MORE ACCESS (IE, INSURANCE COVERAGE) TO CAM/CHIROPRACTIC
INCREASES USE OF CAM/CHIROPRACTIC
Access boosts use. Access via insurance
coverage makes a difference in use. Use increases
improved clinical outcomes for Richmond back pain and neck
pain patients. In 2016, Oregon made a plan to try to curb opioid prescriptions for back pain by availing complementary
and alternative medicine approaches to Medicaid patients. The result? An increase in use of CAM: acupuncture from .3 to
5.6%, chiropractic .3 to 11.1%, massage from 1.6 to 14.8%, PT/OT from 6 to 17.7%. (1) That outcome
was in one state. Nationally, the Veterans Health
Administration is also working on availing veterans
of these care options. The VA is a large
healthcare system. Via survey, veterans convey
their desire for access to these methods.
With access, veterans reported high usage: 52% used any of these CAM
methods, 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 maintained access to
input about their spinal conditions by way of
the Global Spine Care Initiative which directs doctors and
patients for spine pain care via telehealth and live visits. (3) There is growing
access to spine pain patients
for 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.
Richmond CHIROPRACTIC TIP OF THE MONTH:
VITAMIN B AND EXERCISE Benefits: SPINE, MIND, BONE
B vitamins are vital 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 discovered 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 strengthen
bone formation and resorption. (6) This is positive in
light of osteoarthritis
(OA) treatment and prevention. OA is the destruction of cartilage,
the connective tissue made by chondrocytes. Physical activity is
recognized for its ability to counter OA by modulating
vitamin B6’s influence 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 chat with your Richmond chiropractor at
Johnson Chiropractic about other means to boost your
exercise and vitamin B levels.
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