Did you know that chiropractic care has been in use for about 100 years? It is used to treat musculoskeletal conditions outside of the traditional medical model. That includes medication, injections, and surgery. Chiropractic care is also more cost-effective and can potentially reduce the need for other procedures in the traditional medical model. This is just one surprising benefit of chiropractic care in Spokane that can benefit the healthcare system.
A 2019 study used 95 patients at a community health center who suffered from either sub acute or chronic low back pain. About 70% of patients who received chiropractic care had improvements and disability in pain, and only cost the healthcare system around $1000. Most of the 70% did not require additional medical care, this means that the introduction of chiropractic treatment in the setting reduced the cost of healthcare per patient between 2000 and 6000. A similar 2021 study was done where researchers looked at Medicare claims from around 28,000 adults with chronic low back pain. Results found that long-term costs were less when patients received chiropractic care as the primary care.
A second surprising benefit of chiropractic care found a similar study showing seniors with back pain are two times more likely to experience an escalation in care if their first in treatment involves opioids and not chiropractic care. Another study concluded that patients who experienced back pain who see a doctor of chiropractic as the first treatment are less likely to receive other forms of care such as an opioid prescription, a spinal injection, or see a specialist within the next six months.
Did you know that invasive procedures and services can possibly put a patient at risk for harmful side effects or complications? Some more Medicare claims found that seniors who sought out treatment for their low back pain were two times more likely to experience a drug event in the next five years if they chose opioids first.
As we can tell, chiropractic care is less invasive and less harmful. It will help a patient return to normal activities without the harmful side effects but other procedures carry. It also reduces the need for other healthcare services, and helps a patient and healthcare system to save money.
These are just a few surprising benefits of chiropractic care that we can offer here in our practice close to Spokane.
Come see yesterday if you are experiencing any pain. We have a variety of methods apart from chiropractic that can help you too. Call us today.