National Chiropractic Care Month: Chiropractic Care Reduces Need for/Use of Opioids for Pain
At Spinal Care Clinic, October celebrates National
Chiropractic Care Month. One beneficial aspect of chiropractic is the impact it has on pain relief and
management without drugs. Researchers noted that using opioids for acute pain management is quite common, but
come patients have a tolerance to or dependence
on opioids and don’t prefer an opioid prescription. For such
patients, non-pharmacological pain interventions included
chiropractic care, manual therapy, electrical nerve stimulation, yoga,
exercise, physical therapy, bracing, hot/cold, massage, etc., along
with 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. Comparing chiropractic neck pain or back pain patients to
non-chiropractic care patients found that the chiropractic patients had nearly half the risk of receiving
a prescription for an opioid. (2) A study of the 9356 US chiropractic patients of a
total of 55,949 Medicare spine pain patients reported a 56%
lower risk of filling an opioid prescription within 12 months of
the initial visit. Chiropractic care was linked
to a significantly reduced risk of filling an
opioid prescription. (3) In a Canadian study, 24% of
adults with noncancer spine pain received an opioid
prescription. The odds of starting the opioids at one year was 52%
less for chiropractic care patients and 71% less in chiropractic patients who started
chiropractic care within the first 30 days of pain. (4) In this
National Chiropractic Health Month, your Burlington and Hamilton chiropractor at
Spinal Care Clinic invites 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.
Burlington and Hamilton CHIROPRACTIC TIP OF THE MONTH: Enjoy Nature!
Young and old equally gain from interacting
with nature. Too many of us stay
inside 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 coping 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 suggested that
such an encounter with nature might bring
on memories of past such interactions, people, and places to maintain
a sense of self, too. (6) As one paper speculated in
its title “connecting with the natural world – more than a breath of fresh
air?” We’d say ‘yes’! Let’s get out and enjoy nature (and a little exercise)!
Spinal Care Clinic is ready! Are you?
CONTACT Spinal Care Clinic
In this National Chiropractic Care Month, we are even more thankful
for you, our chiropractic patient family! Schedule your next
Burlington and Hamilton chiropractic visit with Spinal Care Clinic
soon!