Access and concordance. Agreement with the plan and access
to the plan. These are the ingredients to favorable
outcomes with chiropractic care. In McHenry, access to chiropractic
is straightforward. OrthoIllinois Chiropractic invites back
pain and neck pain sufferers to describe their pain
symptoms honestly to develop a pain relieving treatment
plan to which they can they can agree.
CONCORDANCE IS A BIG KEY TO BEST CLINICAL OUTCOMES
Chiropractic services for neck and back pain have been shown
efficacious as many randomized clinical trials have been
completed. Chiropractic services are established as effective for neck pain and
back pain relief. A recent study describes the satisfaction
of patients who either follow the proposed
treatment frequency guidelines or do not. Neck pain and back pain patients were said to be “concordant”
(5 or more visits within any 2-month time period or at least 12 visits throughout
the year) or “discordant” (not having 5 or more visits in a 2-month time period
or 12 visits in a year) and their characteristics were documented. Most
chiropractic users with diagnosed neck or back pain were considered
“discordant” with treatment frequency guidelines and their healthcare costs
for chiropractic care were only $434 versus $2555 for “concordant” patients. Physical
function issues influenced the discordant patients’ outcomes. (1) Don’t allow
physical function make you discordant or hold you back from making
your appointments! Don’t skip your
appointments. OrthoIllinois Chiropractic knows the treatment plan with the Cox®
Technic System of Spinal Pain Management that is most effective
for your spine pain issue. Talk with us about your concerns
with the plan. We will work together for your McHenry
back pain and neck pain relief. In McHenry, you have easy
access to quality chiropractic care at OrthoIllinois Chiropractic.
ACCESS TO CHIROPRACTIC SERVICES
Older adults who do not have such access to chiropractic
care are seen to more frequently use some
medical services for spine issues. Medicare data of 39,278
chiropractic care recipients who moved geographically from an area with more access to chiropractic care to an area which had less access
to found that these patients wound up experiencing
more visits to primary care physicians for spine issues (an increase
of 32.3 visits more a year) and were more likely to get
spinal surgery (5.5 more surgeries per annum). Financially, this decreased
access to chiropractic care for spine issues resulted in more
expense to Medicare: an extra $114,967 per 1,000 beneficiaries on medical
services (amounting to $391 million nationally). (2) OrthoIllinois Chiropractic
is open here in McHenry to relieve pain and save money on spine pain
relief services.
YOU AND YOUR INPUT MATTER
Sharing everything about your back pain experience with your McHenry chiropractor is important
to your pain-relieving treatment plan. An Australian study of chiropractors
found that chiropractors utilize patient documented
outcome measures (PROMs) to formulate and adjust the treatment plan
and gauge the treatment response of lumbar spine pain patients. (3) Tell your McHenry chiropractic honestly how
you are feeling. OrthoIllinois Chiropractic is listening!
CONTACT OrthoIllinois Chiropractic
Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. Robert Patterson on The
Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he
discusses what neck pain and back pain patients can expect when treated with the Cox® Technic
Flexion Distraction System of Spinal Pain Management to deliver neck and arm pain relief.
Make your McHenry
chiropractic appointment soon. Bring your McHenry spine
pain to your local, accessible McHenry chiropractor. Together, we’ll design the McHenry treatment plan you’ll
want to follow!