By drazzari | July 14, 2010
The Cost of Health Care
Even in these rough financial times, it is still vitally important to not neglect your health since you will have to deal with the problem sooner or later. It has been proven that addressing a problem immediately is better than procrastinating since it will save you time, money and a lot of suffering. Why wait until the problem is so bad it forces you to act out of desperation.
Problems such as back pain, neck pain, sciatic, and the like can negatively affect work productivity. This in turn will have a bad affect legally, economically and health-wise for the employer and the patient.
Chiropractic Cost versus Medical Cost
Chiropractic really shines in cost comparisons and is one of the reasons why it has gained so much attention over the years. Health care researchers have examined groups of individuals who opted for chiropractic care versus those who had chosen traditional medicine. The difference between both professions is in three separate categories: surgical rates, diagnostic imaging, and patient satisfaction.
Costs are considerably lower for patients who opted for chiropractic treatments. This is due to the absence of medical equipment or prescription drug charges in the patients care. With this in mind it is easy to understand why chiropractic care is more cost effective. I read that chiropractic treatment costs about 90% less than the price of surgery. Knowing that back surgeries can range from $5000 to as much as $40,000 (approx) I believe the above statistic is quite accurate.
Chiropractic Cost and Coverage
According to a Chiropractic Economics magazine research survey, an average chiropractic treatment costs around $65 but can be lower depending on what procedures were done and at what stage of treatment you are. Overhead plays a role in the average cost per visit depending on what part of the country you are in as well.
Typically your first visits costs more than a “regular” visit since there are far more procedures involved and the length of time is greater. Follow-up visit are typically less than the initial visit.
In some cases additional procedures or equipment may be needed. Chiropractors often charge the patient for that, such as x-ray, massage sessions, or acupuncture. The charges vary for each additional service but are usually less than that of a medical facility. Your doctor will notify you before, should any additional services be needed.
How Can I Save Money
Research studies have shown chiropractic care to be more cost-effective than traditional medical treatments. Additionally, there are more ways for you to increase your savings:
• Do you have insurance? Most insurance covers chiropractic care.
• Chiropractic treatment is considered tax-deductible.
• Most chiropractors offer cash discounts to compensate for a lack of coverage. Many give further discounts for multiple visit packages.
• Some doctors (like us) believe in offering a very affordable First Office Visit so that patients can evaluate for themselves if chiropractic care can benefit them.
For more information go to http://www.azzarichiropractic.com
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By drazzari | July 7, 2010
Is good health determined by merely feeling good? The tens of thousands of people that experience their first heart attacks each year will tell you “no.” One moment they’re feeling fine, then suddenly they’re not. Over 40% of these people will die from their first symptom, the heart attack itself. Why do we wait for symptoms to decide whether or not we are sick?
Unfortunately, most people treat their bodies like they do their cars. Any mechanic will tell you that most repairs are the result of poor maintenance. That $500 repair bill could have been prevented with $50 worth of prevention. Our bodies require maintenance too.
Maybe if our vital organs were visible we would take better care of them. We brush our teeth everyday, right? That’s because we can see them. More importantly, it’s because we have made that process a habit. Taking care of the rest of you is merely becoming aware of how to do it, and then making a habit of doing it.
There is no secret to healthy habits. Most people understand that you need to eat right most of the time, exercise regularly and get plenty of rest.
Why not make a habit of regular check-ups to ensure a healthy status of the rest of you? Most people will tell you that they “don’t want to know.” Some are afraid that they will be told that they have a problem when they really don’t. By scheduling regular visits with doctors you trust, you will build a relationship with health “mechanics” that can help you stay healthy. Who likes to get sick?
Yearly physical, dental and chiropractic visits could make a huge difference in preventing a minor problem from becoming a major one. Why wait for a symptom?
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By drazzari | July 6, 2010
“What?!” you may be asking yourself. Let’s think about it. Germs are everywhere, on the sink, in the bathroom, in our food and in the air….everywhere. Germs are all around us, yet we aren’t constantly sick.
One person may have the flu and enter a crowded elevator and only a few people present will catch that flu. If germs were causing the sickness, wouldn’t everyone get sick?
Some studies indicate that every person has, at any given moment, cancer cells residing in their body. Yet, we are not all being diagnosed with cancer. Hmmmm.
The real reason we get sick is because of a weakened immune system. Germs are everywhere and our immune system is constantly working to fight off disease. Most of the time, it’s successful. Some of the time, it loses for a little while and then eventually wins the battle.
Germs (bacteria and viruses) cannot set up infections or disease in a body that can fight them off. They can, however, easily set up in bodies weak enough to allow them to cause problems.
So is the answer to all of our bouts with germs to seek out and destroy all germs? Clean our homes constantly, wear oxygen masks and grow our own food? How about if we shut ourselves off from the outside world completely and hope that no germs leak in? Of course not! All of those suggestions are simply ridiculous.
It makes the most sense to do things that that will help our immune system function at it’s best. Research indicates the best way to do that is with nutrition, exercise, and chiropractic care to restore a properly functioning nervous system.
All of these will boost your immune system faster than you can scrub that bathroom.
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