Spinecare Topics
The Cooperative Approach To Spinecare
The Cooperative Approach To
Spinecare
Cooperative
spine care refers to two or more health care professionals from different
disciplines working together to preserve or restore spinal integrity while
prioritizing the patient’s well being.
Reasons for
Cooperative Spinecare
- Reduce the likelihood of unnecessary or
duplicative testing. Optimize
the continuity of care
- Reduce the risk for unnecessary surgery
- Early detection of spinal disorders at varying
stages of development
- Expanded criteria for outcome-based care
- Improved patient recovery
- Reduced cost of spine care
Who May
Benefit by Cooperative Spinecare?
The patient
with persistent or progressive pain, numbness, muscle weakness or abnormal
spinal movement who is not recovering as expected may require a
multidisciplinary approach with the combined expertise of the chiropractic
physician and the neurosurgeon to maximize potential recovery.
Benefits of
Cooperative Spinecare
The potential
patient benefits of cooperative spine care include early diagnosis, timely
intervention, a broad range of therapeutic options, continuity of care, and
improved potential for recovery.
Common Ground:
The Doctor of Chiropractic and the Neurosurgeon
Chiropractic
physicians and neurosurgeons both have extensive training in spinal anatomy,
spinal biomechanics, diseases of the spine and neurology as it relates to the
spine. Both disciplines can
perform or order the necessary procedures required to diagnose spine disorders and
related conditions.
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