National Chiropractic Care Month: Chiropractic Care Reduces Need for/Use of Opioids for Pain
At Chiropractic Solutions, October is National
Chiropractic Care Month. One beneficial aspect of chiropractic is the impact it has on pain management and relief without drugs. Researchers wrote that the
use of opioids for acute pain management is quite common, but
certain patients experience a tolerance to or dependence
on opioids and do not prefer an opioid prescription. For these
patients, non-pharmacological pain interventions included
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 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 12 months of
the initial visit. Chiropractic care was associated with a significantly decreased risk of filling a prescription for opioids. (3) In a Canadian study, 24% of
adults with noncancer spine pain 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 month of pain. (4) In this
National Chiropractic Health Month, your San Jose chiropractor at
Chiropractic Solutions welcomes all who are seeking a
non-drug, more natural path to health and pain relief!
Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. James Cox on The
Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he relates
the non-drug pain-relieving benefits of The
Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.
San Jose CHIROPRACTIC TIP OF THE MONTH: Enjoy Nature!
Young and old alike benefit from interacting
with nature. Too many of us remain
inside or interact too much with
our tech to get out in nature. The benefits of nature
interaction are expanding especially for those who are getting older
and/or dealing with dementia. Recent studies reported
on the connection with the natural world was significant for
people living 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 supplied a sense of connection to self,
place, and others. (5) Another study hopefully suggested that
such engagement with nature might generate memories of past such interactions, people, and places to sustain
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)!
Chiropractic Solutions is ready! Are you?
CONTACT Chiropractic Solutions
In this National Chiropractic Care Month, we are even more grateful
for you, our chiropractic patient family! Set your next
San Jose chiropractic appointment with Chiropractic Solutions
soon!