Does the Ontario Health Insurance Plan cover yoga therapy?
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I am not 100% sure, but I seriously doubt it, unless it is being done by a Licensed Physical Therapist.  Ask the therapist you plan on seeing, they should know.
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i dont know much about the ontario system, but generally 2-tier healthcare is a lot cheaper because you dont have all the hypochondriacs running straight to a specialist making +300k a year everytime they have a little ache or pain, and then having a lot of high tech expensive tests. they have to go to a primary care physician or nurse practitioner or whatever equivalent is first and get a referral who are much cheaper to see and solve a lot of the problems without having to move up to the next step.
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I don't think yoga is complete in and of itself, but I think yoga would benefit anyone.  I only did it for a year and I have to admit it has done a lot for me.
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The best idea you cold explore would to have a look at MacMaster Hospital or Henderson in Hamliton. I know it is a long way but they are fantastic hospitals that are closer than travelling to Toronto. You might also want to see if there is an information website about Scoliosis. Also try Telehealth Ontario or contact the Ministry of Health if your doctor cannot provide you with a proper health facility to accomodate your needs. Hope I was helpful
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if u want to lose weight and be healthy and get in touch with ur spiritual side then it is sensible to go to an actual class. because if not done properly, yoga could cause injury!!!!!!!!!!
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Yes.  They teach special "expecting" classes for yoga.  But always ask your doctor to just be on the safe side.  Every pregnancy is different.
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Yoga or other types of exercise may very well complement a chiropractic adjustment, but it would not be a substitute for a quality chiropractic adjustment.  The stretching and strengthening of muscles would help in allowing an adjustment to "hold" for longer if the exercises are done correctly.  Performing exercises improperly or over-doing it could have the reverse effect.  I hope this helps.
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Health care is handeld on a provicial basis.  In Ontario that is handled by The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario
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http://yoga.about.com/od/yogaposes/
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First off,  I would not worry about the what the insurance company feels.  I would do whatever it took to get myself treated.  If it makes you feel any better, think about the $125 million a year compensation the CEO of United Health Care makes.  \n\nhttp://hcrenewal.blogspot.com/2005/05/how-can-1248-million-year-ceo-make.html\n\nSecond, you do not have a pre-existing condition based upon that definition.  Nothing has been diagnosed, treated, or cared for so therefore it is a new condition and not a pre-existing one.  Lets take an easy example,  you see a doctor and he finds that you have high blood pressure.  You probably have had high blood pressure for a while already and is only being diagnosed now.  This is a newly diagnosed condition not a pre-existing one even though you had high blood pressure before seeing the doctor.  Just because you have pain before seeing the doctor doesn't mean it is a pre-existing condition because the cause of the pain has never been diagnosed.\n\nThird,  sorry to say that your insurance sounds like a PPO  or POS.  (since you can directly go see an orthropedic doctor.)   Don't forget that even with insurance especially a PPO you have a deductable (its like car insurance).  You are responsible for the first $250,500,1000 or whatever you deductable is.  Once your deductable is met, the insurance picks up a percentage of the cost (90%/10%, 80%/20%, 70%/30% etc your share being the later percentage.\n\nSo good luck
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Go to the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan website to check for physicians that participate in your PPO for oakland county.  The web address is as follows:\nhttp://www.bcbsm.com/home/where_you_can_go_for_care/physicians.shtml\n\nUnder option D, select Oakland, and enter the zip code if you know it.  It will list physicians, and you can see if yours is listed.\n\nAs far as whether your policy is applicable, call the physicians office and tell them you have Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO and ask if they accept it.  They will usually ask you for the information on your insurance card, and then they will call to check on your coverage.\n\nEven if they are not listed in the physician finder, ask them if they accept your insurance.  If they do, it means they will accept the reimbursement rate covered by your PPO (so you won't have to pay any overage).  However, you will still be responsible for a co-pay percentage, which might be higher for an out-of-network provider.\n\nI'm in a PPO with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois, and the co-pay is the same for in-network or out-of-network.
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if you have iTunes, get a yoga video podcast!
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Nice, Ermala. The health benefits of acupuncture, acupressure, and reflexology are verifiable and coming into acceptance.\n\nIt would be best if you also studied Chiropractic Medicine or Rolfing (Structural Reintegration) so you can set up a whole Studio of alternative therapies.\n\nCurrently, you can charge about $100/hour for such services. Not at all bad money. Add in little machines for ultrasound, a hot tub, a tanning salon, and you'll have a great business going.\n\nGood luck.
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We give undue importance to our health and the treatment of diseases. A large number of medicines treat only the symptoms of the disease, and not the root cause. In fact, the cause of many chronic ailments is still being researched.\n\nIt is here that Yoga therapy comes to our assistance. Yoga emphasizes treatment of the root cause of an ailment. It works in a slow, subtle and miraculous manner. Modern medicine can claim to save a life at a critical stage, but, for complete recovery and regaining of normal health, one must believe in the efficiency of Yoga therapy.\n\nThe Yogic way of life includes a code of ethics, regulations, discipline and more, combined with prayer and meditation. Even a discussion of these subjects helps one relieve mental tensions and change attitudes. Simple Asanas help to stretch and relax the whole body and neutralize tensions. The sincere practice of Yoga postures benefits all levels of experience.\n\nFrom the restoration of balance, flexibility, poise, health and well being to the body, to the cultivation of mental equanimity, emotional balance, and inner strength. On a physical level Yoga postures stimulate the glands, organs, muscles and nerves in ways that traditional exercise cannot. \n\nThrough continued practice Yoga postures can have a profound effect on the inner dimensions of life, establishing deep calm, concentration, emotional stability and confidence.\n \nFor further information, you can refer to the sources. Hope it answers your query.
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Not being a yoga practitioner I will share what I know about regular exercise. If you have been doing this all along you should be able to return fairly soon after a vaginal delivery(1-3eeks) c-sections take considerably longer(6 weeks+) as there are layers of muscle and tissue that need to heal slowly to heal completely your OB will tell you when its okay to start either way just remember your body went thru a huge ordeal to give birth and as with anything it takes a little while for things to get back to normal. Eat well and get plenty of rest this will help your body the most so you can get back to yoga\n\nBTW I have heard that yoga helps a great deal in preparing your body for natural childbirth.\n\nGood luck
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nothing to have..joking you take boiled vegetables and  YOU START TO DO YOGA DAILY IT WILL HELPS YOU LOTS FOR EVERY PROBLEMS YOU CAN LEARN IT ON AASTHA CHANNEL AT 5.30 AM AND 8 PM. WITH SWAMY RAMDEVJI. YOU CAN VISIT \nWWW.DIVYAYOGA.COM SITE ALSO FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT YOGA AND HERBAL MEDICINES \nOR CONTACT PHONE. 01334 244 107, 240 008, 246 737 HARDWAR (UTTARNCHAL)
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Insurance would probably not cover this. They may approve other alternative therapies, but you're in for a fight with them if you want them to cover the cost.