Dr. Katinka van der Merwe and the team here at Neurologic Relief Center/Integrated Health & Wellness are dedicated to providing you with the best care possible, with the goal of you reaching your optimal health and function. For that reason, we will always recommend everything you need for the benefit of your condition and will not make recommendations based only on what your insurance will cover. The decision to proceed with care is always up to you, the patient, since your healthcare choices are a personal decision.
With that in mind, this notice will help you understand that several of the services or procedures performed in this office are designated "unproven" by the Arkansas State Board of Chiropractic Examiners and their effectiveness has not been demonstrated. "Unproven" means that the service or procedure is one that is not generally recognized or does not have scientific validity whose research was not sponsored, and investigative findings have not been printed in scientific journals.
"Unproven" procedures may also be identified by state guidelines and/or 3rd party payors as "investigational procedures" or "experimental procedures". This status does not indicate that the procedures are not allowed or are not effective. However, this status does indidcate that the services with this status have not been through the approval process as required by FDA and/or other governing entities.
This includes those items listed below:
-Manual Vagus Nerve Stimulation
-Piezo Scar Tissue Treatment
-Lymphatic Drainage
-Neurosage
-Electric Stimulation
-Low Level Laser Therapy
-Footbath Detoxification
-EWOT Oxygen Therapy
-Genetic Profiling
-Magnetic Resonance Therapy
-Non-Invasive Neuromodulation
-Frequency Specific Microcurrent
By signing this form, the patient understands that the services listed above are designated as "unproved" by the State Board of Chiropractic Examiners and therefore, will not be billed to a 3rd party payor.