Encouraging Data on Chiropractic La Grande Back Pain Relief
Data. Data. Data. We humans are well researched: our illnesses, our habits, our lives. In healthcare, data and stats can be quite helpful in improving care, particularly path for low back pain management from conservative, non-surgical to surgical when necessary. In La Grande Dr. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC is practiced in managing this flow of back pain care and in referring when/if necessary.
LOW BACK PAIN MANAGEMENT STATS
The worldwide leading cause of disability is low back pain. Diagnosis of the cause of low back pain – spinal stenosis, radiculopathy, non-specific and specific low back pain – is central to managing it. A new study stated that low back examination tests alone aren’t always helpful on their own. (1) That’s why Dr. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC considers everything - your history, current pain, exam tests’ results, imaging, and more - to come up with a diagnosis as well as a treatment plan. And not all back pain sufferers have to go to specialists like spinal surgeons. Even the surgeons appreciate it when patients who require their skill (surgical skills) are sent to them. A recent study highlighted that of 500 cases sent to a neurosurgeon, only 22% were surgical candidates. 80% of referrals made during the study’s time period were thought to be not appropriate. The researchers concluded that “triaging approaches led by musculoskeletal experts may improve referral appropriateness to specialized care.” (2) Dr. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC agrees and is ready to fill that role. Your La Grande chiropractor is dedicated to diagnosing and managing low back pain and knows when to refer for specialized treatment like advanced imaging, surgery, etc.
STATS ON CHIROPRACTIC BACK PAIN PATIENT CARE
In the chiropractic realm of healthcare, Care Response is a packed database of details from chiropractic patients around the world. It’s been amassing data for over 10 years regarding patient satisfaction. Two main points of feedback were on what chiropractic patients thought was good about their care and what could be improved. The good incorporated clinical outcomes (reduced pain, better function, being understood as having pain and its cause), examination and description of the condition and its treatment, professionalism, friendliness, feeling valued as a person, safety, comfort, and punctuality. There is always room for improvement, and patients commented that they wanted to not be rushed during the visit, wanted to feel understood, wanted good outcomes, etc. (3) Dr. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC tries hard to focus on you during your time at our La Grande chiropractic office.
CHIROPRACTIC IMPROVES QUALITY OF LIFE
As your La Grande chiropractor, Dr. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC works to deliver the ‘good’! And we take it one step further to boost quality of life for our low back pain patients. The most recent series of questions to assist us in evaluating patients for these outcomes is known as PROMIS that covers function, pain interference, pain intensity, fatigue, sleep, depression, anxiety, satisfaction in social life, mental health, etc. The final word from all the collected data found that patients (1) improved significantly and felt they did, (2) improved significantly but didn’t think they did, (3) did not improve significantly but felt they did, (4) didn’t improve significantly or report feeling better. (4) We strive for the ideal #1 outcome described above, and we want to know how you feel you are.
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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 relief of low back pain in a patient with a disc herniation using The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.
Make your La Grande chiropractic appointment soon. Dr. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC studies the data to best deliver quality of life-improving care for our La Grande low back pain patients.
