Physician Specialist Back Pain Treatment: 44% of Patients Satisfied

A recent consumer report ranked the health professionals that provide treatment for lower back pain by patient satisfaction and found that 44 percent of patients were “highly satisfied” with back pain treatment and advice from physician specialists.

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Around 59 percent of patients were “highly satisfied” with treatment and advice from chiropractors. Spinal injections were not far behind chiropractors with a 51 percent of patients reporting high satisfaction.

Primary care physicians ranked the lowest with a 34 percent of patients being highly satisfied.

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