CHIROPRACTIC BENEFITS AND COVERAGE
Federally directed insurance coverage for chiropractic care is
more likely to restrict chiropractic regardless of
the benefits chiropractic provides recipients. For
example, chiropractic care for Medicare recipients seeing
chiropractors for back pain is only covered for spinal manipulation
even though a lack of evidence showing 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 demonstrated that chiropractic care sped up recovery, reduced the number
of back surgeries in a year, lessened opioid-linked
disability, shrank the number of falls and traumatic injuries,
slowed the decline in activities of daily living and disability
over time, and reduced costs and medical doctor visits for
low back pain. (1) Another case in point is that even though 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, height, gender,
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 La Grande
chiropractic patients already do!. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC provides pain-relieving care despite
the payment system.
La Grande CHIROPRACTIC TIP OF THE MONTH:
Glucosamine and Chondroitin: Not Just for The Disc Anymore!
Taking glucosamine/chondroitin supplements is ever more reported positive. A new paper states
that taking this combo decreased
overall risk of early death about as effectively as routine
exercise. (The authors do not recommend not exercising though!) (4) Another study
of 77,510 supplement users discovered that people who used
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 specifically,
regular use of glucosamine was associated with a significantly
lower risk of total cardiovascular disease issues and death, coronary heart
disease and stroke. (6) Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC has certainly seen
the beneficial use of glucosamine and chondroitin to care for
degenerative discs related to back pain
and neck pain. These other benefits just raise the bar for the
benefit of glucosamine and chondroitin. Are you taking yours? Let’s
talk at your next La Grande chiropractic visit!
CONTACT Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC
Thank you for trusting Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC with your healthcare
needs and welcoming our chiropractic care into your life. Make your appointment today! See you at your next appointment!