National Chiropractic Care Month: Chiropractic Care Reduces Need for/Use of Opioids for Pain
At Back And Neck Care Center, October is National
Chiropractic Care Month. One positive
chiropractic benefit is the impact it has on pain management and relief without drugs. Researchers wrote that using opioids for acute pain management is quite common, but
come patients experience a tolerance to or dependence
on opioids and don’t prefer an opioid prescription. For these
patients, non-pharmacological pain interventions incorporated
chiropractic care, manual therapy, electrical nerve stimulation, yoga,
exercise, physical therapy, bracing, hot/cold, massage, etc., along
with behavioral and psychological therapies like hypnosis,
meditation, mindfulness, breathing, etc. Multimodal approaches like this may be
beneficial. (1) Chiropractic delivers 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 reported a 56%
lower risk of filling an opioid prescription within a year of
the first visit. Chiropractic care was associated with a significantly reduced risk of filling an
opioid prescription. (3) A Canadian study of
noncancer spine patients found that 24% of them got 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 began
chiropractic care within the first 30 days of pain. (4) In this
National Chiropractic Health Month, your Severna Park chiropractor at
Back And Neck Care Center invites all who are looking for 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 describes
the non-drug pain-relieving benefits of The
Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.
Severna Park CHIROPRACTIC TIP OF THE MONTH: Enjoy Nature!
Young and old equally gain from interacting
with nature. Too many of us remain
indoors or interact too much with
our tech to get out in nature. The benefits of nature
interaction are growing especially for those who are aging
and/or dealing with dementia. Recent studies reported
on 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 provided a sense of connection to self,
place, and others. (5) Another study hopefully proposed that
such an encounter with nature might generate memories of past such interactions, people, and places to preserve
a sense of self, too. (6) As one paper wondered 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)!
Back And Neck Care Center is ready! Are you?
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In this National Chiropractic Care Month, we are even more thankful
for you, our chiropractic patient family! Set your next
Severna Park chiropractic visit with Back And Neck Care Center
soon!