Olympic athletes depend on chiropractic care, shouldn’t you?

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Malpractice Insurance Offers Low Rates in Pediatric Chiropractic Care Due to Low Risks

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Malpractice insurance premium rates are based upon risk – the higher the risk of injury from a given treatment, the higher the malpractice insurance rates for providers of that specialty.

Doctors of chiropractic who treat children have the same malpractice insurance rates as those who treat adults, meaning pediatric chiropractic care carries no increased risk.

Doctors of chiropractic have some of the lowest malpractice insurance rates of all primary health care providers in the United States (including medical doctors and osteopaths). The translation: services provided by a doctor of chiropractic carry the lowest risk of harm.

Source:

Doyle, M.F. Is chiropractic pediatric care safe? A best evidence topic. Clinical Chiropractic 2011; volume 14, issue 3, pp. 97 – 105.

Studies Show Chiropractic Care is Utilized by Millions of Children

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Chiropractic continues to be utilized by millions of children. Pediatric care has helped countless children from infants through adolescents.

According to a 2007 study in the journal Pediatrics, the approximate number of annual pediatric visits to doctors of chiropractic was 30 million. In 2008 and again in 2012, chiropractic/osteopathic spinal manipulation was the most frequently used complementary service for children in the U.S. according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Chiropractic care can help infants and children with various health issues. Pediatric chiropractic care gives parents the satisfaction of knowing their children are benefiting from a safe and drug-free treatment.

Sources:

Barnes PM, Bloom B, et al. Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use Among Adults and Children: United States, 2007 National Health Statistics Reports. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. December 10, 2008, (No. 12).

Kemper KJ, Vohra S, et al. American Academy of Pediatrics. The Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Pediatrics. Pediatrics. 2008; 122(6):1374- 1386

Humphreys, Kim. "Possible Adverse Events in Children Treated by Manual Therapy: A Review." Chiropractic & Manual Therapies. BioMed Central Ltd, 2 June 2010. Web. 04 Oct. 2016. <http://chiromt.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1746-1340-18-12>.

Clarke TC, Black LI, Stussman BJ, Barnes PM, Nahin RL. Trends in the use of complementary health approaches among adults: United States, 2002–2012. National health statistics reports; no 79. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics. 2015.

New CDC Guidelines Seen as Boost for Chiropractic Care

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That’s the question chronic pain sufferers are asking following the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s release of the first-ever national guidelines designed to curb the alarming increase in prescription drug deaths.

A record high 47,055 overdose deaths were recorded in 2014, according to the latest statistics, which is 6.5% percent higher than the previous year. 61% of those deaths (28,647) were due to prescription pain killers, which is 14% higher than in 2013! And the government’s response advising doctors not to prescribe the potentially addictive pills in most situations for chronic pain couldn’t have been plainer.

“It has become increasingly clear that opioids carry substantial risk but only uncertain benefits especially compared with other treatments for chronic pain,” CDC Director Dr. Thomas R. Frieden told reporters in March.

The one catch? Right now it’s purely voluntary whether doctors used to prescribing the likes of OxyContin stop or not. So if, for example, you’re concerned about overdosing and experiencing musculoskeletal conditions including low back and neck pain, many experts say it’s time to consider an  alternative like chiropractic care.

Even before the CDC acted, drug-free chiropractic care was being touted as the go-to first option over both prescription pills and surgery as a result of research showing it yielded improved patient outcomes, higher satisfaction, and lower costs. “It’s heartening to see the growing opioid epidemic is finally gaining the attention it deserves,” said Sherry McAllister, DC, executive vice president of the not-for-profit Foundation for Chiropractic Progress, noting that doctors of chiropractic have a minimum seven years of higher education and provide care and rehabilitation on issues ranging from musculoskeletal pain to headaches to general health concerns.

