MORE ACCESS (IE, INSURANCE COVERAGE) TO CAM/CHIROPRACTIC
INCREASES USE OF CAM/CHIROPRACTIC
Access boosts use. Access via insurance
coverage brings about use. Use fosters
improved clinical outcomes for Ashburn 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 outcome? An increase in use 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 outcome
was in one state. Throughout the US, the Veterans Health
Administration is also putting effort into availing veterans
of these care options. The VA is a big
healthcare system. Via survey, veterans convey
their wish for access to these methods.
With access, veterans reported high usage: 52% used any of these CAM
techniques, 44% massage, 37% chiropractic, 34% mindfulness,
24% meditation, 25% yoga. (2) Globally, 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 directs doctors and
patients regarding spine pain care via telehealth and live visits. (3) There is expanding
access to care for spine pain patients 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 assist a Vietnam veteran in Australia realize
back pain relief.
Ashburn CHIROPRACTIC TIP OF THE MONTH:
VITAMIN B AND EXERCISE Benefits: SPINE, MIND, BONE
B vitamins are vital for concentration, mood, focus, energy, digestion, and
healthy heart muscle, skin, and hair. A deficiency in B vitamins may show
itself as constant stress, depression, or chronic fatigue. (4) A
report compared the intake of tryptophan and/or
vitamin B6 foods and exercise in non-depressed and depressed young people. The researchers found that
lower physical activity levels (in steps, duration, and intensity) were associated
with higher levels of symptoms of depression. (5) An exercise and fortified milk intervention exposed
improvement in vitamin B-12 and 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels to bolster
bone formation and resorption. (6) This is beneficial in
light of treatment and prevention strategies for osteoarthritis (OA). 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 an important role
in the functioning of mind and body. Eat some
salmon, chicken, eggs, leafy vegetables, shiitake mushrooms, and Greek yogurt,
and talk with your Ashburn chiropractor at
Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn about other ways to boost your
exercise and vitamin B levels.
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