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 Pflugerville 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 utilization of CAM: chiropractic .3 to 11.1%, acupuncture from .3
to 5.6%, massage from 1.6 to 14.8%, PT/OT from 6 to 17.7%. (1) That result
was in one state. Throughout the US, the Veterans Health
Administration is also working on making these care options more available. The VA is a large
healthcare system. Via survey, veterans convey
their wish for access to these approaches.
With access, veterans reported 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 about their spinal conditions by way of
the Global Spine Care Initiative which steers doctors and
patients for spine pain care via live and
telehealth appointments. (3) There is expanding
access to spine 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 experience
back pain relief.
Pflugerville 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
study compared the consumption of tryptophan and/or
vitamin B6 foods and exercise in depressed and
non-depressed young people. The researchers found that
lower physical activity levels (in steps, duration, and intensity) were linked to higher levels of depressive
symptoms. (5) An exercise and fortified milk intervention revealed
improvement in vitamin B-12 and 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels to bolster
bone formation and resorption. (6) This is beneficial considering treatment and prevention strategies for osteoarthritis (OA). OA is the destruction of cartilage,
the connective tissue produced by chondrocytes. Physical activity is
recognized for its ability to offset OA by modulating
vitamin B6’s impact on the IL1β inflammatory cytokine of
OA. (7) B vitamins exhibit a crucial role
in body and mind functions. Eat some
salmon, chicken, eggs, leafy vegetables, shiitake mushrooms, and Greek yogurt,
and talk with your Pflugerville chiropractor at
Pflugerville Wellness Center about other means to boost your
exercise and vitamin B levels.
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