SPINAL MANIPULATION IS EFFECTIVE
AND COST REDUCING FOR SPINE CARE
Executive Chiropractic of Iowa welcomes all spine
pain patients! Spine pain
is disconcerting for its sufferers. West Des Moines chiropractic
spinal manipulation is beneficial for many. Though low back pain is
a major source of disability around the world, its
sufferers who experience persistent or recurrent episodes of low back pain realize that chiropractic maintenance care is effective as it is
patient-centered care. (1) Neck pain sufferers, too, discover
relief with chiropractic. Neck pain patients treated with
spinal manipulation – 90% of which is delivered by chiropractors in the US – were found to be 2.38 times less likely to need higher
level and costly care like imaging,
injection, emergency room or surgery (just 26%) than patients who were treated
with other type of care (46%). (2) A new study of
Medicare patient claims reveals that patients who had less
access to chiropractic care had an increase in visits
(32.3 a year) to primary care physicians for spine pain and an increase in spine surgeries (5.5 a year) costing an extra $114,967 per 1000
Medicare beneficiaries and $391 million nationally. (3) Your West Des Moines
chiropractor is well-qualified in performing
spinal manipulation. Spinal manipulation
is and has been recommended as first-line treatment for low back
pain. Reviews of Medicare claims note
that chiropractors are the majority of healthcare providers for spinal
manipulation and that the general supply of spinal manipulation
providers is falling. (4) Have no
fear! Your hometown, West Des Moines chiropractor has no intention of not providing pain-relieving spinal manipulation, especially
the gentle, research-backed Cox® Technic style of spinal
manipulation.
Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. Kurt Olding on The
Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he discusses the place of spinal manipulation in the Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain
Management for the relief of spinal stenosis, a common spine pain condition
in the over-65 age group.
West Des Moines CHIROPRACTIC TIP
OF THE MONTH:
Beneficial B Vitamins
B vitamins are beneficial. B12 deficiency is commonly
associated with dementia in patients over
65 years of age. It has also been found in young
people who have normal B12 levels but their
methylmalonic acid (MMA) level is high. Checking the MMA level
may be a useful test in patients with symptoms that seem unrelated
as in one patient with neuropathy, depression and stomach issues who was found to have a high MMA. (5) Biotin (B7) supplementation
is demonstrating potential in the treatment of neuropathic pain
and could lessen the required doses of analgesic
drugs. (6) Riboflavin (B2) in foods and via supplements is renowned
for its antioxidant, anti-cancer, and anti-inflammatory effects among others. A
recent study reported that B2 offers anti-itch properties. (7) How are your B levels?
Let’s talk at your next visit!
CONTACT Executive Chiropractic of Iowa
Schedule your next
West Des Moines chiropractic appointment with Executive Chiropractic of Iowa for a healthy discussion
about B vitamins and a healthy session of spine/back/neck pain-reducing
spinal manipulation. See you then! "This information and website content is not intended to diagnose, guarantee results, or recommend specific treatment or activity. It is designed to educate and inform only. Please consult your physician for a thorough examination leading to a diagnosis and well-planned treatment strategy. See more details on the
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Dr. James M. Cox I."