MORE ACCESS (IE, INSURANCE COVERAGE) TO CAM/CHIROPRACTIC
INCREASES USE OF CAM/CHIROPRACTIC
Access increases use. Access via insurance
coverage brings about use. Use fosters
improved clinical outcomes for Auburn back pain and neck
pain patients. Oregon set out in 2016
to find a way to curb opioid prescriptions for back pain by availing complementary
and alternative medicine approaches to Medicaid patients. The result? A
rise in utilization 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 result
was in one state. Nationally, the Veterans Health
Administration is also putting effort into making these care options more available. The VA is a big
healthcare system. Via survey, veterans express
their wish for access to these methods.
With access, veterans showed 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 maintained access to
input regarding their spine conditions by way of
the Global Spine Care Initiative which steers doctors and
patients regarding spine pain care via telehealth and live appointments. (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 help a Vietnam veteran in Australia realize
back pain relief.
Auburn 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 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 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 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
known for its ability to offset OA by modulating
vitamin B6’s effect on the IL1β inflammatory cytokine of
OA. (7) B vitamins exhibit a crucial role
in the functioning of mind and body. Eat some
salmon, chicken, eggs, leafy vegetables, shiitake mushrooms, and Greek yogurt,
and chat with your Auburn chiropractor at
Dr. Le's Chiropractic & Wellness, L.L.C. about other means to boost your
exercise and vitamin B levels.
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