CHIROPRACTIC BENEFITS AND COVERAGE
Federally directed insurance coverage for chiropractic care tends to limit chiropractic regardless of
the benefits chiropractic provides recipients. For
example, chiropractic care for Medicare recipients visiting
chiropractors for back pain is merely covered for spinal manipulation
even though no evidence showing an increase in serious risks associated with
chiropractic care of neck or back pain for these Medicare
patients. As a matter of fact,
research has demonstrated that chiropractic care sped up recovery, decreased the number
of back surgeries in a year, lessened opioid-linked
disability, diminished 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 despite 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 costly
and more effective ways are research-documented to figure
out if spinal manipulation is suitable. Researchers are
so sophisticated as to be 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, 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 Malverne
chiropractic patients already do!. Malverne Health & Wellness provides pain-relieving care despite
the payment system.
Malverne CHIROPRACTIC TIP OF THE MONTH:
Glucosamine and Chondroitin: Not Just for The Disc Anymore!
Taking glucosamine/chondroitin supplements is ever more reported positive. A recent paper states
that taking 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 discovered that people who used
glucosamine (alone or with chondroitin) had a
significantly lower risk of death. Further, current users experienced
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) Malverne Health & Wellness has indeed recognized
the beneficial use of glucosamine and chondroitin to take care of
degenerative discs related to back pain
and neck pain. These additional benefits just raise the bar for the
benefit of glucosamine and chondroitin. Are you taking yours? Let us
talk at your next Malverne chiropractic visit!
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needs and welcoming our chiropractic care into your life. Make your appointment today! We look forward to
seeing you at your next appointment!
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