MORE ACCESS (IE, INSURANCE COVERAGE) TO CAM/CHIROPRACTIC
INCREASES USE OF CAM/CHIROPRACTIC
Access increases use. Access via insurance
coverage makes a difference in use. Use increases
better clinical outcomes for Minster back pain and neck
pain patients. Oregon set out in 2016
to find a way to curb opioid prescriptions for back pain by making complementary and alternative medicine
approaches available 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. Nationally, the Veterans Health
Administration is also working on making these care options more available. The VA is a large
healthcare system. Via survey, veterans express
their desire for access to these CAM techniques.
With access, veterans showed 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 maintained access to
input regarding their spine conditions by way of
the Global Spine Care Initiative which directs doctors and
patients for spine pain care via live and
telehealth appointments. (3) There is expanding
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.
Minster CHIROPRACTIC TIP OF THE MONTH:
VITAMIN B AND EXERCISE Benefits: SPINE, MIND, BONE
B vitamins are vital for concentration, mood, focus, energy, 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 linked to higher levels of symptoms of depression. (5) An exercise and fortified milk intervention exposed
improvement in vitamin B-12 and 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels to reinforce
bone formation and resorption. (6) This is beneficial considering treatment and prevention strategies for osteoarthritis (OA). OA is the degradation of cartilage,
the connective tissue produced by chondrocytes. Physical activity is
recognized for its ability to offset OA by modulating
vitamin B6’s effect on the IL1β inflammatory cytokine of
OA. (7) B vitamins playperform a crucial role
in the functioning of mind and body. Eat some
salmon, chicken, eggs, leafy vegetables, shiitake mushrooms, and Greek yogurt,
and chat with your Minster chiropractor at
Minster Chiropractic Center about other ways to boost your
exercise and vitamin B levels.
CONTACT Minster Chiropractic Center
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