Healthy News October 2022
At Medical Spine and Sports Injury and Rehab Centers, October is National Chiropractic Care Month. One positive chiropractic benefit is the impact it has on non-drug pain management and relief. Researchers wrote 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 offers non-drug pain management. Chiropractic neck pain or back pain patients compared to non-chiropractic care patients had nearly half the risk of receiving a prescription for an opioid. (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 a year of the initial visit. Chiropractic care was associated with a significantly reduced risk of filling a prescription for opioids. (3) A Canadian study of noncancer spine patients found that 24% of them got 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 30 days of pain. (4) In this National Chiropractic Health Month, your Baton Rouge chiropractor at Medical Spine and Sports Injury and Rehab Centers welcomes all who are looking for 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 describes the non-drug pain-relieving effects of The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.
Young and old equally benefit from being out in nature. Too many Baton Rouge folks stay inside or interact too much with our tech to get out in nature. The advantages 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 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 provided a sense of connection to self, place, and others. (5) Another study hopefully suggested that such engagement with nature might trigger 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 us get out and enjoy nature (and a little exercise)! Medical Spine and Sports Injury and Rehab Centers 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 Baton Rouge chiropractic visit with Medical Spine and Sports Injury and Rehab Centers soon!