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CDC Budget Initiative - 2016

Drug Overdose Prevention (+$53.6 million) [Bookmarks→Overview of Budget Request→Initiatives→Drug Overdose Prevention]

Drug overdose deaths have skyrocketed in the past decade, largely because of prescription opioids. Prescription Drug Overdose (PDO) death rates quadrupled since 1999, claiming more than 16,000 lives in 2013 alone. Overdose deaths are only part of the problem—for each death involving prescription opioids, hundreds of people abuse or misuse these drugs. Emergency department visits for prescription painkiller abuse or misuse have doubled in the past few years to nearly half a million. Prescription opioid-related overdoses cost an estimated $20 billion in medical and work-loss costs each year. Stemming this epidemic is essential to CDC’s goal of preventing the leading causes of disease, disability, and death. Equally important is the need to address the alarming rise in overdose death from illicit drugs such as heroin.

In FY 2016, CDC will build on state PDO prevention activities initiated in FY 2014–2015, including the PDO Prevention for States program to be launched in FY 2015. The FY 2016 budget request includes $5.6 million to support CDC’s efforts to address the troubling rise in overdose deaths from illicit opioids such as heroin. An additional increase of $48.0 million above the $20.0 million provided in FY 2015 will enable CDC to expand the PDO Prevention for States program to fund all 50 states and Washington, D.C. for a truly comprehensive response to the national epidemic. CDC funding will scale up existing state Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP) programs to improve clinical decision-making and to inform implementation of insurance innovations and evaluation of state-level policies. In addition, the increased investment will support rigorous monitoring and evaluation, and improvements in data quality, with an emphasis on delivering real-time mortality surveillance. CDC also will scale up activities to improve patient safety by bringing together health systems and health departments to develop and track pain management and opioid prescribing quality measures in states with the highest prescribing rates.

Chiropractic Treatment of Sciatica

Flexion-distraction therapy is a chiropractic technique that utilizes a multi-function table that enables the chiropractor to combine decompression with other gentle non-force spinal adjustment techniques. Flexion-distraction is well suited for patients who need a lighter touch, such as those recovering from spinal surgery, currently undergoing rehabilitation, or those with osteoporosis or of an advanced age.

Flexion-distraction therapy is well researched and has been proven effective for:

• Reducing pressure on the spinal nerves from a disc bulge or herniation
• Increasing spinal motion within the disc and spinal joints
• Improving posture
• A conservative option to surgery for herniated discs known as discectomy. In fact a 2010 randomized clinical study found that spinal manipulative therapy is just as effective for the treatment of most patients experiencing sciatica secondary to lumbar disc herniation, with 60 percent of sciatica patients able to avoid low back surgery by going to a chiropractor.

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The Health Benefits of Good Posture

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Good posture is the position which is attained when the joints are biomechanically sound and able to move in the direction they are designed to and the spine is aligned. Maintaining good posture involves learning how to train your body to move and function where the least strain is placed on bones, joints and soft tissues. Additionally, a body that is in equilibrium will attain its alignment and continue proper mobility.

Benefits of Good Posture

Posture Checklist

Training your body to sit upright can be a challenge. Follow this posture checklist to learn the proper way to sit with good posture:

Ø  Keep a straight back, maintaining all three natural curves in the spine

Ø  Distribute weight evenly on both hips

Ø  Keep head and neck aligned over shoulders

Ø  Sit back in a chair – the back should be supported by the seat back

Ø  Adjust chair so that the hips are slightly higher than the knee

Ø  Support feet on the floor or a footrest

Ø  Avoid being seated for long periods of time; move around at least once every hour

Ø  Do not twist or bend back from a seated position

Good Posture: What can it do for you?

There are many health benefits associated with having good posture, such as a spike in self-esteem and self-image, reduced negative mood and increase in positivity!

Good posture can:

Ø  Optimize breathing and circulation

Ø  Maintain bones and joints in correct alignment so muscles are used properly and efficiently

Ø  Reduce or prevent abnormal wearing of joint surfaces that could result in degenerative diseases (Example: Arthritis)

Ø  Decrease stress on soft tissues: ligaments, muscles, tendons, discs

Ø  Prevent the spine from becoming fixed in abnormal positions

Ø  Prevent fatigue, including muscle fatigue

Ø  Prevent postural strain or overuse

Ø  Prevent neck or back pain

Ø  Contribute to a healthy image or appearance

Start today! Practice makes permanent, so practice great posture throughout your day.

Alexis Lignos

Marketing Director

Foundation for Chiropractic Progress

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alexis@f4cp.com

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Sources: http://ergonomics.ucr.edu/posture.html http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25222091