Healthy News October 2022
At Layden Chiropractic, October is National Chiropractic Care Month. One positive chiropractic benefit is the impact it has on non-drug pain relief and management. Researchers noted that using opioids for acute pain management is very common, but certain patients experience a tolerance to or dependence on opioids for whom an opioid prescription was not preferred. For such patients, non-pharmacological pain interventions included 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 delivers non-drug pain management. Comparing chiropractic neck pain or back pain patients to non-chiropractic care patients found that the chiropractic patients had almost 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 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) In a Canadian study, 24% of adults with noncancer spine pain received 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 30 days of pain. (4) In this National Chiropractic Health Month, your Plainville chiropractor at Layden Chiropractic invites 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 explains the non-drug pain-relieving effects of The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.
Young and old alike gain from being out in nature. Too many Plainville folks stay inside or pay too much attention to our tech to get out in nature. The advantages of nature interaction are expanding especially for those who are aging and/or dealing 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 precede a 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 trigger memories of past such interactions, people, and places to sustain 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’s get out and enjoy nature (and a little exercise)! Layden Chiropractic is ready! Are you?
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In this National Chiropractic Care Month, we are even more grateful for you, our chiropractic patient family! Schedule your next Plainville chiropractic visit with Layden Chiropractic soon!