October 2026 Healthy News from Cox Chiropractic Medicine Inc: Chiropractic Joins the Healthcare Team and Encourages Motion
CHIROPRACTIC'S ROLE GROWS IN INTEGRATIVE CARE SETTINGS
If you have ever asked yourself whether your other healthcare providers and your chiropractor are working from the same playbook, fresh research offers encouraging news: increasingly, they are. In a survey of primary care clinicians and patients with chronic low back pain at a Veterans Affairs health system, 75% of the clinicians said they recommend chiropractic care for chronic pain, and 71% of the patients had turned to it, making chiropractic the most widely used integrative therapy in the group. (1) Chiropractic also ranked among the top three therapies that both clinicians and patients most hoped to see offered, yet nearly half of the patients said they had never received information about therapies like these, which tells us the interest is real and the conversation only needs to happen more often. A second paper sheds light on why chiropractic belongs so naturally on the healthcare team. Drawing on workshops with 105 chiropractic educators, researchers, practitioners, students and leaders, Maiers and colleagues outline how the profession fits with "whole health," a growing movement in health care that considers the whole person, including physical, mental and social well-being, rather than a single symptom. They identify qualities Cox Chiropractic Medicine Inc patients will recognize: care built around your own goals, starting with the most conservative options first, coaching toward healthy movement and lifestyle habits, and ongoing relationships that shift the message from depending on a doctor to "you've got this." (2) What that means for you is that choosing chiropractic care is well aligned with where health care is headed: toward teamwork, prevention and treating you as a whole person.
CHIROPRACTIC TIP OF THE MONTH: KEEP MOVING
This month's tip could not be simpler: move a little more, every day. Researchers in Switzerland estimated that too little physical activity accounts for about 2% of that country's total burden of disease, with depression and low back pain heading the list for years lived with disability, and heart disease and dementia leading the years of life lost. (3) An earlier Swiss study showed the per-person burden of inactivity was about twice as high in the French- and Italian-speaking regions as in the German-speaking region, a sign that the habits and culture around us affect how much we move. (4) Encouragingly, the goal is doable: the 150 minutes of moderate activity a week used as the benchmark in the 2026 study works out to just over 20 minutes a day. So make movement part of your own daily culture this October: take a brisk walk in the crisp autumn air, park a little farther from the door, stand up and stretch every hour, and bring a friend or family member along so the habit sticks.
LISTEN IN, THEN COME SEE US
Consider the thought that “it's just walking,” until you can't. We invite you to listen to Episode 169 of The Back Doctors Podcast, where Dr. Ted Magnuson recounts the story of a patient who was in a wheelchair, underwent care with a chiropractor who is certified in Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management, and returned to walking. Motion is life, life is motion. After listening, put this month's research to work for you! If pain or stiffness is keeping you from moving the way you want to, contact Cox Chiropractic Medicine Inc in Fort Wayne today to book your next visit, and pass this newsletter along to a friend or family member who could use the motivation. We are looking forward to seeing you!