Healthy News October 2022
At Pure Chiropractic, 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 certain patients experience 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 such as hypnosis, meditation, mindfulness, breathing, etc. Multimodal approaches like this may be beneficial. (1) Chiropractic offers 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 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 linked to a significantly decreased risk of filling an opioid prescription. (3) In a Canadian study, 24% of adults with noncancer spine pain were given 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 30 days of pain. (4) In this National Chiropractic Health Month, your Concord, NC chiropractor at Pure Chiropractic invites 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 describes the non-drug pain-relieving benefits of The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.
Young and old alike benefit from interacting with nature. Too many of us remain inside or pay too much attention to our tech to get out in nature. The advantages of nature interaction are growing especially for those who are aging 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 provided a sense of connection to self, place, and others. (5) Another study hopefully proposed that such engagement with nature might bring on memories of past such interactions, people, and places to keep 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)! Pure Chiropractic 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! Set your next Concord, NC chiropractic visit with Pure Chiropractic now!