Healthy News October 2022
At Dr. Le's Chiropractic & Wellness, L.L.C., October celebrates National Chiropractic Care Month. One beneficial aspect of chiropractic is the impact it has on non-drug pain management and relief. Researchers noted that using opioids for acute pain management is very common, but come patients experience a tolerance to or dependence on opioids and don’t 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., as well as 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 first 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 initiated chiropractic care within the first month of pain. (4) In this National Chiropractic Health Month, your Auburn chiropractor at Dr. Le's Chiropractic & Wellness, L.L.C. 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 relates the non-drug pain-relieving effects of The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.
Young and old alike benefit from being out in nature. Too many of us remain indoors or interact too much with our tech to get out in nature. The advantages of nature interaction are expanding especially for those who are getting older and/or coping with dementia. New studies reported on 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 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 maintain 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’s get out and enjoy nature (and a little exercise)! Dr. Le's Chiropractic & Wellness, L.L.C. 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! Set your next Auburn chiropractic visit with Dr. Le's Chiropractic & Wellness, L.L.C. now!