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Click on the picture above to view a demonstration of spinal decompression.
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SPINEUNIVERSE
WEB MD
Hours of Operation: Monday-Friday
8 a.m.–6 p.m.
  
Auto and Work Injuries Most Insurance Accepted
Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS)
Cigna
Aetna
Humana
Veterans Administration (VA)
United Healthcare
Lifewise
Work Comp
Workers Compensation
This Office Services Patients In The Following Areas:
Scottsdale, Phoenix, Cave Creek, Carefree,Paradise Valley, Fountain Hills, Anthem, Glendale, Peoria, Tempe, Mesa, Gilbert, Apache Junction, Buckeye, Goodyear, Queen Creek, Litchfield Park, Black Canyon City, Prescott, Mayer, Cottonwood, Chino Valley, Payson, Flagstaff, Sedona, Wickenburg, El Mirage, Surprise, Spring Valley, AZ, 85022 |
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Ron Calhoun, President of MARSH & McLENNAN the largest workers' compensation insurance broker in the world) has stated for years that VAX-D is the number one cost containment device in work comp.
FORD MOTOR CO'S HR department petitioned the AMA this spring for a CPT billing code for VAX-D, stating that they are tired of the huge disability and surgery related costs of back pain.
If you have been unfortunate enough to experience an auto injury or work injury, you can benefit from Specific Spinal Rehabilitation and Spinal Decompression at Spine & Disc in Phoenix, AZ.
Employers are required to provide and pay for all necessary medical/chiropractic care for work comp injuries. You are entitled to reasonable and proper medical/chiropractic care to relieve effects of work comp injuries to help return you to pre-injury status. You may utilize the care of a Doctor of Chiropractic, Medical Doctor, and surgical, nursing or hospital facilities. You have the right to select the work comp physician or facility that will care for your work injury or illness. All work injuries must be reported to your employer within 30 days of your knowledge of its occurrence.
If you have had a work injury, come see us at Spine & Disc. We have been successfully treating Workers' Compensation cases since 1975. Our office can fill out all the necessary work related forms, and process your claim. Work Related (Work Comp) Injuries As Reported By Private Industry in 2006
Total Work Injury Cases:
4,085,400
Work Injury Cases involving days away from work:
1,183,500
Work Injury Cases involving injuries to the back:
250,870
Work Injury Cases involving falls:
234,450
Annual Physical & Economic Cost of Medical Intervention
Deaths Cost
Adverse Drug Reactions 199,000 $12 bil
Medical Error 98,000 $ 2 bil
Bedsores 115,000 $ 55 bil
Infection 88,000 $ 5 bil
Malnutrition 108,800 $ 8 bil
Unnecessary Procedures 37,136 $122bil
Surgery Related 32,000 $ 9 bil
Out Patient 199,000 $ 77 bil
Total Deaths = 783,936 Total Cost = $282 billion The annual rate of health care cost increases exceeds the average increase in profits for most companies in America. More Facts: According to the Kaiser Family Foundation and the Health Research and Educational Trust, premiums for employer-sponsored health insurance in the US have risen five times faster than workers' earnings since 2000. You may be shocked to know... Starbucks Coffee spends more money on health care costs than they do on coffee, and General Motors spends more on health care costs than they do on steel! Our Lifestyle Choices... 70% of health care dollars go toward treating the effects of lifestyle related chronic conditions. Conditions such as cancer, diabetes, obesity, stress related conditions, chronic pain and adverse medication reactions. Health care spending in the US is about 2.2 trillion annually, which is more than four times the amount spent on national defense and almost forty times the amount spent on homeland security. Recent JAMA Article... $77 billion in unnecessary costs
116 million unnecessary physician visits
77 million unnecessary prescriptions
17 million unnecessary emergency room visits
8 million unnecessary hospitalizations
199,000 unnecessary deaths This is where companies spend their money! Drugs... We comprise 5% of the population yet we consume 50% of the worlds prescription drugs. Drug expenditures are the fastest growing segment of health care spending, rising by more than 15% every year since 1998! Company Expenses... According to the Kaiser Family Foundation, the three biggest expenses that companies incur due to employee lifestyle are increased costs in hospital care, physician and clinical services, and prescription drugs.
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