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 Largo 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 result? An increase in utilization of CAM: chiropractic .3 to 11.1%, acupuncture from .3
to 5.6%, 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 availing veterans
of these care options. The VA is a large
healthcare system. Via survey, veterans convey
their desire for access to these approaches.
With access, veterans showed high usage: 52% used any of these approaches, 44% massage, 37% chiropractic, 34% mindfulness,
24% meditation, 25% yoga. (2) Globally, despite COVID lockdowns and
restrictions, patients with spine-related issues maintained access to
input about their spinal conditions by way of
the Global Spine Care Initiative which guides doctors and
patients for spine pain care via telehealth and live visits. (3) There is growing
access to spine pain patients
for 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 help a Vietnam veteran in Australia find
back pain relief.
Largo CHIROPRACTIC TIP OF THE MONTH:
VITAMIN B AND EXERCISE Benefits: SPINE, MIND, BONE
B vitamins are vital 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 compared the consumption of tryptophan and/or
vitamin B6 foods and exercise in depressed and
non-depressed young people. The researchers found that
lower physical activity levels (in steps, duration, and intensity) were associated
with higher levels of depressive
symptoms. (5) An exercise and fortified milk intervention exposed
improvement in vitamin B-12 and 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels to bolster
bone formation and resorption. (6) This is positive considering treatment and prevention strategies for osteoarthritis (OA). OA is the destruction of cartilage,
the connective tissue produced by chondrocytes. Physical activity is
known for its ability to offset OA by modulating
vitamin B6’s influence on the IL1β inflammatory cytokine of
OA. (7) B vitamins exhibit 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 Largo chiropractor at
Hollstrom & Associates Inc about other ways to boost your
exercise and vitamin B levels.
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