Healthy News October 2022
At Dr. Hoang's Chiropractic Clinic, October is National Chiropractic Care Month. One beneficial aspect of chiropractic is the impact it has on non-drug pain relief and management. Researchers reported that using opioids for acute pain management is quite common, but come patients have a tolerance to or dependence on opioids and do not 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., along with behavioral and psychological therapies like hypnosis, meditation, mindfulness, breathing, etc. Multimodal approaches like this may help. (1) Chiropractic offers 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 an opioid prescription. (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 a year of the first visit. Chiropractic care was associated with a significantly decreased risk of filling an opioid prescription. (3) A Canadian study of noncancer spine patients found that 24% of them 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 month of pain. (4) In this National Chiropractic Health Month, your Montreal chiropractor at Dr. Hoang's Chiropractic Clinic 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 explains the non-drug pain-relieving benefits of The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.
Young and old alike gain from being out in nature. Too many Montreal folks remain 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 aging and/or dealing with dementia. New studies reported on 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 maintain 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)! Dr. Hoang's Chiropractic Clinic 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! Make your next Montreal chiropractic visit with Dr. Hoang's Chiropractic Clinic now!