SPINAL MANIPULATION IS EFFECTIVE
AND COST REDUCING FOR SPINE CARE
Johnson Chiropractic welcomes all spine
pain patients! Spine pain
is disconcerting for its sufferers. Richmond chiropractic
spinal manipulation is beneficial for many. Though low back pain is
a major cause of disability globally, its
sufferers who have persistent or recurrent episodes of low back pain realize that chiropractic maintenance care is beneficial as it is
patient-centered care. (1) Neck pain sufferers, too, discover
relief 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 type of care (46%). (2) A recent study of
Medicare patient claims reports that patients who had reduced
access to chiropractic care had a rise in visits
(32.3 a year) to primary care physicians for spine pain and a rise in spine surgeries (5.5 a year) costing an extra $114,967 per 1000
Medicare beneficiaries and $391 million nationally. (3) Your Richmond
chiropractor is well-skilled in performing
spinal manipulation. Spinal manipulation
is and has been recommended as first-line treatment for low back
pain. Reviews of Medicare claims point out
that chiropractors are the majority of healthcare providers for spinal
manipulation and that the general supply of spinal manipulation
providers is dropping. (4) Have no
fear! Your hometown, Richmond chiropractor has no intention of not providing pain-relieving spinal manipulation, particularly
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.
Richmond CHIROPRACTIC TIP
OF THE MONTH:
Beneficial B Vitamins
B vitamins are beneficial. B12 deficiency is commonly
linked with dementia in patients 65 years old and over. It has also been found in younger
people who have normal B12 levels but have a high methylmalonic acid (MMA) level. Checking the MMA level
may be a useful test in patients with symptoms that seem unconnected
as in one patient with neuropathy, depression and stomach issues who was found to have a high MMA. (5) Biotin (B7) supplementation
is showing potential in the treatment of neuropathic pain
and could lessen the required 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 reported that B2 offers anti-itch properties. (7) How are your B levels?
We’ll talk at your next visit!
CONTACT Johnson Chiropractic
Schedule your next
Richmond chiropractic appointment with Johnson Chiropractic for a healthy talk
about B vitamins and a healthy session of spine/back/neck pain-relieving
spinal manipulation. See you then! "This information and website content is not intended to diagnose, guarantee results, or recommend specific treatment or activity. It is designed to educate and inform only. Please consult your physician for a thorough examination leading to a diagnosis and well-planned treatment strategy. See more details on the
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