Healthy News - January 2021
Federally directed insurance coverage for chiropractic care is more likely to restrict chiropractic regardless of the benefits chiropractic affords recipients. For example, chiropractic care for Medicare recipients seeking care from chiropractors for back pain is only covered for spinal manipulation even though a lack of evidence showing an increase in serious risks related to chiropractic care of back or neck pain for these Medicare patients. As a matter of fact, research has documented that chiropractic care improved the time of recovery, lessened the number of back surgeries in a year, lessened opioid-linked disability, shrank the number of falls and traumatic injuries, slowed the decline in activities of daily living and disability over time, and reduced costs and medical doctor visits for low back pain. (1) Another example 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) Rather than imaging today, other less costly and more effective ways are research-documented to determine if spinal manipulation is appropriate. Researchers are so sophisticated as to be 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 contingent upon 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 Auburn back pain and neck pain recipients. Dr. Le's Chiropractic & Wellness, L.L.C. provides pain-relieving care despite the payment system.
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Glucosamine and Chondroitin: Not Just for The Disc Anymore!
Taking glucosamine/chondroitin supplements is ever more described as positive. A recent paper explains that using this combo reduced overall risk of early death about as effectively as regular exercise. (The authors do not recommend not exercising though!) (4) Another study of 77,510 supplement users discovered that people who used 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) Dr. Le's Chiropractic & Wellness, L.L.C. has indeed recognized the beneficial use of glucosamine and chondroitin to care for degenerative discs related to 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 Auburn chiropractic visit!
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