Need data for healthcare costs: regular vs CAM providers.?
Can anyone help find data and/facts showing that naturopath (CAM) services are cheaper (up front or in the long run) vs regular physicians? I'm googling it, but have a hard time sorting out facts...only finding alot of opinions. We are trying to petition our insurance to cover naturopathic services and would similar to facts to support our petition.
Thanks!
Answer:
I am a massage consultant in Northern New Jersey, (region matter for this kind of point, so my info may not help you.)
I charge $60 an hour for swedish press, $75 for aromatherapy massage. For shorter massage for medical conditions, the price will vary a bit base on length of time per massage, and I will customarily charge on a per week basis, to some extent then per mould.
I am trained in treating carpal tunnel syndrome, tendinitis, spinal deformation, sciatica, fibromyalgia, tempomandibular collective syndrome and others. I can only treat muscle and muscle problems before they originate to effect the bone structure. The following estimates are assuming that a client comes to me with within a month of first experiencing problems, and makes any obligatory lifestyle changes.
Carpal Tunnel - 15 minutes chafe three thimes a week, for two months tapering past its sell-by date to end treatment at four months, assume problems do not recur
$30 a week= $480 total
a doctor will first support you on life style change, then supply you a shot to ease the affliction, and if the problem doesn't resolve on it's own will probably send you within for surgury.
neither description includes doctors visits and referral for diagnose, which I would need since beginning treatment
tendinitis-20 minute wipe, twice a week for two months
$25 a week= $200 total
a doctor will first advise you on life span style changes, consequently give you a shot to straightforwardness the pain, and if the problem doesn't resolve on it's own will probably transport you in for surgury.
neither description includes doctors visit and referrals for diagnose, which I would inevitability before inauguration treatment
spinal deformation - full hour massage once a week, duration to come and go based on point of deformation, probably several years.
Yearly cost=$3120
Conventional treatment includes spinal braces, physical therapy and surgery.
I can get going treating problems caused by spinal deformation in need a diagnosis, but I cannot tell for dependable what causes the problems, lone that spinal deformation is possible. A doctors formal diagnosis is recommended.
sciatica - 30 minute massage twice a week for several months
$45 a week - Approx $180 a month
I am not aware of conventional treatment procedures for sciatica, but again I would require a diagnosis.
Fibromyalgia - NO more consequently 20 minutes three times a week depending on patients tolerances, fibromyaligia is a lifelong condition
$30 a week- $1560 per year
There is no conventional treatment for fibromyalgia other the an unending series of headache medicine.
Tempomadibular mutual syndrome- full body massage once a month, ten minute squeeze once a week, total monthly cost - $85, until no further problems are reported, probably not more then 6 months
Conventional treatment for tempomadibular communal syndrome includes dental manipulation and surgery, beyond that I don't know what's involved.
I do not need a diagnosis to treat the problems cause by TMJ, but a diagnosis will insure that I am treating the correct disorder.
I would suggest calling hand doctors, spinal doctors, etc, and asking them what the total cost of treatment would be for these disorders. Also reap evidence and studies showing that CAM modalities can treat disorders that conventional medicine can singular treat the symptoms of. Treating the problem means that sooner or later they can stop paying for it. migraines, asthma and mental disorders are all biddable possibilities. I'm including a link below to studies showing massage effect on mental and emotional disorders