National Chiropractic Care Month: Chiropractic Care Reduces Need for/Use of Opioids for Pain
At New Roads Chiropractic Center, October celebrates National
Chiropractic Care Month. One positive
chiropractic benefit is the impact it has on pain management and relief without drugs. Researchers wrote that the
use of opioids for acute pain management is very common, but
certain patients have a tolerance to or dependence
on opioids and do not prefer an opioid prescription. For these
patients, non-pharmacological pain interventions involved
chiropractic care, manual therapy, electrical nerve stimulation, yoga,
exercise, physical therapy, bracing, hot/cold, massage, etc., as well as 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 a year of
the initial visit. Chiropractic care was linked
to a significantly decreased risk of filling a prescription for opioids. (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 began
chiropractic care within the first 30 days of pain. (4) In this
National Chiropractic Health Month, your New Roads chiropractor at
New Roads Chiropractic Center invites 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 explains
the non-drug pain-relieving benefits of The
Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.
New Roads CHIROPRACTIC TIP OF THE MONTH: Enjoy Nature!
Young and old alike gain from interacting
with nature. Too many of us remain
inside or interact too much with
our tech to get out in nature. The advantages of nature
interaction are growing especially for those who are aging
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 lead
to 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 generate 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)!
New Roads 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! Set your next
New Roads chiropractic appointment with New Roads Chiropractic Center
soon!