Healthy News October 2022
At Aurora Chiropractic Center, October is National Chiropractic Care Month. One positive chiropractic benefit is the impact it has on pain management and relief without drugs. Researchers noted that the use of opioids for acute pain management is quite common, but certain patients have a tolerance to or dependence on opioids and do not prefer an opioid prescription. For these patients, non-pharmacological pain interventions involved 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 help. (1) Chiropractic delivers non-drug pain management. Chiropractic neck pain or back pain patients compared to non-chiropractic care patients had almost half the risk of obtaining an opioid prescription. (2) A study of the 9356 US chiropractic patients of a total of 55,949 Medicare spine pain patients reported 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 month of pain. (4) In this National Chiropractic Health Month, your Juneau chiropractor at Aurora Chiropractic Center 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 explains 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 Juneau folks remain indoors or interact too much with our tech to get out in nature. The advantages of nature interaction are growing 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, 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 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)! Aurora Chiropractic Center 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 Juneau chiropractic visit with Aurora Chiropractic Center soon!