Chiropractic
Services that may be offered by some offices to Children and Adults:
- Physical
examinations
- Medical/legal
Examinations
- QME
(Qualified Medical Evaluations) for Workman's Compensation
- School
Physical Examinations
- Truckers'
Physical Examinations
- Nutritional/Herbal
Consultations
- Body fat
percentage evaluation
- Preventative
Health/Fitness evaluation
- Adjustments
of Animals under the supervision of a Veterinarian
- Spinal
Adjustments
- Scoliosis
Screening
- Adjustments
to arms and legs
- TMJ (Jaw
joint) evaluation and treatment
- Physiotherapy
Referrals
to diagnostic facilities, including:
- X-ray,
MRI, CT Scan, Nerve Conduction testing and Lab tests.
Referrals
to other Health care providers, including but not limited to:
- Medical
specialists, Dentists, Physical Therapists, Pediatricians,
Psychologists, Acupuncturists
A Partial
list of Chiropractic Techniques that may be used by some Chiropractors:
- Activator
Instrument Adjusting
- Arthrostim
Instrument Adjusting
- Applied
Kinesthiology (AK)
- Cox
- Diversified
- Harrison
- Meric
Recoil
- NUCCA
- Palmer
- Pettibon
- Sacro-Occipital
Technique (SOT)
- Upper
Cervical Specific
Physiotherapy that may be offered by some
Chiropractors
- Activities
of Daily Living (ADL)
- Acuscope
- Cold
application
- Electro-stimulation
- Electro-acupressure/meridian
therapy
- Exercise
Training
- Heat
application
- Heel
lifts
- Joint
taping - sports injuries
- Massage
- Muscle
re-education
- Rehabilitation
- Reflexology
- Orthotics
Fitting
- Traction
- manual
- Traction
- mechanical
- Ultrasound
- Whirlpool
Payment for
these Services
Each office
will have its own payment policies and procedures.
You are responsible for your bill when hiring a Professional.
Most Health
insurance covers Chiropractic Care. The
coverage varies from one policy to another, as well as from one insurance
company to another. The
services may limited by Managed Care.
This means that you may have an insurance policy that states you
have a number of visits a year of coverage.
All visits need to be medically necessary in the eyes of the insurance company before payment is authorized, so you may not get the entire number of visits authorized for payment.
Remember, even if your doctor calls for a clarification of your
insurance benefits, you are not guaranteed coverage for all services that
the insurance company says you have as a benefit!
Understand what you are buying before you need the care.
If you are
injured on the job, you must report the injury to your employer.
The employer should have a policy in place for referring you to a
healthcare provider for your work injuries.
Your employer/workers' compensation insurance company has control
of your healthcare for the first 30 days after you report your injury.
After 30 days you may choose your own doctor. If you want to go to your own doctor for the work injury you
must have designated this doctor as you preferred treating doctor and
notified your employer of this prior to being injured at work. Ask your Chiropractor for the Pre-designated Chiropractor
form and take this to your employer.
If you feel you need to be treated by a chiropractor within the
first 30 days, your employer must provide one for you within 5 days. If your employer does not do this, you may be treated by the
chiropractor you choose. You
should never have to pay a doctor for an injury on the job. If the injury is found not be be work-related then you may
have to pay. These are
general guidelines. Ask your
employer, doctor or your Workers' Compensation attorney for more
information for your specific case.
If you are
injured in an auto accident you are responsible to your doctor for all
your bills for this treatment. You
may choose to purchase Med Pay as part of your car insurance.
This will help cover the expenses incurred by you or your
passengers. Med Pay covers
your medical expenses even if you are at fault.
You may choose to file a claim against the person at fault.
This may help to compensate you for your losses.
The party that is at fault is not going to pay your doctor.
You are responsible for your doctor bills.
These are general guidelines.
Ask your insurance company, doctor or your Personal Injury attorney
for more specific information in your particular case.
Pre-Paid
Plans
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