National Chiropractic Care Month: Chiropractic Care Reduces Need for/Use of Opioids for Pain
At Pflugerville Wellness Center, October is National
Chiropractic Care Month. One positive
chiropractic benefit is the impact it has on non-drug pain management
and relief. Researchers reported that using opioids for acute pain management is very common, but
come patients have a tolerance to or dependence
on opioids and do not 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 like hypnosis,
meditation, mindfulness, breathing, etc. Multimodal approaches like this may help. (1) Chiropractic deals in non-drug
pain management. Chiropractic
neck pain or back pain patients compared to non-chiropractic
care patients had almost 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 12 months of
the initial visit. Chiropractic care was linked
to a significantly decreased risk of filling an
opioid prescription. (3) A Canadian study of
noncancer spine patients found that 24% of them 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 Pflugerville chiropractor at
Pflugerville Wellness Center welcomes all who are seeking 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.
Pflugerville CHIROPRACTIC TIP OF THE MONTH: Enjoy Nature!
Young and old alike gain 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 growing especially for those who are aging
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 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 bring
on memories of past such interactions, people, and places to keep
a sense of self, too. (6) As one paper wondered 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)!
Pflugerville Wellness Center is ready! Are you?
CONTACT Pflugerville Wellness Center
In this National Chiropractic Care Month, we are even more grateful
for you, our chiropractic patient family! Make your next
Pflugerville chiropractic appointment with Pflugerville Wellness Center
soon!