MORE ACCESS (IE, INSURANCE COVERAGE) TO CAM/CHIROPRACTIC
INCREASES USE OF CAM/CHIROPRACTIC
Access boosts use. Access via insurance
coverage makes a difference in use. Use fosters
improved clinical outcomes for New Roads back pain and neck
pain patients. In 2016, Oregon made a plan to try to curb opioid prescriptions for back pain by making complementary and alternative medicine
approaches available to Medicaid patients. The result? A
rise 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 availing veterans
of these care options. The VA is a large
healthcare system. Via survey, veterans express
their wish for access to these methods.
With access, veterans reported high usage: 52% used any of these CAM
techniques, 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 maintained access to
input about their spinal conditions via
the Global Spine Care Initiative which guides doctors and
patients for spine pain care via live and
telehealth visits. (3) There is expanding
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 utilization of the Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management
to assist a Vietnam veteran in Australia experience
back pain relief.
New Roads CHIROPRACTIC TIP OF THE MONTH:
VITAMIN B AND EXERCISE Benefits: SPINE, MIND, BONE
B vitamins are so important 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 report that compared the intake
of tryptophan and/or vitamin B6 foods and exercise in non-depressed and
depressed young people found
that lower physical activity levels (in steps, duration, and intensity) were associated
with greater levels of depressive symptoms. (5) An exercise and fortified milk intervention exposed
improvement in vitamin B-12 and 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels to strengthen
bone formation and resorption. (6) This is beneficial considering osteoarthritis
(OA) treatment and prevention. OA is the degradation of cartilage,
the connective tissue made by chondrocytes. Physical activity is
known for its ability to counter OA by modulating
vitamin B6’s effect on the IL1β inflammatory cytokine of
OA. (7) B vitamins playperform an important role
in the functioning of mind and body. Eat some
salmon, chicken, eggs, leafy vegetables, shiitake mushrooms, and Greek yogurt,
and talk with your New Roads chiropractor at
New Roads Chiropractic Center about other means to boost your
exercise and vitamin B levels.
CONTACT New Roads Chiropractic Center
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chiropractic care for your healthcare needs
and welcoming our chiropractic care into your life. We look forward to
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