Are My Chiropractic expenses covered by PA Workers’ Comp?

Pennsylvania Workers compensation insurance covers chiropractic care for work-related injuries. Various studies completed worldwide have repeatedly found that chiropractic care gets people back to work much sooner and at a far lower costs than other types of medical care. Comprehensive chiropractic care leads to fewer chronic cases allowing the patient to get back to his/her pre-injury status.

How is that back pain, which previously has been considered a short-term injury, has become the leading cause of disability in working adults as well as a massive financial burden on our country? And yet, it should be noted that our technology is giving us no effective way to manage it. The most recent data shows that the prevalence of back pain rose rose from 2.9% to 10.2%, which is more than a 260% increase over the last 14 years. This increase, combined with increase use of surgeries, MRIs, epidural steroid injections, and medicines has led to an astounding increase in costs. Back pain reliefoutcomes, however have not improved and increased surgery is often associated with increased rates of complications and mortality, Chiropractic care, on the other hand, is a conservative neuromuscular skeletal treatment to help calm nerve irritation, relax muscles, decrease pain, and restore function to an injured area.

So where does Boyer Chiropractic care fit in? Dr. Boyer is a healthcare professional concerned with the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of nerve/muscle disorders, and the effects of these injuries on your health. Our bodies are made to move and joints are designed to function with movement. When these areas are injured, pain, and discomfort result. Dr. Boyer uses technique to relax, stretch, and restore dysfunction. Care is progressed to rehabilitation program to increase a patients strength and flexibility to return the patient to his/her pre-injury status. Dr. Boyer not only helps provide relief and treatment for work related back injuries but neck, shoulder, arm, hip, knee, and ankle injuries as well. Located with Fairway Medical Associates in Chambersburg, PA, an appointment can be conveniently scheduled Monday through Saturday. If we are not on your company’s list, your panel medical doctor can refer you to us. Or, after 90 days, you can treat with the medical professional of your choice. If you would like to contact Dr. Boyer, please call our office and we will schedule an appointment to help you get better,at Boyer Chiropractic,717-264-6511, 144 South Eighth Street,Chambersburg, PA.

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Journal of the American Chiropractic Association, 37-45

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