SPINAL MANIPULATION IS EFFECTIVE
AND COST REDUCING FOR SPINE CARE
Cox Chiropractic Medicine Inc welcomes all spine
pain patients! We know the frustration that comes with spine pain. Fort Wayne chiropractic
spinal manipulation helps. Though low back pain is
a major cause of disability globally, its
sufferers who have recurrent or
persistent bouts of low back pain report that chiropractic
maintenance care is effective as it is
patient-centered care. (1) Neck pain sufferers, too, report benefit with chiropractic. Neck pain patients treated with
spinal manipulation – 90% of which is delivered by chiropractors in the US – had
lowered risk by 2.38 times to need higher
level and more expensive care like imaging,
injection, emergency room or surgery (just 26%) than patients who were treated
with other kinds of care (46%). (2) A recent study of
Medicare patient claims states that patients who had reduced
access to chiropractic care had an increase in visits
(32.3 a year) to primary care physicians for spine pain and an increase in spine surgeries (5.5 a year) costing an extra $114,967 per 1000
Medicare beneficiaries and $391 million nationally. (3) Your Fort Wayne
chiropractor is well-qualified in delivering
spinal manipulation. Spinal manipulation
is and has been advised as first-line treatment for low back
pain. Reviews of Medicare claims note
that chiropractors are the majority of healthcare providers for spinal
manipulation and that the general supply of spinal manipulation
providers is falling. (4) Do not worry! Your hometown, Fort Wayne chiropractor has no intention of not providing pain-relieving spinal manipulation, particularly
the gentle, research-supported Cox® Technic style of spinal
manipulation.
Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. Kurt Olding on The
Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he discusses the place of spinal manipulation in the Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain
Management for the relief of spinal stenosis, a common spine pain condition
in the over-65 age group.
Fort Wayne CHIROPRACTIC TIP
OF THE MONTH:
Beneficial B Vitamins
B vitamins are beneficial. B12 deficiency is often
associated with dementia in patients over
65 years of age. It has also been seen in younger
people who have normal B12 levels but have a high methylmalonic acid (MMA) level. Testing the MMA level
may be a useful test in patients with symptoms that seem unconnected
as in one patient with neuropathy, depression and stomach issues who was found to have a high MMA. (5) Biotin (B7) supplementation
is demonstrating potential in the treatment of neuropathic pain
and could reduce the necessary doses of analgesic
drugs. (6) Riboflavin (B2) in foods and via supplements is renowned
for its antioxidant, anti-cancer, and anti-inflammatory effects among others. A
recent study found that
B2 to be anti-itch. (7) How are your B levels?
Let’s talk at your next visit!
CONTACT Cox Chiropractic Medicine Inc
Set up your next
Fort Wayne chiropractic appointment with Cox Chiropractic Medicine Inc for a healthy talk
about B vitamins and a healthy session of spine/back/neck pain-reducing
spinal manipulation. See you soon! "This information and website content is not intended to diagnose, guarantee results, or recommend specific treatment or activity. It is designed to educate and inform only. Please consult your physician for a thorough examination leading to a diagnosis and well-planned treatment strategy. See more details on the
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