Healthy News October 2022
At Johnson Chiropractic, October celebrates National Chiropractic Care Month. One positive chiropractic benefit is the impact it has on pain management and relief without drugs. Researchers reported that the use of opioids for acute pain management is quite common, but certain patients experience a tolerance to or dependence on opioids and don’t prefer an opioid prescription. 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 such as 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 an opioid prescription. (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) In a Canadian study, 24% of adults with noncancer spine pain got 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 Richmond chiropractor at Johnson Chiropractic invites 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 effects of The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.
Young and old equally benefit from interacting with nature. Too many of us stay indoors or pay too much attention to our tech to get out in nature. The advantages 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 living 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 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 preserve 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’s get out and enjoy nature (and a little exercise)! Johnson 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! Make your next Richmond chiropractic appointment with Johnson Chiropractic soon!