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CA-101: The 4 Things Every CA Must Know
Part 1
Presented by:
Kathy Mills Chang, MCS-P, CCPC, CCCA
Our Plan!
Part 1:
•Chiropractic terminology for CA’s
Part 2:
•Boundaries and Ethics
•Patient Safety
•Documentation
Prep for the CCCA Exam on Saturday
•Not taking the test? No problem!• Still want to take the test?…please advise•Use this as a refresher for some of the questions about terminology
Chiropractic Terminology
•Anatomy
•Physiology
•Therapies and Modalities
•Conditions
Anatomy BasicsSkeletal System: 206 bones, cartilage and ligaments
Axial Division: Trunk
Appendicular Division: Appendages
Condyle: Rounded end of bone
Tendons: Anchor Muscle to Bone
Ligaments: Anchor Bones to Bones
Understanding the Roots
• It’s Greek to me! Or Latin!
• Terminology
• Root Words
• Suffixes
• Prefixes
• There’s a method to the madness
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Core Chiro Terms
• -algia = pain
• -itis = inflammation
• -pathy – disease of, usually non-inflammatory
• -osis = state or condition of
• Cervicalgia
• Lumbalgia
• Scoliosis
• Cephalgia
• Myalgia
• Myofascitis
• Spondylopathy
Very Common Prefix/Combining Forms for DX
Basic Anatomy-Directional TermsAnterior: In front of, front
Posterior: After, behind, following, toward the rearDistal: Away from, farther from the originProximal: Near, closer to the originDorsal: Near the upper surface, toward the backVentral: Toward the bottom, toward the bellySuperior: Above, overInferior: Below, underLateral: Toward the side, away from the mid-lineMedial: Toward the mid-line, middle, away from the side
Common Anatomical Terms
•Prone: Lying face down
•Supine: Lying on the back, face up (also dorsal)
•Antalgic: Any physical attitude assumed to gain relief of pain
Spinal Anatomy Cervical Spine
• 7 vertebra: C1-C7
• Occiput
• Atlas = C1
• Axis = C2
• Atlanto-Axial = C1-C2
• Cervical Lordosis: refers to the curve of the spinal: could be hypo or hyper
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Thoracic Spine
• 12 Vertebra: T1-T12
• Also called the dorsal spine
• Kyphotic Curve• From the Greek: hump•AKA hunchback
Lumbar Spine
• 5 Lumbar Vertebra: L1-L5• Pelvic• Sacrum• Coccyx• Lumbar lordodic curve• Many areas to understand below the belt
Extra-Spinal Joint Anatomy
Joints outside of the spine:• Mostly Synovial (filled
with Synovial Fluid)• Have different functional
limitation and pathologies based on body’s use
• Are ALL adjustable (98943)
• Dysfunction effects function of the spine
Muscles
Different types of muscle•Skeletal (moves bone and other structure)•Smooth (organs)•Cardiac (Heart)
Chiropractors mostly treat Skeletal Muscles
Muscle Anatomy
• Like Rope:•Made of multiple strands of myofibrils that are bound together to form the muscle• Each myofibril has multiple sarcomeres that are bound together as well
Fascia •All muscles and organs are wrapped in fascia
•Injury or repetitive activities cause binding up of tissue
•Causes groups of muscles to be effected
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Nerves•Enclosed, cable-like bundle of nerve fibers in the nervous system•Provides a pathway for the electrochemical nerve impulses•Made of mostly Fats (Omega 3’s)•If the nerve is impaired, impeded, or damaged, pain or other pathologies present
Physiology
Physiology is the study of movement of the body
Terms of Motion•Flexion: The joint angle becomes smaller• A bent elbow is flexed• Cervical flexion is when the head is bowed forward•Bicep flexion is familiar•Lateral flexion is ear to shoulder
•Hyper/hypo-flexion: Too Much/Too Little Flexion
Terms of Motion
•Extension: The joint angle becomes larger•Cervical extension-head goes backward•Positive for pain when joint pinching occurs
•Hyper/Hypo-Extension: Too far, as in hyperextended knee
Terms of Motion
• AB-duction: Moving farther away from the mid-line
•AD-duction: Moving toward the midline
•Usually in the shoulder, hip, fingers, toes
Lordosis/Kyphosis
•Lordis – Bent to front
•Osis – state of
•Kypho – bent to back
•Hypo- not enough
•Hyper – too much
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Cervicothoracic Junction
•Sit at a desk much?
