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
better clinical outcomes for Vancouver back pain and neck
pain patients. In 2016, Oregon made a plan to try to curb opioid prescriptions for back pain by making complementary and alternative medicine
approaches available to Medicaid patients. The outcome? An increase in use of CAM: acupuncture from .3 to
5.6%, chiropractic .3 to 11.1%, 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 convey
their desire for access to these CAM techniques.
With access, veterans reported high usage: 52% used any of these approaches, 44% massage, 37% chiropractic, 34% mindfulness,
24% meditation, 25% yoga. (2) Throughout
the world, despite COVID lockdowns and
restrictions, patients with spine-related issues had access to
input regarding their spinal conditions via
the Global Spine Care Initiative which guides doctors and
patients regarding spine pain care via live and
telehealth 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 utilization of the Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management
to help a Vietnam veteran in Australia realize
back pain relief.
Vancouver 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 display
itself as constant stress, depression, or chronic fatigue. (4) A
study compared the consumption 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 depressive
symptoms. (5) An exercise and fortified milk intervention showed
improvement in vitamin B-12 and 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels to reinforce
bone formation and resorption. (6) This is beneficial considering osteoarthritis
(OA) treatment and prevention. OA is the degradation of cartilage,
the connective tissue produced by chondrocytes. Physical activity is
recognized for its ability to offset OA by modulating
vitamin B6’s impact 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 talk with your Vancouver chiropractor at
Vancouver Disc Centers about other means to boost your
exercise and vitamin B levels.
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