Got back pain? Doctor says Grand River Hospital clinic can save people a trip to ER

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Got back pain? Doctor says Grand River Hospital clinic can save people a trip to ER


CBC News (Kitchener-Waterloo)

The vast majority of people who go to the emergency department at Grand River Hospital in Kitchener for back pain are sent home. Hospital numbers show over the past three years, about 3,300 people went to emergency with lower back pain and 95 per cent of them were not admitted for care. But Dr. Mark Kubert (chiropractor and OCA member) says it’s not because they aren’t in pain. It’s why he’s working to raise awareness of the low back pain rapid access clinic located at Grand River Hospital’s Freeport campus.

March 7, 2022
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