough examination, explaining
well what the condition is as well as
the expected care outcomes, and delivering gentle, relieving
care for back pain, neck pain, and other spine-related pain relief.
CONTACT Novelli Wellness Center
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 Orchard Park, NY chiropractic
appointment soon. Back
pain relief is the product of a well-coordinated team
effort among us all – pain patient, chiropractic healthcare professional,
and other healthcare professionals. We are ready. Are you?