National Chiropractic Care Month: Chiropractic Care Reduces Need for/Use of Opioids for Pain
At OrthoIllinois Chiropractic, October celebrates National
Chiropractic Care Month. One positive
chiropractic benefit is the impact it has on non-drug pain relief and management. Researchers wrote that using opioids for acute pain management is quite common, but
come patients experience 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 like 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 almost half the risk of obtaining
a prescription for an opioid. (2) A study of the 9356 US chiropractic patients of a
total of 55,949 Medicare spine pain patients revealed a 56%
lower risk of filling an opioid prescription within a year of
the initial visit. Chiropractic care was associated with a significantly decreased risk of filling an
opioid prescription. (3) A Canadian study of
noncancer spine patients found that 24% of them received 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 McHenry chiropractor at
OrthoIllinois Chiropractic 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 effects of The
Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.
McHenry CHIROPRACTIC TIP OF THE MONTH: Enjoy Nature!
Young and old equally gain from interacting
with nature. Too many McHenry folks stay
inside or interact too much with
our tech to get out in nature. The benefits of nature
interaction are growing especially for those who are getting older
and/or coping with dementia. New studies reported
on 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 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)!
OrthoIllinois Chiropractic is ready! Are you?
CONTACT OrthoIllinois Chiropractic
In this National Chiropractic Care Month, we are even more grateful
for you, our chiropractic patient family! Set your next
McHenry chiropractic visit with OrthoIllinois Chiropractic
now!