Access and concordance. Agreement with the plan and access
to the plan. These are the ingredients to optimal
outcomes with chiropractic care. In La Grande, access to chiropractic
is easy. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC invites 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 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 during
the year) or “discordant” (not having 5 or more visits in a 2-month time frame
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 bills
for chiropractic care were only $434 versus $2555 for “concordant” patients. Physical
function issues influenced the discordant patients’ outcomes. (1) Do not let
physical function make you discordant or hold you back from making
your visits! Make your visits. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC knows the treatment plan with the Cox®
Technic System of Spinal Pain Management that is most beneficial
for your spine pain issue. Talk with us about your concerns
with it. We will work together for your La Grande
back pain and neck pain relief. In La Grande, you have open
access to quality chiropractic care at Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC.
ACCESS TO CHIROPRACTIC SERVICES
Older adults who don’t have such access to chiropractic
care are found to more frequently utilize some
medical services for spine issues. Medicare data of 39,278
chiropractic care users who moved geographically from an area which
had more access to chiropractic care to an area with less access
to found that these patients ended 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 have
spinal surgery (5.5 more surgeries per year). Financially, this reduced
access to chiropractic care for spine issues ended up more
expense to Medicare: an extra $114,967 per 1,000 beneficiaries on medical
services (amounting to $391 million nationally). (2) Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC
is open here in La Grande to relieve pain and save money on spine pain
relief services.
YOU AND YOUR INPUT MATTER
What
you share with your La Grande chiropractor is important
to your pain-relieving treatment plan. An Australian study of chiropractors
found that chiropractors utilize patient reported
outcome measures (PROMs) to guide the treatment plan
and determine the treatment response of lumbar spine pain patients. (3) Tell your La Grande chiropractic honestly how
you are feeling. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC is listening!
CONTACT Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC
Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. Robert Patterson on The
Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he
discusses what back pain and neck
pain patients can expect from the Cox® Technic
Flexion Distraction System of Spinal Pain Management to deliver neck and arm pain relief.
Set up your La Grande
chiropractic appointment now. Bring your La Grande spine
pain to your local, accessible La Grande chiropractor. Together, we’ll design the La Grande treatment plan you’ll
want to follow!