Healthy News October 2022
At Connected Chiropractic, October is National Chiropractic Care Month. One positive chiropractic benefit is the impact it has on non-drug pain relief and management. Researchers noted that the use of opioids for acute pain management is quite common, yet come patients have a tolerance to or dependence on opioids for whom an opioid prescription was not preferred. For such 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 be beneficial. (1) Chiropractic deals in 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 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 a year of the first visit. Chiropractic care was associated with a significantly decreased risk of filling an opioid prescription. (3) In a Canadian study, 24% of adults with noncancer spine pain 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 Elgin chiropractor at Connected 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 describes the non-drug pain-relieving benefits of The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.
Young and old equally gain from interacting with nature. Too many Elgin folks stay 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. Recent studies reported on the connection with the natural world was significant for people living with dementia, triggering 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 suggested that such an encounter with nature might generate memories of past such interactions, people, and places to maintain 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)! Connected Chiropractic 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! Set your next Elgin chiropractic appointment with Connected Chiropractic now!