Healthy News October 2022
At Minster Chiropractic Center, October celebrates National Chiropractic Care Month. One beneficial aspect of chiropractic is the impact it has on non-drug pain management and relief. Researchers reported that using opioids for acute pain management is very common, yet certain patients have a tolerance to or dependence on opioids for whom an opioid prescription 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., along with behavioral and psychological therapies like hypnosis, meditation, mindfulness, breathing, etc. Multimodal approaches like this may be beneficial. (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 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 12 months of the initial visit. Chiropractic care was linked to a significantly decreased risk of filling an opioid prescription. (3) A Canadian study of noncancer spine patients found that 24% of them were given 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 started chiropractic care within the first month of pain. (4) In this National Chiropractic Health Month, your Minster chiropractor at Minster Chiropractic Center 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 describes the non-drug pain-relieving effects of The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.
Young and old equally gain from being out in 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 growing especially for those who are getting older and/or coping with dementia. New studies reported on the connection with the natural world was significant for people living with dementia, bringing on 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 engagement 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 us get out and enjoy nature (and a little exercise)! Minster Chiropractic Center 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 Minster chiropractic visit with Minster Chiropractic Center soon!