MORE ACCESS (IE, INSURANCE COVERAGE) TO CAM/CHIROPRACTIC
INCREASES USE OF CAM/CHIROPRACTIC
Access increases use. Access via insurance
coverage brings about use. Use fosters
better clinical outcomes for Colorado Springs back pain and neck
pain patients. In 2016, Oregon made a plan to try to curb opioid prescriptions for back pain by availing complementary
and alternative medicine approaches to Medicaid patients. The result? An increase in use of CAM: acupuncture from .3 to
5.6%, chiropractic .3 to 11.1%, massage from 1.6 to 14.8%, PT/OT from 6 to 17.7%. (1) That result
was in one state. Throughout the US, the Veterans Health
Administration is also working on making these care options more available. The VA is a big
healthcare system. Via survey, veterans convey
their desire for access to these approaches.
With access, veterans showed high usage: 52% used any of these approaches, 44% massage, 37% chiropractic, 34% mindfulness,
24% meditation, 25% yoga. (2) Throughout
the world, in spite of COVID lockdowns and
restrictions, patients with spine-related issues had access to
input regarding their spine conditions by way of
the Global Spine Care Initiative which directs doctors and
patients for spine pain care via live and
telehealth visits. (3) There is growing
access to spine care globally, nationally, and locally!
Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Joel Dixon
on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson
as he describes his use of the Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management
to help a Vietnam veteran in Australia find
back pain relief.
Colorado Springs CHIROPRACTIC TIP OF THE MONTH:
VITAMIN B AND EXERCISE Benefits: SPINE, MIND, BONE
B vitamins are vital for mood, energy,
focus, concentration, digestion, and
healthy heart muscle, skin, and hair. A deficiency in B vitamins may display
itself as constant stress, depression, or chronic fatigue. (4) A
study compared the intake of tryptophan and/or
vitamin B6 foods and exercise in non-depressed and depressed young people. The researchers discovered that
lower physical activity levels (in steps, duration, and intensity) were associated
with higher levels of symptoms of depression. (5) An exercise and fortified milk intervention showed
improvement in vitamin B-12 and 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels to reinforce
bone formation and resorption. (6) This is beneficial considering osteoarthritis
(OA) treatment and prevention. OA is the destruction of cartilage,
the connective tissue made by chondrocytes. Physical activity is
known for its ability to offset OA by modulating
vitamin B6’s impact on the IL1β inflammatory cytokine of
OA. (7) B vitamins playperform a crucial role
in body and mind functions. Eat some
salmon, chicken, eggs, leafy vegetables, shiitake mushrooms, and Greek yogurt,
and chat with your Colorado Springs chiropractor at
The Chiropractic TRUhealthDR about other ways to enhance your
exercise and vitamin B levels.
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