Chiropractic Care Could Make Primary Care Physician's Job Easier
In recent years doctor's visits for neck pain and lower back pain have increased substantially with corresponding large increases in expenses and expenditures. A recent research study indicates that chiropractors treating patients for neck and lower back pain may make primary care physician's jobs easier.Perhaps it is best to begin with some basic knowledge of neck and lower back pain. Most neck and lower back pain occur from chiropractic conception Joliet improper movement or misalignments of the bones of the spine called vertebrae. These abnormalities of movement and alignment cause irritations to the nerves and joints of the spine which in turn cause spinal pain, muscle spasms and inflammation.It has been well established over many years that chiropractic care, in the majority of cases, is able to correct mechanical abnormalities of the spine. Chiropractors use a variety of methods by either hands on or mechanical motions called manipulation or adjustment to reposition or improve movement of the vertebrae of the spine to remove interference and irritations. This type of therapy can actually correct the cause of the patient's condition and pain.
A number of scientific studies have shown that treatment for neck care lower back pain administered by chiropractors is more effective than taking medications or receiving physical therapy or surgery for these conditions. Additionally chiropractic therapy has been shown to be an exceptionally safe method for treating neck and low back pain. Also, there is much research that shows chiropractic care is the most cost-effective way to save the health care system expenditures and expenses when it comes to these costly conditions. Consumer Reports magazine also showed, in a poll of its members, that chiropractors had very high satisfaction ratings in treating neck and lower back pain among all types of providers.With this in mind, a scientific research study published in 2015 in the Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, showed that areas of the United States that had more chiropractors and thus greater availability of chiropractic services more patients with low back pain and neck pain tended to go to chiropractors versus primary care doctors.This had two significant results. First, there was an expenditure savings to the health care system because of the cost saving approach of treatment by chiropractors. Second, the research article indicates that there is a shortage of primary care doctors in the United States and they and their staffs are "overstretched" in their ability to handle the number of patients that want to be seen. If more patients were encouraged to see chiropractors for their spinal pain it might free the offices of primary care physicians to be able to see patients with conditions more applicable to the PCP's office's expertise.
More thought and study is indicated in this area as everyone in health care want to determine the best allocation of resources and provide patients with the best healthcare possible.
