CHIROPRACTIC BENEFITS AND COVERAGE
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 visiting
chiropractors for back pain is only covered for spinal manipulation
even though a lack of evidence demonstrating a
rise in serious risks associated with
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, decreased the number
of back surgeries in a year, reduced opioid-linked
disability, diminished 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 case in point is that despite new professional and insurance guidelines for clinical
decision-making regarding back pain care, the Federal Employees Compensation
Act still requires x-rays for chiropractic care to be reimbursed
for care. (2) In place of imaging today, other less expensive
and more valuable 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, height, gender,
extension ability, response to STarT Back Tool questionnaire. (3) The benefits
of chiropractic care continue to expand and to be recorded,
ready to be acknowledged by insurers like they are already
acknowledged by Fort Wayne back pain and
neck pain recipients. Aaron Chiropractic Clinic provides pain-relieving care despite
the payment system.
Fort Wayne CHIROPRACTIC TIP OF THE MONTH:
Glucosamine and Chondroitin: Not Just for The Disc Anymore!
Taking glucosamine/chondroitin supplements is more
and more described as positive. A new paper states
that taking this combo decreased
overall risk of early death about as effectively as regular
exercise. (The authors do not recommend not exercising though!) (4) Another review
of 77,510 supplement users discovered that people who used
glucosamine (alone or with chondroitin) were found to have a
significantly lower risk of death. Additionally, current users had
a significantly lower risk of death from cancer. (5) Even more precisely,
regular use of glucosamine was linked to a significantly
lower risk of total cardiovascular disease issues and death, coronary heart
disease and stroke. (6) Aaron Chiropractic Clinic has indeed seen
the beneficial use of glucosamine and chondroitin to take care of
degenerative discs related to back pain
and neck pain. These additional benefits just raise the bar for the
benefit of glucosamine and chondroitin. Are you taking yours? Let’s
talk at your next Fort Wayne chiropractic visit!
CONTACT Aaron Chiropractic Clinic
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needs and welcoming our chiropractic care into your life. Make your appointment today! We look forward to
seeing you at your next appointment!
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