CHIROPRACTIC BENEFITS AND COVERAGE
Federally directed insurance coverage for chiropractic care tends to restrict chiropractic despite
the benefits chiropractic delivers to recipients. For
example, chiropractic care for Medicare recipients seeking care from
chiropractors for back pain is merely covered for spinal manipulation
despite no evidence showing a
rise 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, shrank the number of falls and traumatic injuries,
slowed the decline in activities of daily living and disability
over time, and lessened the costs and medical doctor visits for
low back pain. (1) Another case in point 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 expensive
and more effective ways are research-documented to figure
out if spinal manipulation is appropriate. 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 grow and to be documented,
ready to be acknowledged by insurers like they are already
acknowledged by Fort Wayne back pain and
neck pain recipients. Cox Chiropractic Medicine Inc provides pain-relieving care despite
the payment system.
Fort Wayne 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 using 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 found that people who took
glucosamine (alone or with chondroitin) had a
significantly lower risk of death. Additionally, current users experienced
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) Cox Chiropractic Medicine Inc has indeed recognized
the beneficial use of glucosamine and chondroitin to take care of
degenerative 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 Fort Wayne chiropractic visit!
CONTACT Cox Chiropractic Medicine Inc
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needs and welcoming our chiropractic care into your life. Schedule your appointment today! We look forward to
seeing you at your next appointment!
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