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 merely covered for spinal manipulation
even though a lack of evidence showing an increase in serious risks related to
chiropractic care of neck or back pain for these Medicare
patients. Actually,
research has demonstrated that chiropractic care improved
the time of recovery, reduced the number
of back surgeries in a year, lessened opioid-linked
disability, shrank the number of falls and traumatic injuries,
slowed the decline in activities of daily living and disability
over time, and lessened the costs and medical doctor visits for
low back pain. (1) Another example is that regardless
of new professional and insurance guidelines for clinical
decision-making regarding back pain care, the Federal Employees Compensation
Act still necessitates x-rays for chiropractic care to be reimbursed
for care. (2) Rather than imaging today, other less expensive
and more valuable ways are research-documented to ascertain if spinal manipulation is suitable. Researchers are
so experienced that they are now 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 grow and to be documented,
just waiting to be recognized by insurers as our Baton Rouge
chiropractic patients already do!. Capitol Spine & Rehabilitation provides pain-relieving care despite
the payment system.
Baton Rouge 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 recent paper explains
that taking this combo reduced
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 took
glucosamine (alone or with chondroitin) were found to have a
significantly lower risk of death. Further, 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) Capitol Spine & Rehabilitation has certainly seen
the beneficial use of glucosamine and chondroitin to care for
degenerative discs related to back pain
and neck pain. These other benefits just raise the bar for the
benefit of glucosamine and chondroitin. Are you taking yours? Let us
talk at your next Baton Rouge chiropractic visit!
CONTACT Capitol Spine & Rehabilitation
Thank you for trusting Capitol Spine & Rehabilitation with your healthcare
needs and welcoming our chiropractic care into your life. Schedule your appointment today! We look forward to
seeing you at your next visit!
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