Chiropractors As Primary Care Physicians

Chiropractors as Primary Care Physicians

Not too long ago chiropractic care was scoffed at by internists and other physicians. Yet as time went on and chiropractics established itself more and more as part and parcel of acceptable healthcare, it soon became obvious that chiropractors attained real results in their care of patients, and soon the word spread and many patients flocked to the waiting rooms of chiropractors all across the country. Physicians noticed that some patients were relieved of long time ailments and suddenly no longer needed weekly shots or monthly prescriptions but instead took up new hobbies or returned to their ways of life they felt were impossible to ever get back to just a few short months before. Before long, chiropractics came under close governmental scrutiny and with the institution of proper licensing and educational requirements, nothing stood in the way of open access to chiropractic anymore – or so many thought.

Insurance agencies were a lot slower to permit chiropractic care to fall under the umbrella of covered medical expenses and as such they managed to severely limit patient access to chiropractors. Yet after a while this hurdle, too, was overcome and today insurance companies recognize chiropractors as primary care physicians. While this is a very positive step for patients, it has been a bit of a challenge to chiropractors of the old school who still view themselves as alternative healers and have little use for other medical disciplines. While this may have caused problems for a few, the majority of chiropractors embraced their new found status and have found great ways of sharing their findings with others while at the same time incorporating their findings, tests, assessments and medical histories collected into their files and into the overall care of their patients.

Chiropractors as primary care physicians now assess health risks of patients who may present a multitude of ailments, some of which are dependant on proper medical care involving medications. As such, they are not only responsible for assessing the possible problems that a patient’s health history may present, but also for compiling a comprehensive record of health information, acting as a clearing house for such health related facts, and for consulting with other healthcare providers on an as needed basis to ensure that facts are made available to anyone who is involved in the patient’s overall care. In addition to this sometimes hard to fathom balancing act lies the idea that as a chiropractor and thus a member of the medical arts, it falls to the chiropractor to engage in lifestyle counseling of the patient, and as such there are sometimes differences between the ideas of the chiropractor with her or his roots in the alternative healing community and the more conventional physicians whose philosophy may quite possibly be “better living through chemistry.” Involving the patient in the care will make it possible for the chiropractor to become that primary care physician, ensure that the patient receives the care she or he has contracted for, and also the alternative healing angle that is so desirable.

News About Chiropractics Chiropractor dies on the adventure of a lifetime (St. Louis Post-Dispatch) 11 Mar 2010 at 1:36am Rick James was a world traveler, an experienced scuba diver and was on the adventure of a lifetime with one of his best friends. On March 1, as their wives snorkled on the surface of the water above, the two men dove into the Great Blue Hole off the coast of Belize in Central America. Maple Glen chiropractor offers free care for veterans (The Ambler Gazette) 9 Mar 2010 at 9:43am Recently returned veterans can now receive a full year of free chiropractic care thanks to a new offer by a local chiropractor. J'town chiropractor suicidal days before fatal Ind. crash, police reports sho... 10 Mar 2010 at 3:28pm One of the victims of a fatal head-on collision in Clark County, Ind., on Friday had to be tased twiced by Jeffersontown police officers just days before the accident because he was combative and suicidal, according to arrest reports. Internet Marketing Strategy Gives Wells Chiropractic Top Placement on Interne... 11 Mar 2010 at 7:29am CHARLOTTE , NC ? March 11 , 2010 ? Charlotte area chiropractor, Dr. Paul Wells, identified Internet marketing as a way to get a bigger bang for his marketing dollars compared to the results he was getting from traditional advertising vehicles he used to market Wells Chiropractic. Sask. plans to end chiropractor subsidy: NDP (CBC Saskatchewan) 10 Mar 2010 at 9:29am The Saskatchewan government is preparing to stop subsidizing chiropractic services, the Opposition New Democrats say. Kenner 2nd District incumbent, challenger swap compliments (New Orleans Times... 10 Mar 2010 at 4:05pm If there is anything that stands out about the race for the 2nd District seat on the Kenner City Council, it is the absence of controversy. The campaign pits incumbent Joe Stagni, a chiropractor, against Bill Schwertz, the real estate... Report: Man killed in head-on crash was suicidal days before (WHAS TV11 Louis... 10 Mar 2010 at 6:04pm (WHAS11) - Jeffersontown Police say that just days before a deadly crash near Charlestown, Indiana 40-year-old Troy Anderson, a chiropractor, had been in a confrontation with police at his office on Ruckriegel Parkway. Police say Anderson was suicidal and trying to harm himself with a metal pole at his office.  The police reports says he then threw the police at an officer who tried to use a ... A-Rod: Lawyers are setting up interview with feds (AP via Yahoo! Sports) 11 Mar 2010 at 6:03am Alex Rodriguez may soon be talking to federal authorities, and he hopes it will happen close to spring training. Lawyers for the Yankees slugger are setting up an interview as part of an investigation into a Canadian doctor who is the focus of a cross-border drug smuggling case involving human growth hormone. Best Chiropractor (Charleston City Paper) 9 Mar 2010 at 10:25pm Dr. Mark Luckie For the fifth time, Mark Luckie has been selected by Charleston City Paper readers as the best back cracker in town. Wow. What a lucky guy. [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ] A-Rod: Lawyers are setting up interview with feds (AP via Yahoo! News) 11 Mar 2010 at 3:10am Alex Rodriguez may soon be talking to federal authorities, and he hopes it will happen close to spring training.

 

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