CHIROPRACTIC BENEFITS AND COVERAGE
Federally directed insurance coverage for chiropractic care tends to restrict chiropractic regardless of
the benefits chiropractic affords recipients. For
example, chiropractic care for Medicare recipients visiting
chiropractors for back pain is only covered for spinal manipulation
despite no evidence demonstrating a
rise in serious risks related to
chiropractic care of back or neck pain for these Medicare
patients. Actually,
research has shown that chiropractic care sped up recovery, reduced the number
of back surgeries in a year, lessened opioid-linked
disability, diminished the number of falls and traumatic injuries,
slowed 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 even though 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 costly
and more valuable ways are research-documented to determine if spinal manipulation is appropriate. Researchers are
so sophisticated as to be 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, height, gender,
extension ability, response to STarT Back Tool questionnaire. (3) The benefits
of chiropractic care continue to grow and to be documented,
ready to be acknowledged by insurers like they are already
acknowledged by Colorado Springs back pain and
neck pain recipients. The Chiropractic TRUhealthDR provides pain-relieving care despite
the payment system.
Colorado Springs CHIROPRACTIC TIP OF THE MONTH:
Glucosamine and Chondroitin: Not Just for The Disc Anymore!
Taking glucosamine/chondroitin supplements is more
and more described as positive. A recent paper explains
that taking this combination decreased
overall risk of early death about as effectively as routine
exercise. (The authors do not recommend not exercising though!) (4) Another study
of 77,510 supplement users found 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 precisely,
regular use of glucosamine was associated with a significantly
lower risk of total cardiovascular disease issues and death, coronary heart
disease and stroke. (6) The Chiropractic TRUhealthDR has indeed seen
the beneficial use of glucosamine and chondroitin to take care of
degenerative discs related to 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 Colorado Springs chiropractic visit!
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