When I check into a hotel for a conference, the conversation
often sounds like this:
Front desk staff: “So what are you here for?”
Me: “I’m a chiropractor from Baton Rouge attending a
meeting.”
Front desk staff: “Really? My back is
killing me!”
Your Baton Rouge chiropractor welcomes
this and could talk back pain and neck pain all day long!
Baton Rouge chiropractic patients at Capitol Spine & Rehabilitation certainly know
this. Your Baton Rouge chiropractor enjoys
the status as the Baton Rouge back pain specialist.
Being a primary spine practitioner is so exciting and inviting!
Capitol Spine & Rehabilitation knows back pain and neck pain, is a specialty
clinic for spine pain patients, and isn’t bashful
in the least about telling everyone in
Baton Rouge.
BEING THE PRIMARY SPINE PRACTITIONER
You have heard of the Gallup Poll. A consultant
for Gallup partnered with the Palmer College of Chiropractic for
a study that revealed that 78% of American adults would rather use a non-drug option over a prescription medication to cope with
pain like low back or neck pain. Those same adults considered
physical therapy and chiropractic care as quite effective and safe
when compared to pain medications. Aaron Carroll MD writes for the New York Times, and
in a blog post called “For Bad Backs, It’s Time to Rethink Biases about
Chiropractors,” he emphasized how bad the opioid crisis is in
the US and that evidence-based non-drug methods like
spinal manipulation are practical
alternatives. (1) Chiropractic identity researchers concluded
that chiropractic is seen by society as a profession of health
care providers who are specialists in spine care as their
education, scope of practice, and educational accrediting and testing revolve
around spine care. (2) In one study 61.4% of US adults expressed
that chiropractic care successfully
relieved neck and back pain. 52.6% said
chiropractors were trustworthy. (3) Capitol Spine & Rehabilitation gets
this. Capitol Spine & Rehabilitation sees that Baton Rouge back pain
and neck pain patients find relief with the
Baton Rouge chiropractic care and then rely on
Capitol Spine & Rehabilitation to guide them in other healthy approaches to
control their back pain conditions and enhance their health and
spine to avert future unpleasant health and/or spinal
pain issues.
BENEFITS OF PRIMARY SPINE PRACTITIONERS
Specially educated to care for patients with
spinal disease, primary spine practitioners take on many tasks:
diagnose, rule out serious pathology (cancer, fracture, infection, etc.), present
evidence-based care like spinal manipulation, manual therapy, rehab/exercise,
education about the condition, counseling to help the back pain sufferer accept
the condition and its outcome expectations as well as commit to its treatment plan, and organize
all aspects of care (imaging, injections, surgery if/when
needed). (4) It’s an extensive job with lots
of responsibility! It is truly the role
your Baton Rouge chiropractor enjoys most! What do
Baton Rouge back pain sufferers wants? Consumers desire
access to non-drug therapies provided by spine care
experts like chiropractors first. Such access benefits
in a few ways. One is increasing the value of
spine care delivery. Two is helping deal with the primary care
shortage. (1,5) Three is lessening the cost of care. (6) Four is
possibly reining in the opioid epidemic. The American
College of Physicians’ recommendations for back pain sufferers specifically state
that opioids are the last option behind non-pharmacological treatment options
like spinal manipulation, exercise, acupuncture, etc. (7) Capitol Spine & Rehabilitation is
here to do its share to help.
CONTACT YOUR Baton Rouge SPINE CARE SPECIALIST
Listen to this PODCAST
about how a chiropractic back pain specialist trained in Cox Technic helped a
patient who doesn’t want back surgery helped him avoid one.
Schedule your next Baton Rouge chiropractic
appointment with Capitol Spine & Rehabilitation to explore
the benefit of having the Baton Rouge back pain specialist taking care
of your back pain and spine pain without medications in many
cases.