CHIROPRACTIC BENEFITS AND COVERAGE
Federally directed insurance coverage for chiropractic care tends to restrict chiropractic despite
the benefits chiropractic provides recipients. For
example, chiropractic care for Medicare recipients visiting
chiropractors for back pain is only covered for spinal manipulation
despite no evidence showing an increase in serious risks related to
chiropractic care of neck or back pain for these Medicare
patients. As a matter of fact,
research has demonstrated that chiropractic care sped up recovery, lessened the number
of back surgeries in a year, reduced opioid-linked
disability, diminished the number of falls and traumatic injuries,
reduced the decline in activities of daily living and disability
over time, and reduced costs and medical doctor visits for
low back pain. (1) Another example is that despite new professional and insurance guidelines for clinical
decision-making regarding back pain care, the Federal Employees Compensation
Act still necessitates x-rays for chiropractic care to be reimbursed
for care. (2) In place of imaging today, other less expensive
and more effective ways are research-documented to figure
out if spinal manipulation is suitable. Researchers are
so experienced that they are now able to predict
which low back pain patients will respond to spinal manipulation as a
nonpharmacologic intervention recommended in clinical care guidelines today and
by how much depending on factors like medication and
exercise expectation, pain frequency, gender, height,
extension ability, response to STarT Back Tool questionnaire. (3) The benefits
of chiropractic care continue to expand and to be documented,
primed for recognition by providers as they
are already recognized by West Palm Beach back and neck pain patient
recipients. Chiropractic Care provides pain-relieving care despite
the payment system.
West Palm Beach CHIROPRACTIC TIP OF THE MONTH:
Glucosamine and Chondroitin: Not Just for The Disc Anymore!
Taking glucosamine/chondroitin supplements is ever more described as positive. A new paper explains
that taking this combo decreased
overall risk of early death about as efficiently as regular
exercise. (The authors do not recommend not exercising though!) (4) Another review
of 77,510 supplement users discovered that people who took
glucosamine (alone or with chondroitin) had a
significantly lower risk of death. Further, current users had
a significantly lower risk of death from cancer. (5) Even more specifically,
regular use of glucosamine was associated with a significantly
lower risk of total cardiovascular disease issues and death, coronary heart
disease and stroke. (6) Chiropractic Care has indeed recognized
the beneficial use of glucosamine and chondroitin to care for
degenerated discs associated with back pain
and neck pain. These other benefits just raise the bar for the
benefit of glucosamine and chondroitin. Are you taking yours? Let’s
talk at your next West Palm Beach chiropractic visit!
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