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Healthy News October 2022 National Chiropractic Health Month!

Murfreesboro chiropractic care is being celebrated in this National Chiropractic Health Month. Most Chiropractic Clinic describes how its non-drug approach benefits spine pain, back pain, neck pain, and related pain management and even decreases use/need for opioids.  

National Chiropractic Care Month: Chiropractic Care Reduces Need for/Use of Opioids for Pain

At Most Chiropractic Clinic, October is National Chiropractic Care Month. One beneficial aspect of chiropractic is the impact it has on pain relief and management without drugs. Researchers reported that using opioids for acute pain management is quite common, but certain patients experience a tolerance to or dependence on opioids for whom a prescription for an opioid was not preferred. 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 be beneficial. (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 receiving an opioid prescription. (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 a year of the first visit. Chiropractic care was linked to a significantly lower risk of filling a prescription for opioids. (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 initiated chiropractic care within the first month of pain. (4) In this National Chiropractic Health Month, your Murfreesboro chiropractor at Most Chiropractic Clinic welcomes all who are seeking a non-drug, more natural approach 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.

Most Chiropractic Clinic encourages our chiropractic patients to get out in nature! Interacting with nature is good for young and old alike, inspires independence, pleasure, and for dementia sufferers quite possibly even memory-triggering. 

Murfreesboro CHIROPRACTIC TIP OF THE MONTH: Enjoy Nature!

Young and old equally gain from being out in 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 growing especially for those who are getting older and/or dealing with dementia. Recent studies documented how the connection with the natural world was significant for people coping with dementia, bringing on a sense of comfort, pleasure, stimulation, meaning, and freedom which precede a 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 suggested that such engagement 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)! Most Chiropractic Clinic 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! Schedule your next Murfreesboro chiropractic visit with Most Chiropractic Clinic now!

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