National Chiropractic Care Month: Chiropractic Care Reduces Need for/Use of Opioids for Pain
At Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn, October celebrates 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
come patients experience a tolerance to or dependence
on opioids and don’t 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 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 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 initiated
chiropractic care within the first 30 days of pain. (4) In this
National Chiropractic Health Month, your Ashburn chiropractor at
Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn invites all who are looking for 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.
Ashburn CHIROPRACTIC TIP OF THE MONTH: Enjoy Nature!
Young and old equally benefit from interacting
with nature. Too many Ashburn folks stay
inside or interact too much with
our tech to get out in nature. The benefits of nature
interaction are expanding especially for those who are getting older
and/or coping with dementia. New studies documented how the connection with the natural world was significant for
people coping 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 proposed that
such an encounter 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’s get out and enjoy nature (and a little exercise)!
Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn is ready! Are you?
CONTACT Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn
In this National Chiropractic Care Month, we are even more thankful
for you, our chiropractic patient family! Schedule your next
Ashburn chiropractic appointment with Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn
now!