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Back Pain: Prevention and Conservative Treatment should always begin with drug free care according to the latest research

Back Pain: Prevention and Conservative Treatment should always begin with drug-free care according to the latest research The current literature on lower back pain recommends drug-free care for lower back pain which can have many causes. The Annals of Internal medicine in February of 2017 recommended avoiding expensive tests such as an MRI and offered a list of things you could try for lower back pain.  Chiropractors use many of these and holistically evaluate and treat patients with lower back pain and have earned an excellent reputation for their approaches and results in lower back treatment. Ironically, most doctors ignore Read More »

The Gallop organization’s latest poll on the Affordable Care Act shows no improvement in US healthcare quality.

  The Gallop organization’s latest poll on the Affordable Care Act shows no improvement in US healthcare quality. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) was supposed to lower the cost of care and improve the quality of it.  So far, most of us are paying more, with higher out of pocket costs, while we get less for our healthcare dollar, no matter which way you spin it. Most recently, United Healthcare voiced their lack of enthusiasm for their participation (even though it gave them many clients), despite many more people signing up.  Perhaps, there has been pent up demand for healthcare Read More »