Think there’s
back pain in military personnel? You bet! Do they merit relief? Absolutely! Integration
of chiropractic into military healthcare systems is happening. What about
integrating chiropractic into civilian hospital systems? We Plainville
civilians are said to have back pain at a rate of 80% in our lifetime, and 1 in
3 of us has back pain at any moment. So Layden Chiropractic offers effective
chiropractic care for Plainville back pain sufferers as the government
and VA systems work to incorporate more access to chiropractic care for our
military personnel and some local hospitals start to include chiropractic care for
the rest of us as well.
Now,
low
back pain in military enlistees requiring hospitalization is 27%. If they have the
diagnosis of
unspecified low back pain, it’s 71%. If they have a
lumbar disc
disorder diagnosis, it’s 29%. For
those recruits who are compulsorily enrolled, pass physician-performed
examinations and are deemed to be healthy, young adults, hospitalization for
low back pain causes significant morbidity during their military service.
(1) Layden Chiropractic wonders if
non-hospitalization care like chiropractic care might be beneficial.
So the
military wonders, too. For those military folks with musculoskeletal problems
in the Navy, a special center is established for them at the Naval Base in San
Diego. It has 18 different health care providers from 10 different specialties to
provide integrated musculoskeletal services. These are primary care, physical
therapy, occupational therapy, vestibular therapy, gait analysis, prosthetics,
recreational therapy, and chiropractic care. Yes, chiropractic care! (2) Chiropractors
are also working in Veteran’s Administrative facilities, and 88% of the VA patients
are seen for low back pain. (3) Layden Chiropractic is so pleased to see
chiropractic care integrated for the military! Further, the Department of
Defense and Department of Veterans Affairs are studying how chiropractic
service is integrated into the health care systems and planning for the future
of its continued integration and use. (4)
So, for
those not in the military and rely on local healthcare systems and hospitals,
integration of chiropractic is happening, too! For example, in Minnesota, a
model of chiropractic integration in a private hospital system was developed
over 10 years. In a survey about this system, 74 %of respondents supported integrating
complementary alternative medicine. 45% supported having the primary care
physician as the gatekeeper for CAM use. In two years, the chiropractic program
saw 8294 patients who were referred from primary care providers (MD’s and PA’s),
self-referral, sports medicine and orthopedic physicians. (5) Not a bad start! Plainville
chiropractic care is offered at Layden Chiropractic now!
So, bring your back pain to Layden Chiropractic. In Plainville,
chiropractic care for back pain at Layden Chiropractic is gentle, safe and
effective. May chiropractic care be even more readily available through
integration!
Contact Layden Chiropractic soon!