Healthy News October 2022
At Chiropractic Spine Sports And Rehabilitation, October celebrates National Chiropractic Care Month. One positive chiropractic benefit is the impact it has on non-drug pain relief and management. Researchers wrote that the use of opioids for acute pain management is quite common, yet certain patients have a tolerance to or dependence on opioids for whom a prescription for an opioid was not preferred. For these patients, non-pharmacological pain interventions incorporated chiropractic care, manual therapy, electrical nerve stimulation, yoga, exercise, physical therapy, bracing, hot/cold, massage, etc., as well as behavioral and psychological therapies such as hypnosis, meditation, mindfulness, breathing, etc. Multimodal approaches like this may help. (1) Chiropractic deals in non-drug pain management. Chiropractic neck pain or back pain patients compared to non-chiropractic care patients had almost half the risk of obtaining an opioid prescription. (2) A 9356 chiropractic patient study of a total of 55,949 Medicare spine pain patients revealed a 56% lower risk of filling an opioid prescription within 12 months of the first visit. Chiropractic care was associated with a significantly lower risk of filling an opioid prescription. (3) A Canadian study of noncancer spine patients found that 24% of them received an opioid prescription. The risk of starting the opioids at one year was 52% less for chiropractic care patients and 71% less in chiropractic patients who initiated chiropractic care within the first 30 days of pain. (4) In this National Chiropractic Health Month, your Tonawanda chiropractor at Chiropractic Spine Sports And Rehabilitation welcomes all who are seeking a non-drug, more natural path to health and pain relief!
Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. James Cox on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he explains the non-drug pain-relieving effects of The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.
Young and old alike benefit from interacting with nature. Too many of us stay indoors or interact too much with our tech to get out in nature. The advantages of nature interaction are expanding especially for those who are getting older and/or dealing with dementia. New studies documented how the connection with the natural world was significant for people living with dementia, triggering a sense of comfort, pleasure, stimulation, meaning, and freedom which lead to higher quality of life, well-being, independence, identity, and social interaction. Nature supplied a sense of connection to self, place, and others. (5) Another study hopefully proposed that such engagement with nature might trigger memories of past such interactions, people, and places to keep a sense of self, too. (6) As one paper pondered in its title “connecting with the natural world – more than a breath of fresh air?” We’d say ‘yes’! Let us get out and enjoy nature (and a little exercise)! Chiropractic Spine Sports And Rehabilitation is ready! Are you?
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In this National Chiropractic Care Month, we are even more grateful for you, our chiropractic patient family! Schedule your next Tonawanda chiropractic appointment with Chiropractic Spine Sports And Rehabilitation soon!