National Chiropractic Care Month: Chiropractic Care Reduces Need for/Use of Opioids for Pain
At Manahawkin Chiropractic Center, 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 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 such
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 be
beneficial. (1) Chiropractic delivers non-drug
pain management. Comparing chiropractic neck pain or back pain patients to
non-chiropractic care patients found that the chiropractic patients had nearly half the risk of receiving
an opioid prescription. (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 a year of
the first visit. Chiropractic care was linked
to a significantly lower risk of filling an
opioid prescription. (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 initiated
chiropractic care within the first month of pain. (4) In this
National Chiropractic Health Month, your Manahawkin chiropractor at
Manahawkin Chiropractic Center 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 explains
the non-drug pain-relieving benefits of The
Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.
Manahawkin CHIROPRACTIC TIP OF THE MONTH: Enjoy Nature!
Young and old equally benefit from being out in nature. Too many of us remain
indoors or pay too much attention to
our tech to get out in nature. The benefits of nature
interaction are growing especially for those who are getting older
and/or dealing with dementia. New studies documented how 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 supplied a sense of connection to self,
place, and others. (5) Another study hopefully proposed that
such an encounter with nature might bring
on memories of past such interactions, people, and places to preserve
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’s get out and enjoy nature (and a little exercise)!
Manahawkin Chiropractic Center is ready! Are you?
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In this National Chiropractic Care Month, we are even more thankful
for you, our chiropractic patient family! Make your next
Manahawkin chiropractic visit with Manahawkin Chiropractic Center
now!