Movement

If things aren’t moving the way they are supposed to move, it will have a negative impact on your ability to function at work, take care of the demands of everyday life, and even your ability to concentrate.

Movement

If things aren’t moving the way they are supposed to move, it will have a negative impact on your ability to function at work, take care of the demands of everyday life, and even your ability to concentrate.

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Obama Care is insurance however it is not coverage!!

 Obama Care is insurance however it is not                     coverage!!

My premiums are higher, it inherently has a higher deductible, and my coinsurance is greater. The hard line is I will pay greater than 9,000.00 this year before the insurance co. pays ONE cent. 

When I was forced to shop for a new plan I found myself speaking to someone reading off a script in the Philippines.  Do ya think that grated a nerve?  At this point, we don’t have a good definition of “affordable” — or how to measure it fully and fairly. Many studies show that national health costs, while still rising, are not growing as fast as they once were. But what does that mean for individual patients? 

The Affordable Care Act has ushered in an era of complex new health insurance products featuring legions of out-of-pocket coinsurance fees, high deductibles and narrow provider networks. Though commercial insurers had already begun to shift toward such policies, the health care law gave them added legitimacy and has vastly accelerated the trend, experts say.

The theory behind the policies is that patients should bear more financial risk so they will be more conscious and cautious about health care spending. But some experts say the new policies have also left many Americans scrambling to track expenses from a multitude of sources — such as separate deductibles for network and non-network care, or payments for drugs on an insurer’s ever-changing list of drugs that require high co-pays or are not covered at all.

Obama care policies necessitate footing bills privately. For others, the constant changes in policy guidelines — annual shifts in what’s covered and what’s not, monthly shifts in which doctors are in and out of network — can produce surprise bills for services they assumed would be covered. For still others, the new fees are so confusing and unsupportable that they just avoid seeing doctors.

It is true that the Affordable Care Act has erased some of the more egregious practices of the American health insurance system that left patients bankrupt or losing homes to pay bills. Insurers can no longer deny coverage to those with pre-existing conditions, for example. And the new policies cap out-of-pocket spending so long as the patient receives care within the plan. Most important, the act has offered health insurance to an estimated 10 million Americans who did not have any, often by expanding Medicaid or providing subsidies.

So for now we all will feel as if we are paying til’ it HURTS!

www.drshawnie.com

918.249.1535

Graston

About the Graston Technique®

Changingthe way soft tissue injuries are treated

Graston Technique® is an interdisciplinary treatment used by more than 3000 clinicians—including athletic trainers, chiropractors, hand therapists, occupational and physical therapists.

GT is utilized at some 450 out-patient facilities and industrial on-sites, by more than 60 professional and amateur sports organizations, and is part of the curriculum at15 respected colleges and universities.

Graston Technique is an advanced form of myofascial release or soft tissue mobilization.  The procedure is instrument assisted and isused to detect and release fibrous restrictions that produce pain, weakness,and functional limitation for the patient The technique uses stainless steel instruments that are designed to beapplied to varying anatomical parts of the body to precisely examine and treat a variety of neuro-musculoskeletal conditions.

TheGraston Technique® Instruments, much like a tuning fork, resonate in the clinician's hands allowing the clinician to isolate adhesions and restrictions,and treat them very precisely. Since the metal surface of the instruments does not compress as do the fat pads of the finger, deeper restrictions can be accessed and treated. When explaining the properties of the instruments, we often use the analogy of a stethoscope. Just as a stethoscope amplifies what the human ear can hear, so do the instruments increase significantly what the human hands can feel.

Goals for the patient:

¨       Decreases overall time of treatment.

¨       Fosters faster rehabilitation/recovery.

¨       Reduces need for anti-inflammatory medication.

¨       Resolves chronic conditions thought to be permanent.

¨       Allowed to continue engaging in everyday activities w/treatment.

Some conditions that respond well to Graston Technique include:

Medial/lateral epicondylitis/osis.                      Carpal tunnel sydrome.

Plantar fascitis                                                 Patellar tendinitis/osis.                                              Dequervain’sSyndrome                                     Acute/chronic sprain/strains

IT Band Syndrome                                         Achilles tendinitis/osis

Neck and back pain                                        Rotator Cuff tendinitis/osis

Myofascial pain and restrictions.                    Non acute bursitis.

Reduced range of motion due to scar tissue ie: frozen shoulder. 

Dr. Shawnie Lamborn

1605 S. Eucalyptus#100

86th and Garnett

Broken Arrow, OK  74012

918.249.1535

What's that cool lookin tape that athletes wear? Kinesio taping! Rocktape!

Kinesio taping is more than just a fad to accessorize one's skin!!
Yes it does come in great colors and different widths.

The purpose of kinesiotaping:

• Kinesio taping enhances lymphatic drainage.  Lymphatic drainage is important in recovery from a game or an injury.
• Kinesio taping assist muscle movement and function.  It does not restrict movement.
• Kinesio taping prevents fatigue.
• Kinesio taping enhances proprioception.  Proprioception is a system that involuntarily plots information regarding your body position and balance improving performance.  
• Kinesio tape can be applied to compress the tissues or decompress the tissues to reduce swelling and promote recovery.

Call 918.249.1535  and schedule an appointment and I will teach you how to kinesio tape your problem area.

Stay in motion,

Dr. Shawnie
www.drshawnie.com
918.249.1535