August 2021 Healthy News from Executive Chiropractic of Iowa
Executive Chiropractic of Iowa welcomes all spine pain patients! We know the frustration that comes with spine pain. West Des Moines chiropractic spinal manipulation helps. Though low back pain is a major source of disability around the world, its sufferers who experience recurrent or persistent episodes of low back pain realize that chiropractic maintenance care is effective as it is patient-centered care. (1) Neck pain sufferers, too, report benefit with chiropractic. Neck pain patients treated with spinal manipulation – 90% of which is delivered by chiropractors in the US – had lowered risk by 2.38 times to need higher level and more expensive care like imaging, injection, emergency room or surgery (just 26%) than patients who were treated with other kinds of care (46%). (2) A recent study of Medicare patient claims reveals that patients who had decreased access to chiropractic care had a rise 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-skilled in performing spinal manipulation. Spinal manipulation is and has been recommended as first-line treatment for low back pain. Medicare claims’ reviews point out that chiropractors are the majority of healthcare providers for spinal manipulation and that the overall 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 role 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.
Beneficial B Vitamins
B vitamins are beneficial. B12 deficiency is often linked with dementia in patients 65 years old and over. It has also been found in younger people who have normal B12 levels but their methylmalonic acid (MMA) level is high. Testing the MMA level may be considered in patients with symptoms that seem unrelated as in one patient with neuropathy, depression and stomach issues who tested a high level of MMA. (5) Biotin (B7) supplementation is showing potential in the treatment of neuropathic pain and could reduce the necessary 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 new study found that B2 to be anti-itch. (7) Are your B levels good? Let’s talk at your next visit!
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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!