Healthy News October 2022
At Aaron Chiropractic Clinic, October is National Chiropractic Care Month. One positive chiropractic benefit is the impact it has on non-drug pain management and relief. Researchers noted that using opioids for acute pain management is quite common, yet certain patients experience a tolerance to or dependence on opioids for whom an opioid prescription was not preferred. For such patients, non-pharmacological pain interventions included 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 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 obtaining 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 a year of the initial visit. Chiropractic care was linked to a significantly reduced risk of filling a prescription for opioids. (3) A Canadian study of noncancer spine patients found that 24% of them 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 started chiropractic care within the first month of pain. (4) In this National Chiropractic Health Month, your Fort Wayne chiropractor at Aaron Chiropractic Clinic invites 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.
Young and old equally gain from being out in nature. Too many Fort Wayne folks remain 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. Recent studies documented how the connection with the natural world was significant for people coping 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 supplied 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 maintain 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 us get out and enjoy nature (and a little exercise)! Aaron Chiropractic Clinic 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 Fort Wayne chiropractic appointment with Aaron Chiropractic Clinic soon!