CHIROPRACTIC BENEFITS AND COVERAGE
Federally directed insurance coverage for chiropractic care is
more likely to limit chiropractic regardless of
the benefits chiropractic delivers to recipients. For
example, chiropractic care for Medicare recipients seeing
chiropractors for back pain is only covered for spinal manipulation
despite a lack of evidence demonstrating an increase in serious risks associated with
chiropractic care of back or neck pain for these Medicare
patients. As a matter of fact,
research has shown that chiropractic care improved
the time of recovery, lessened the number
of back surgeries in a year, lessened opioid-linked
disability, diminished the number of falls and traumatic injuries,
reduced 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 requires x-rays for chiropractic care to be reimbursed
for care. (2) In place of 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 depending on factors like medication and
exercise expectation, pain frequency, gender, height,
extension ability, response to STarT Back Tool questionnaire. (3) The benefits
of chiropractic care continue to expand and to be recorded,
just waiting to be realized by insurers as our Ashburn
chiropractic patients already do!. Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn provides pain-relieving care despite
the payment system.
Ashburn CHIROPRACTIC TIP OF THE MONTH:
Glucosamine and Chondroitin: Not Just for The Disc Anymore!
Taking glucosamine/chondroitin supplements is more
and more reported positive. A new paper states
that using this combination decreased
overall risk of early death about as efficiently as regular
exercise. (The authors do not recommend not exercising though!) (4) Another review
of 77,510 supplement users found 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 associated with a significantly
lower risk of total cardiovascular disease issues and death, coronary heart
disease and stroke. (6) Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn has indeed recognized
the beneficial use of glucosamine and chondroitin to take care of
degenerative discs associated with 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 Ashburn chiropractic visit!
CONTACT Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn
Thank you for trusting Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn with your healthcare
needs and welcoming our chiropractic care into your life. Make your appointment today! We look forward to
seeing you at your next visit!
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