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
improved clinical outcomes for West Des Moines back pain and neck
pain patients. Oregon set out in 2016
to find a way to curb opioid prescriptions for back pain by availing complementary
and alternative medicine approaches to Medicaid patients. The outcome? A
rise in use 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 big
healthcare system. Via survey, veterans convey
their wish 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) Throughout
the world, in spite of 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 guides doctors and
patients for spine pain care via telehealth and live appointments. (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 use of the Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management
to help a Vietnam veteran in Australia find
back pain relief.
West Des Moines 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 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 revealed
improvement in vitamin B-12 and 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels to reinforce
bone formation and resorption. (6) This is positive in
light of treatment and prevention strategies for osteoarthritis (OA). OA is the degradation of cartilage,
the connective tissue made by chondrocytes. Physical activity is
known for its ability to offset OA by modulating
vitamin B6’s impact on the IL1β inflammatory cytokine of
OA. (7) B vitamins exhibit an important role
in body and mind functions. Eat some
salmon, chicken, eggs, leafy vegetables, shiitake mushrooms, and Greek yogurt,
and chat with your West Des Moines chiropractor at
Executive Chiropractic of Iowa about other means to raise your
exercise and vitamin B levels.
CONTACT Executive Chiropractic of Iowa
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chiropractic care for your healthcare needs
and welcoming our chiropractic care into your life. We look forward to
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