Healthy News October 2022
At Cox Chiropractic Medicine Inc, October is National Chiropractic Care Month. One positive chiropractic benefit is the impact it has on pain management and relief without drugs. Researchers wrote 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 these patients, non-pharmacological pain interventions incorporated chiropractic care, manual therapy, electrical nerve stimulation, yoga, exercise, physical therapy, bracing, hot/cold, massage, etc., as well as behavioral and psychological therapies like hypnosis, meditation, mindfulness, breathing, etc. Multimodal approaches like this may help. (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 receiving 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 12 months of the initial visit. Chiropractic care was linked to a significantly reduced risk of filling an opioid prescription. (3) A Canadian study of noncancer spine patients found that 24% of them 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 started chiropractic care within the first month of pain. (4) In this National Chiropractic Health Month, your Fort Wayne chiropractor at Cox Chiropractic Medicine Inc invites 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 describes the non-drug pain-relieving effects of The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.
Young and old alike benefit from interacting with 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 coping with dementia. New studies reported on 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 trigger 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’s get out and enjoy nature (and a little exercise)! Cox Chiropractic Medicine Inc 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 Fort Wayne chiropractic appointment with Cox Chiropractic Medicine Inc soon!