Healthy News October 2022
At Most Chiropractic Clinic, October is National Chiropractic Care Month. One positive chiropractic benefit is the impact it has on non-drug pain relief and management. Researchers noted that using opioids for acute pain management is quite common, but certain patients have a tolerance to or dependence on opioids and do not prefer an opioid prescription. For such 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 nearly half the risk of obtaining a prescription for an opioid. (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 initial visit. Chiropractic care was linked to a significantly lower risk of filling a prescription for opioids. (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 initiated chiropractic care within the first 30 days of pain. (4) In this National Chiropractic Health Month, your Murfreesboro chiropractor at Most Chiropractic Clinic welcomes all who are looking for 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 benefits of The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.
Young and old alike benefit from being out in nature. Too many Murfreesboro folks stay inside or pay too much attention to 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, 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 an encounter with nature might bring on memories of past such interactions, people, and places to preserve 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)! 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! Make your next Murfreesboro chiropractic appointment with Most Chiropractic Clinic now!