Access and concordance. Agreement with the plan and access
to the plan. These are the ingredients to favorable
outcomes with chiropractic care. In Largo, access to chiropractic
is simple. Hollstrom & Associates Inc welcomes back
pain and neck pain patients to share their pain
symptoms openly to develop a pain relieving treatment
plan to which they can they can agree.
CONCORDANCE IS A BIG KEY TO BEST CLINICAL OUTCOMES
Chiropractic services for neck and back pain have been shown
efficacious as many randomized clinical trials have been
completed. Chiropractic services are acknowledged
to be as effective for back and neck pain relief. A recent study reports on the satisfaction
of patients who either adhere to 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 during
the year) or “discordant” (not having 5 or more visits in a 2-month time period
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) Do not let
physical function make you discordant or hold you back from coming to
your visits! Don’t skip your
appointments. Hollstrom & Associates Inc 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’ll work together for your Largo
back pain and neck pain relief. In Largo, you have open
access to quality chiropractic care at Hollstrom & Associates Inc.
ACCESS TO CHIROPRACTIC SERVICES
Older adults who don’t have such access to chiropractic
care are known to more frequently use some
medical services for spine issues. Medicare data of 39,278
chiropractic care recipients who moved geographically from an area which
had more access to chiropractic care to an area which had less access
to revealed that these patients wound up having
more visits to primary care physicians for spine issues (an increase
of 32.3 visits more annually) and were more likely to have
spinal surgery (5.5 more surgeries per year). Financially, this decreased
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) Hollstrom & Associates Inc
is open here in Largo to relieve pain and save money on spine pain
relief services.
YOU AND YOUR INPUT MATTER
What
you share with your Largo 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 Largo chiropractic honestly how
you are feeling. Hollstrom & Associates Inc is listening!
CONTACT Hollstrom & Associates Inc
Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. Robert Patterson on The
Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he
describes 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 Largo
chiropractic appointment now. Bring your Largo spine
pain to your local, accessible Largo chiropractor. Together, we
will design the Largo treatment plan you’ll
want to follow!