National Chiropractic Care Month: Chiropractic Care Reduces Need for/Use of Opioids for Pain
At Yorkville Chiropractic and Wellness Centre, October is National
Chiropractic Care Month. One positive
chiropractic benefit is the impact it has on non-drug pain management
and relief. Researchers reported that using opioids for acute pain management is very common, yet
come patients have a tolerance to or dependence
on opioids for whom a prescription
for an opioid was not preferred. For these
patients, non-pharmacological pain interventions included
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 be
beneficial. (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 associated with a significantly decreased risk of filling a prescription for opioids. (3) In a Canadian study, 24% of
adults with noncancer spine pain were given 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 began
chiropractic care within the first 30 days of pain. (4) In this
National Chiropractic Health Month, your Toronto chiropractor at
Yorkville Chiropractic and Wellness Centre 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 explains
the non-drug pain-relieving benefits of The
Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.
Toronto CHIROPRACTIC TIP OF THE MONTH: Enjoy Nature!
Young and old equally benefit from being out in nature. Too many Toronto folks stay
inside or interact too much with
our tech to get out in nature. The benefits of nature
interaction are growing 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, 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 generate memories of past such interactions, people, and places to sustain
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)!
Yorkville Chiropractic and Wellness Centre 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
Toronto chiropractic appointment with Yorkville Chiropractic and Wellness Centre
soon!