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 easy. Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka welcomes back
pain and neck pain sufferers to describe their pain
symptoms openly to foster a pain relieving treatment
plan which they will follow.
CONCORDANCE IS A BIG KEY TO BEST CLINICAL OUTCOMES
Chiropractic services for neck and back pain have been proven
efficacious via many randomized controlled trials. Chiropractic services are accepted as effective for neck pain and
back pain relief. A recent study reports on the satisfaction
of patients who either adhere to the recommended
treatment frequency guidelines or do not. Neck pain and back pain patients described
as “concordant” (5 or more visits within any 2-month time period
or at least 12 visits during the year) or “discordant” (not having 5 or more
visits in a 2-month time frame or 12 visits in a year) who were also
further defined by other demographics were followed. 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 let
physical function make you discordant or hold you back from coming to
your visits! Make your visits. Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka knows the treatment plan with the Cox®
Technic System of Spinal Pain Management that is most beneficial
for your condition. Talk with us about your concerns
with it. We’ll 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 don’t have such access to chiropractic
care are found 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 (a rise
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 ended up more
expense to Medicare: an extra $114,967 per 1,000 beneficiaries on medical
services (equaling $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 use patient reported
outcome measures (PROMs) to guide the treatment plan
and gauge the treatment response of low
back pain patients. (3) Tell your Sitka chiropractic honestly how
you are feeling. 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
describes what back pain and neck
pain patients can expect from the Cox® Technic
Flexion Distraction System of Spinal Pain Management to ease neck and arm
pain.
Schedule your Sitka
chiropractic appointment today. Bring your Sitka spine
pain to your local, accessible Sitka chiropractor. Together, we
will design the Sitka treatment plan you will
want to follow!