Moving Beyond Opioids for Pain Management

April 17, 2022

Researchers have found significant clinical improvements across all outcome measures, including pain severity, depression, and anxiety when using nonpharmacological approaches including Integrative Health and Physical Medicine. Learn how your members can reduce dependency on opioids to help alleviate chronic pain.

Combating Social Isolation Through an Integrative Approach

April 4, 2022

"Chronic social isolation has been shown to increase the risks of morbidity and mortality similar to known factors, including high blood pressure, smoking, and obesity.” Learn how SilverSneakers® and WholeHealth Living® can help your members reduce their reliance on opioids and return to the socially-connected and active lifestyle they love.

Improving Musculoskeletal Health Through a Whole-Person Approach

March 14, 2022

There are over 200+ non-drug clinical trials that prove a whole-person approach is more effective for musculoskeletal conditions than conventional treatments. Learn how to integrate Physical Medicine and Integrative Health Solutions into your benefit packages to improve health outcomes.

A New Model for Managing Pain

March 7, 2022

Pain is a significant barrier to physical activity. That’s why we are excited about our synergistic model that uses WholeHealth Living’s® Physical Medicine and Integrative Health to relieve pain and encourage health plan members to become increasingly active through SilverSneakers®. It’s a cost-effective approach to musculoskeletal conditions.

The Cost-Effectiveness of Nonpharmacological Interventions for Pain

February 21, 2022

Musculoskeletal conditions are a major contributor to medical spend – but conventional interventions often add avoidable costs and complications. Trends show nonpharmacological solutions should be the ‘first line of care.’ WholeHealth Living® is committed to make these solutions available to alleviate musculoskeletal pain while decreasing healthcare costs.

Nonpharmacological Pain Relief for Health Plan Members

January 21, 2022

In 2020, over-reliance on opioids for chronic pain spurred CMS to cover acupuncture and support other treatment options. As a result, health plans are beginning to offer integrative health solutions for their members. Learn about methods to address chronic pain through WholeHealth Living’s® network of physical medicine and integrative practitioners.

Shifting from Opioids to Nonpharmacological Strategies

January 11, 2022

Musculoskeletal conditions are the most reported medical condition among those under 65, and the second most reported among those 65+. In fact, musculoskeletal conditions impact 1 in 2 adults, costing billions of dollars annually. The evidence continues to climb in support of offering non-pharmacological alternatives as first line of treatment before prescribing opioids.