Drymalski Mark, Agha Mohammad
Mark Drymalski, MD, Assistant Professor of Clinical PM&R, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Missouri Health care.
Mohammad Agha, MD, MSMA member since 2014, Assistant Professor of Clinical PM&R, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Missouri Health care.
Mo Med. 2017 Jan-Feb;114(1):44-46.
Back pain is extraordinarily common, and the current approach to treatment has yielded enormous financial burdens on health care systems and society in general. In addition, primary care providers and patients alike are often unsure where to seek further care, and what, if any, advanced tests or images are needed. As a result, spine surgeons often see a high percentage of non-operative patients when unnecessary, redundant, or incorrect imaging was obtained. At MU Health Care a team of physiatrists, orthopedic surgeons, neurosurgeons sought to address these issues by forming the MU Comprehensive Spine Center that offers a systematic, collaborative approach to spine care.
背痛极为常见,当前的治疗方法给医疗系统乃至整个社会带来了巨大的经济负担。此外,初级保健提供者和患者往往都不确定该去哪里寻求进一步的治疗,以及是否需要进行高级检查或影像检查。因此,当获取了不必要、多余或错误的影像检查时,脊柱外科医生经常会见到很高比例的非手术患者。在密苏里大学医疗中心,一组物理治疗师、骨科医生和神经外科医生试图通过组建密苏里大学综合脊柱中心来解决这些问题,该中心提供了一种系统、协作的脊柱护理方法。