•Text much?
•Look at your phone much?
•Patients have more and more challenges with forward head carriage
Upper Cross Syndrome
Very Common in DC Offices
Subluxation/Segmental Dysfunction DXA vertebral subluxation is the result of spinal bones with improper motion or position affecting nerve communications between your brain and your body.sub = less than | luxation = dislocation
A vertebral subluxation is a stress response. Muscles go into spasm. Spinal bones lock up. And adjacent nerves are choked or chafed. This interferes with the control and regulation of your body. This garbles communications between the brain and parts of your body.
Some chiropractors are passionate in favor or against using this as a DX
Facet Joint Syndrome•The zygapophysial
joints account for between 5% and 15% of cases of chronic, axial low back pain•Facetogenic pain is the result of repetitive stress and or cumulative low-level trauma leading to inflammation and stretching of the joint capsule
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Facet Syndrome
• The patient often presents with well- localized LBP with some hip/buttock or leg pain above the knee
•Onset is sudden often related to a misjudged movement or arising from a flexed position
• Facet or capsule is the source of pain
• Lumbar paravertebral tenderness is indicative of facetogenic pain.
Disc Conditions
Changes to the disc space or condition effect:
•Nerve communication•Organ dysfunction•Muscle spasms•Burning/numbness feeling•Muscle atrophy
•Normal joint function•Recruiting of muscles• Increase wear on adjacent
joints
Disc ConditionsDegeneration
• Spinal arthritis• Three phases (increasing in severity)• Chronic
Bulging disc• Part of the disc presses on the nerve root• Can cause radicular symptoms• Commonly caused by trauma
Herniated disc• More severe version of bulging disc• MRI often needed to confirm• Very severe can require surgery
Thinning disc• Dehydration/desiccation of the disc
Osteophyte formation• Sandpaper-like bone spurs where the body
naturally starts to fuse vertebrae together• Wolfe’s Law (Bones grows according to imposed
demand)• Compresses and limits the discs’ normal ROM
Muscle Spasm
Commonly called a “charley horse” but it can occur in any muscle
Spasms of skeletal muscles are often due to:• Overuse • Dehydration• Electrolyte abnormalities
Presents:• Abruptly• Painful• Usually short-lived• Often the pain comes and goes• Secondary to larger condition
Trigger points (“muscle knots”) are found in spastic muscles – these may cause radicular symptoms
Arthritic Conditions
• Over 100 types of arthritis• Common arthritis joint symptoms include
swelling, pain, stiffness and decreased range of motion
• Can cause permanent joint changes• Osteoarthritis is the most common type of
arthritis• When the cartilage – the slick, cushioning
surface on the ends of bones – wears away, bone rubs against bone, causing pain, swelling and stiffness
• Over time, joints can lose strength and pain may become chronic
• Risk factors include excess weight, family history, age and previous injury
Osteoporosis
•The bones become brittle and fragile from loss of tissue, typically as a result of hormonal changes, or deficiency of calcium or vitamin D•Becoming very common in youth due to poor diet
Large amounts of soda cause the body to build bone from phosphorus instead of calcium Contraindicated for some chiropractic techniques
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Therapies and ModalitiesSupervised Modalities
• 97010-97028 DO NOT require one-on-one contact by the provider
• Billed only once per encounter
• Are not time based for billing purposes
• Expected 2-12 visits
• However documentation should include the time spent on the modality
Why so few visits?
