Sitka Chiropractic Care Works for Those Who Have Access and Use It
Access and concordance. Agreement with the plan and access to the plan. These are the keys to favorable outcomes with chiropractic care. In Sitka, access to chiropractic is straightforward. Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka invites back pain and neck pain sufferers to share their pain symptoms honestly to foster 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 via many randomized controlled trials. Chiropractic services are acknowledged to be as effective for neck pain and back pain relief. A recent study describes the satisfaction of patients who either follow the suggested 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 said to be “discordant” with treatment frequency guidelines and their healthcare costs for chiropractic care were only $434 versus $2555 for “concordant” patients. Physical function issues played a role among other items for these patients. (1) Do not allow physical function make you discordant or hold you back from making your visits! Don’t skip your appointments. Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka 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 it. We will work together for your Sitka back pain and neck pain relief. In Sitka, you have open access to quality chiropractic care at Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka.
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 conditions. Medicare data of 39,278 chiropractic care users who moved geographically from an area with more access to chiropractic care to an area with 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 undergo spinal surgery (5.5 more surgeries per year). Financially, this decreased access to chiropractic care for spine issues ended up higher expense to Medicare: an extra $114,967 per 1,000 beneficiaries on medical services (amounting to $391 million nationally). (2) Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka is open here in Sitka 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 Sitka chiropractor is crucial 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 evaluate the treatment response of lumbar spine pain patients. (3) Tell your Sitka chiropractic honestly what is going with you. Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka is listening!
CONTACT Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka
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.
Set up your Sitka chiropractic appointment now. Bring your Sitka spine pain to your local, accessible Sitka chiropractor. Together, we will design the Sitka treatment plan you will want to follow!
