Access and concordance. Agreement with the plan and access
to the plan. These are the ingredients to favorable
outcomes with chiropractic care. In Sandy Springs, access to chiropractic
is straightforward. Cross Chiropractic Center invites back
pain and neck pain patients to share 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 as many randomized clinical trials have been
completed. Chiropractic services are acknowledged
to be as effective for back and neck pain relief. A new study describes the satisfaction
of patients who either follow the proposed
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 frame
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) Don’t allow
physical function make you discordant or hold you back from making
your appointments! Don’t skip your
appointments. Cross Chiropractic Center knows the treatment plan with the Cox®
Technic System of Spinal Pain Management that is most effective
for your condition. Talk with us about your concerns
with it. We’ll work together for your Sandy Springs
back pain and neck pain relief. In Sandy Springs, you have easy
access to quality chiropractic care at Cross Chiropractic Center.
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 which
had 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 annually) and were more likely to get
spinal surgery (5.5 more surgeries per year). Financially, this reduced
access to chiropractic care for spine issues resulted in higher
expense to Medicare: an extra $114,967 per 1,000 beneficiaries on medical
services (equaling $391 million nationally). (2) Cross Chiropractic Center
is open here in Sandy Springs 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 Sandy Springs chiropractor is crucial
to your pain-relieving treatment plan. An Australian study of chiropractors
found that chiropractors use patient documented
outcome measures (PROMs) to formulate and adjust the treatment plan
and evaluate the treatment response of low
back pain patients. (3) Tell your Sandy Springs chiropractic honestly what is going with you. Cross Chiropractic Center is listening!
CONTACT Cross Chiropractic Center
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 when treated with the Cox® Technic
Flexion Distraction System of Spinal Pain Management to ease neck and arm
pain.
Make your Sandy Springs
chiropractic appointment today. Bring your Sandy Springs spine
pain to your local, accessible Sandy Springs chiropractor. Together, we’ll design the Sandy Springs treatment plan you’ll
want to follow!