Coordinated La Grande Chiropractic and GP Care of Back Pain
So, you desire relief for your back pain to return and enjoy life like “normal”? Back pain sufferers get that! Dr. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC knows this, too, and collaborates with our La Grande back pain patients and their other healthcare providers to get them back to “normal,” delighting in life again.
REFERRALS TO CHIROPRACTORS FOR CHRONIC LOW BACK PAIN
A recent study noted how general practitioners refer to Danish chiropractors. Chiropractic clinics that have more than one chiropractor and also offer diagnostic ultrasound got more referrals. 31% of all new patients - 2.5 referrals per week - in chiropractic offices came via a referral from a general practitioner. Chiropractors who referred more patients to general practitioners also were referred more patients. Those who reported expertise in geriatric care and had more new patients a week got more referrals, too. (1) These findings emphasize the significance of interprofessional communication which your La Grande chiropractor supports! Dr. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC collaborates with local La Grande healthcare colleagues in all ways to help our mutual back and neck pain patients in finding relief and regaining their quality of life.
QUALITY OF LIFE WITH CHIROPRACTIC MANIPULATION
Quality of life is often a reflection of how well we feel, especially as we get older. A study of Medicare recipients who received spinal manipulation (SMT) and/or were prescribed drug therapy (PDT) for their chronic low back pain was very revealing. 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 Dr. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC is to lower our La Grande back pain patients’ concern over their pain condition and its care by doing a thorough examination, describing clearly what the condition is as well as the 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 La Grande chiropractic appointment now. Back pain relief is a result of a well-coordinated team effort among us all – pain patient, chiropractic healthcare provider, and other healthcare professionals. We are in. Are you?
