Where's the nearby back clinic for Tempe?

How can I make the ride easier?

A small cushion or folded towel may give your back useful support. If you can, break up a longer ride before the soreness turns sharp.

Take earlier reports and keep your current medicines within easy reach. You won't have to rely on memory once the visit starts.

If traffic leaves you stiff, don't rush from the driver's seat to the door. Stand beside the car until your legs feel steady and your back loosens.

Is the listed clinic in Tempe?

The listed clinic isn't in Tempe; it's QC Kinetix (Chandler) at 1100 S. Dobson Rd., Suite 210, Chandler, AZ 85286, the nearby address given on this site. That's the location named here.

You can call (602) 837-PAIN before making the drive. A medical provider, meaning a clinician who examines you and oversees care, will ask about your soreness and health.

The clinic may discuss orthobiologics, a name for non-surgical care made from body material. The clinician can explain which material would be used and where it would be placed after the exam.

You can ask about cost, possible harm, and other care before deciding. There shouldn't be any rush.

What makes a visit worth the trip?

You deserve a clear account of what may be wrong and what each choice may do. The answer should cover time, likely cost, possible harm, and the next step.

A scan shouldn't decide care by itself because age-related disc wear is common without soreness. The clinician should compare the scan with your symptoms and the hands-on exam.

Sources

1. The Cochrane review of exercise therapy for chronic low back pain pooled 249 trials and found moderate-certainty evidence of a clinically important 15.2-point pain reduction (0-100 scale) versus no treatment, usual care or placebo. The effect on functional limitations was 6.8 points, which did NOT meet the review's own threshold for a minimal clinically important difference, and adverse effects were mostly minor muscle soreness.

   Hayden JA, Ellis J, Ogilvie R, Malmivaara A, van Tulder MW — Exercise therapy for chronic low back pain.. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2021. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD009790.pub2.

2. A Cochrane review of 41 trials and 6,858 people with chronic low back pain of more than a year's duration found multidisciplinary biopsychosocial rehabilitation reduced pain and disability compared with usual care, and nearly doubled the odds of being at work a year later compared with physical treatment alone (OR 1.87). Two trials comparing it with surgery found little difference in outcomes and MORE adverse events with surgery.

   Kamper SJ, Apeldoorn AT, Chiarotto A, et al. — Multidisciplinary biopsychosocial rehabilitation for chronic low back pain: Cochrane systematic review and meta-analysis.. BMJ, 2015. DOI: 10.1136/bmj.h444.