National Chiropractic Care Month: Chiropractic Care Reduces Need for/Use of Opioids for Pain
At Cox Chiropractic Medicine Inc, October is National
Chiropractic Care Month. One beneficial aspect of chiropractic is the impact it has on non-drug pain relief and management. Researchers reported that using opioids for acute pain management is quite common, yet
certain patients have a tolerance to or dependence
on opioids for whom a prescription
for an opioid 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 help. (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 almost half the risk of obtaining
a prescription for an opioid. (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 12 months of
the initial visit. Chiropractic care was associated with a significantly lower risk of filling a prescription for opioids. (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 began
chiropractic care within the first month of pain. (4) In this
National Chiropractic Health Month, your Fort Wayne chiropractor at
Cox Chiropractic Medicine Inc 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 describes
the non-drug pain-relieving effects of The
Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.
Fort Wayne CHIROPRACTIC TIP OF THE MONTH: Enjoy Nature!
Young and old equally benefit from interacting
with nature. Too many Fort Wayne folks remain
inside or interact too much with
our tech to get out in nature. The advantages of nature
interaction are expanding 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 coping with dementia, triggering 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 proposed that
such engagement with nature might generate 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)!
Cox Chiropractic Medicine Inc is ready! Are you?
CONTACT Cox Chiropractic Medicine Inc
In this National Chiropractic Care Month, we are even more grateful
for you, our chiropractic patient family! Schedule your next
Fort Wayne chiropractic appointment with Cox Chiropractic Medicine Inc
soon!