Painful Spines Respond to Non-Surgical Care like Chiropractic
Guidelines for back pain care recommend non-surgical care approaches like spinal manipulation. So who provides non-surgical care? A new study just came out and said that “Chiropractic is one of the largest manual therapy professions in the US and internationally.” (1) So true! Chiropractors like your Manchester chiropractor at Manchester Chiropractic & Sports Injuries relish that responsibility. Your Manchester chiropractor assists Manchester back pain and neck pain patients be alleviated of the pain and improve their quality of life.
The latest guideline for non-surgical treatment for recent onset back and/or leg pain recommends patient education (including a talk about treatment outcome), exercise (advice to keep active) and manual therapy, not routine imaging, targeted treatment, extraforaminal glucocorticoid injection, paracetamol, NSAIDs and opioids. (2) Chiropractic offers all three!
24% of US adults seek out chiropractic care in their lifetime. 8.4% of US adults sought chiropractic care in the past year. (1) Why do not more patients get chiropractic care? The back pain care guidelines written by groups like the American College of Physicians and the American Pain Society call for non-surgical methods like spinal manipulation. (3) Even the physical therapists are upset! “Although therapies delivered by PTs are promoted as a first-line treatment for low back pain, PT referral rates remain low.” Only 10.1% of primary care provider visits for low back pain ended with a physical therapy referral. A patient with Medicare or Medicaid was even less likely to get a referral. Where do these low back pain and leg pain patients go? What do they do about their low back pain and leg pain sciatica? They received opioid prescriptions more often. (4) Your Manchester chiropractor offers a non-surgical, non-drug way to pain relief.
But what inspires a visit to a chiropractor like your Manchester chiropractor? Spine pain. 63% for back pain and 30.2% for neck pain. (That sounds correct for Manchester Chiropractic & Sports Injuries, too. Our Manchester chiropractic patients see us as the Manchester back and neck pain specialists!) Further, adults over 30 and those with spine pain were more likely to visit a chiropractor in the last year. 23% of the chiropractic patients also had a prescription for their back pain. 35% of them used over the counter medications for the same issue which they were seeing the chiropractor. 63.8% reported that the combined care for their spinal pain – medical and chiropractic – was helpful. (1) Your Manchester chiropractor is ready to share care! Manchester Chiropractic & Sports Injuries is ready to cooperate with your primary care physician whenever possible.
Schedule your Manchester chiropractic visit today. Share the name of your primary care physician. We are all on your side and want the same thing: non-surgical pain relief as called for by the most recent back pain care guidelines and improved quality of life for you, our mutual Manchester back pain patient or neck pain patient.
