Healthy News October 2022
At Old Mill Chiropractic, October is National Chiropractic Care Month. One positive chiropractic benefit is the impact it has on pain relief and management without drugs. Researchers reported that using opioids for acute pain management is quite common, yet come patients experience a tolerance to or dependence on opioids for whom an opioid prescription was not preferred. For these 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 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 nearly half the risk of obtaining 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 a prescription for opioids. (3) In a Canadian study, 24% of adults with noncancer spine pain 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 started chiropractic care within the first month of pain. (4) In this National Chiropractic Health Month, your St Peters chiropractor at Old Mill Chiropractic invites 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 describes the non-drug pain-relieving benefits of The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.
Young and old equally benefit from being out in nature. Too many of us remain indoors or pay too much attention to our tech to get out in nature. The benefits of nature interaction are growing especially for those who are aging and/or coping with dementia. Recent studies documented how 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 lead to 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 suggested that such an encounter 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 us get out and enjoy nature (and a little exercise)! Old Mill 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 St Peters chiropractic appointment with Old Mill Chiropractic now!