MORE ACCESS (IE, INSURANCE COVERAGE) TO CAM/CHIROPRACTIC
INCREASES USE OF CAM/CHIROPRACTIC
Access increases use. Access via insurance
coverage brings about use. Use increases
improved clinical outcomes for Oxford back pain and neck
pain patients. Oregon set out in 2016
to find a way to curb opioid prescriptions for back pain by making complementary and alternative medicine
approaches available to Medicaid patients. The result? 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 large
healthcare system. Via survey, veterans convey
their wish for access to these methods.
With access, veterans reported high usage: 52% used any of these CAM
methods, 44% massage, 37% chiropractic, 34% mindfulness,
24% meditation, 25% yoga. (2) Globally, despite COVID lockdowns and
restrictions, patients with spine-related issues maintained access to
input about their spine conditions by way of
the Global Spine Care Initiative which steers doctors and
patients regarding spine pain care via live and
telehealth visits. (3) There is growing
access to spine pain patients
for care 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 find
back pain relief.
Oxford 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 that compared the intake
of tryptophan and/or vitamin B6 foods and exercise in depressed and non-depressed young people found
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 reinforce
bone formation and resorption. (6) This is positive in
light of osteoarthritis
(OA) treatment and prevention. OA is the degradation of cartilage,
the connective tissue produced 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 playperform an important role
in the functioning of mind and body. Eat some
salmon, chicken, eggs, leafy vegetables, shiitake mushrooms, and Greek yogurt,
and chat with your Oxford chiropractor at
Satterwhite Chiropractic about other ways to raise your
exercise and vitamin B levels.
CONTACT Satterwhite Chiropractic
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chiropractic care for your healthcare needs
and welcoming our chiropractic care into your life. We look forward to
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