American Physio: Unfiltered

New ways of diagnosing Alzheimer's years before signs and symptoms arise on the surface? If you have health insurance, are you only a statistic of how companies can make profit? Also, a crazy story of people who still care presented by Dr. Shawn Riester. Presented to you by Drs. Baker, Riester, and Sonricker - Physical Therapists

ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis)has affected many people, and in this episode, we discuss the neurological disease and some of those that were affected yet have still heavily influenced the world around them. Also, Anthem BCBS (insurance company) has began not reimbursing for ER visits if they deem the event as a non-emergency. This puts the person suffering a potentially life-threatening event in charge of deciding whether they should risk having to pay a high medical bill or not receive medical care.

We discuss what we've missed since our last podcast. Opioids, the flu, people who still care, and the Bills! We talk about healthcare and why it's important to us. Let us know on Facebook if there are any topics you want covered!

How did we get to be in an opioid epidemic in America? Is there a way to escape, and if so, how? Our take on this current crisis as well as a review of the recent CTE study in football players.