Coordinated Toronto Chiropractic and GP Care of Back Pain
So, you want relief for your back pain to get back to enjoying life like “normal”? Back pain sufferers get that! Yorkville Chiropractic and Wellness Centre is well aware of this, too, and collaborates with our Toronto back pain patients and their other healthcare professionals to get them back to “normal,” enjoying 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 with diagnostic ultrasound received 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 referred more patients to general practitioners also got more referrals. Those who shared that they had expertise in geriatric care and had a higher number of new patients a week got more referrals, too. (1) These findings emphasize the significance of interprofessional interaction which your Toronto chiropractor supports! Yorkville Chiropractic and Wellness Centre works with local Toronto healthcare colleagues whenever possible 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 an indication of how well we feel, especially as we age. A report of Medicare recipients who used spinal manipulation (SMT) and/or were prescribed drug therapy (PDT) for their chronic low back pain was very enlightening. Those who received 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. 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 Yorkville Chiropractic and Wellness Centre is to decrease our Toronto back pain patients’ concern over their pain condition and its care by doing a thorough examination, explaining well what the condition is and its expected care outcomes, and delivering 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 involves several providers.
Make your Toronto chiropractic appointment today. 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 in. Are you?