•Research shows that these tend to be effective for a short time•Overall Non-active care is less effect as Active•Overutilization by peers
97010 Hot/Cold Packs
•Application of Ice packs or cryotherapy
• Application of hot packs, ex. hydrocollater packs or moist towels
Often a non-covered service
• Does NOT include applying Biofreeze or any other type of topical analgesic
Use of Ice-Cold Therapy
• Causes vasoconstriction (shrinkage of blood vessels), decreasing blood flow to an area, and slowing the body’s metabolism and its demand for oxygen.
• The therapeutic goals include reducing edema, easing inflammation, and blocking pain receptors.
• Cold application is more effective than heat for sprains or other soft tissue injuries and is the preferred treatment within the first 48 hours after injury.
Use of Heat
•Heat causes vasodilation increasing blood flow to a specific area. • Increases the oxygen,
nutrients, and various blood cells delivered to body tissues•Relieve local pain,
stiffness, or aching, particularly of muscles and joints•Aids in removal of wastes
from injured tissues, such as debris from phagocytosis
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97012 Mechanical Traction
• Force used to create tension of soft tissue or to separate joints•Untimed & billed only
once a visit• Intersegmental or Roller
tables meet criteria, BUT check with 3rd party payer guidelines• Flexion Distraction
technique is a CMT & should be coded as an adjustment
Mechanical Traction• Manual or mechanical pull on
extremities or spine to relieve spasm and pain
• Considered medically necessary for chronic back or neck pain
• Typically used in conjunction with therapeutic procedures, not as an isolated treatment
• Standard treatment is to provide supervised mechanical traction up to 4 sessions per week
• For cervical radiculopathy, treatment beyond 1 month can usually be accomplished by self-administered mechanical traction in the home.
97014 Electrical Stimulation (EMS)
• Application of Electric stimulation to a specific area for nerve or muscle disorders• Billed only once per visit• Some payers allow 2-4 visits• Sometimes you must use
G0283 instead of 97014 for unattended EMS
Presently United Health Care & Medicare are the only carriers that require G0283
Interferential Therapy (IFT) / Premodulated
• A treatment modality that is proposed to relieve musculoskeletal pain and increase healing in soft tissue injuries and bone fractures
• Two medium-frequency, pulsed currents are delivered via electrodes placed on the skin over the targeted area producing a low-frequency current
• IFT delivers a crisscross current resulting in deeper muscle penetration
• Theorized that IFT prompts the body to secrete endorphins and other natural painkillers and stimulates parasympathetic nerve fibers to increase blood flow and reduce edema UHC MN 2016
Other WaveformsTranscutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) Stimulate the nerves for therapeutic purposes•Used to block pain•Often given for home use
Russian• Effective in increasing muscle strength
and torque generationHigh Voltage Pulsed•Used for pain and edema reduction
•Microcurrent• Speeds healing process• Increases circulation•Used in dermatological practices to
tighten skin on face
Constant Attendance Modalities
•97032-97039 require direct one-on-one patient contact by provider.
•These are timed based codes for billing
•Documentation should include total time spent
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One on One means “One on One”•One-on-one attendance
is defined as “maintaining visual, verbal, and/or manual contact with the patient during the provision of the service”. One-on-one attendance is achieved when the provider is attending to one patient individually for each minute counted toward the required minutes in order to bill the CPT code for that particular therapy service
97035 Ultrasound
•Ultrasound, each 15 mins. One or more areas
•Great for adhesive scars, spasm, soft tissue
Ultrasound
•Benefits of ultrasound: • Speeding up of the
healing process from the increase in blood flow in the treated area• Pain decrease from the
reduction of swelling and edema•Gentle massage of
muscles tendons and/or ligaments in the treated area because no strain is added and any scar tissue is softened
Laser Therapy
• Low-level laser therapy is a non-invasive light-source treatment that has no heat, sound or vibration
• By reducing the duration of inflammation as well as enhancing specific repair and healing process, laser therapy has been proven to provide pain relief, reduce damage due to the injury and loss of function
Coding is either 97039 or S8948Both are each billed in 15 min. increments
• Indications for laser therapy to promote healing• Inflammation• Pain• Edema• Muscle strains• Ligament sprains• Nerve injuries/irritations
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