Comments on: The First Domino:Chiropractic Before Spinal Surgery for Chronic Low Back Pain

By: karl

karl — Thu, 24 May 2012 03:59:35 +0000

I basically agree with both of you guys, but I will add a few opinions. First of all, chiropractic but more specifically osseous manipulation should be considered for most/many NMS conditions. Having said that physical therapist are aware of this and are selling themselves to be first in line to treat these patients/conditions. On the economic front chiropractors haven’t received a raise in years, but overhead continues to goes up. HMO’s have a lot to do with it but even more disturbing is the chiropractors that had group practices in the eighties and early ninties that struck deals with insurance companies that were favorable for them and the insurance companies at the expense of the chiropractic community. This paperwork game and this expectation to have positive outcomes within 1-2 visits/treatments is often unrealistic.

By: Frank M. Painter, D.C.

Frank M. Painter, D.C. — Mon, 21 May 2012 01:35:58 +0000

Hi Russell

Actually, it’s the dollars and sense that will turn the tides, no matter how powerful the medical lobbies are.

What can really screw things up is Doctors agreeing to accept Medicare rates, like so many have done in the past, just to get on their provider lists. If everyone wised up, and no one signed, then they’s HAVE to offer a more reasonable rate (like the BCBS rate card).

I rejected every contract that asked me to cut my fees by 40%. Why bother working just to cover your overhead?

By: Russell Berg D.C.

Russell Berg D.C. — Mon, 21 May 2012 00:45:39 +0000

It could be that because of our economic outlook for health care in this country, chiropractic may actually get the attention it has deserved for years. We have been told that we needed more research on chiropractic and now that we have it maybe we can move forward. I still think that the medical model will be difficult to fight against, but this is great news.