National Chiropractic Care Month: Chiropractic Care Reduces Need for/Use of Opioids for Pain
At Gormish Chiropractic & Rehabilitation, October celebrates National
Chiropractic Care Month. One positive
chiropractic benefit is the impact it has on non-drug pain management
and relief. Researchers wrote that using opioids for acute pain management is quite common, but
come patients have a tolerance to or dependence
on opioids for whom an opioid prescription was not preferred. For these
patients, non-pharmacological pain interventions included
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 delivers non-drug
pain management. Chiropractic
neck pain or back pain patients compared to non-chiropractic
care patients had nearly half the risk of receiving
a prescription for an opioid. (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 12 months of
the first visit. Chiropractic care was linked
to a significantly reduced risk of filling an
opioid prescription. (3) In a Canadian study, 24% of
adults with noncancer spine pain 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 started
chiropractic care within the first 30 days of pain. (4) In this
National Chiropractic Health Month, your Carrolltown chiropractor at
Gormish Chiropractic & Rehabilitation 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 explains
the non-drug pain-relieving effects of The
Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.
Carrolltown CHIROPRACTIC TIP OF THE MONTH: Enjoy Nature!
Young and old alike benefit from interacting
with 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 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 provided a sense of connection to self,
place, and others. (5) Another study hopefully proposed that
such engagement with nature might bring
on memories of past such interactions, people, and places to sustain
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 us get out and enjoy nature (and a little exercise)!
Gormish Chiropractic & Rehabilitation is ready! Are you?
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In this National Chiropractic Care Month, we are even more grateful
for you, our chiropractic patient family! Make your next
Carrolltown chiropractic visit with Gormish Chiropractic & Rehabilitation
soon!