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 Manchester 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 outcome? A
rise in utilization 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 putting effort into making these care options more available. The VA is a big
healthcare system. Via survey, veterans convey
their desire for access to these methods.
With access, veterans reported high usage: 52% used any of these approaches, 44% massage, 37% chiropractic, 34% mindfulness,
24% meditation, 25% yoga. (2) Throughout
the world, despite COVID lockdowns and
restrictions, patients with spine-related issues had access to
input regarding their spinal conditions by way of
the Global Spine Care Initiative which steers doctors and
patients for spine pain care via telehealth and live appointments. (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 use of the Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management
to help a Vietnam veteran in Australia discover
back pain relief.
Manchester 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 discovered
that lower physical activity levels (in steps, duration, and intensity) were linked to greater levels of depressive symptoms. (5) An exercise and fortified milk intervention showed
improvement in vitamin B-12 and 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels to strengthen
bone formation and resorption. (6) This is positive in
light of 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 counter OA by modulating
vitamin B6’s influence 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 Manchester chiropractor at
Manchester Chiropractic & Sports Injuries about other ways to boost your
exercise and vitamin B levels.
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