Healthy News October 2022
At OrthoIllinois Chiropractic, October is National Chiropractic Care Month. One positive chiropractic benefit is the impact it has on non-drug pain relief and management. Researchers reported that the use of opioids for acute pain management is quite common, yet 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., along with behavioral and psychological therapies such as hypnosis, meditation, mindfulness, breathing, etc. Multimodal approaches like this may help. (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 a prescription for an opioid. (2) A 9356 chiropractic patient study of a total of 55,949 Medicare spine pain patients revealed a 56% lower risk of filling an opioid prescription within 12 months 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 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 month of pain. (4) In this National Chiropractic Health Month, your McHenry chiropractor at OrthoIllinois Chiropractic welcomes 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.
Young and old alike benefit from being out in nature. Too many of us stay indoors or interact too much with our tech to get out in nature. The benefits of nature interaction are expanding especially for those who are aging and/or dealing with dementia. New studies reported on the connection with the natural world was significant for people coping with dementia, triggering a sense of comfort, pleasure, stimulation, meaning, and freedom which lead to 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 an encounter with nature might trigger memories of past such interactions, people, and places to sustain 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 us get out and enjoy nature (and a little exercise)! OrthoIllinois Chiropractic 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! Schedule your next McHenry chiropractic visit with OrthoIllinois Chiropractic now!