October 2026 Healthy News from Dr. Hoang's Chiropractic Clinic: Chiropractic Joins the Healthcare Team and Encourages Motion
CHIROPRACTIC'S ROLE GROWS IN INTEGRATIVE CARE SETTINGS
If you have ever wondered whether your other healthcare providers and your chiropractor are working from the same playbook, fresh research offers reassuring news: more and more, they are. In a survey of primary care clinicians and patients with chronic low back pain at a Veterans Affairs health system, 75% of the clinicians reported they recommend chiropractic care for chronic pain, and 71% of the patients had turned to it, making chiropractic the most commonly used integrative therapy in the group. (1) Chiropractic also ranked among the top three therapies that both clinicians and patients most wanted to have available, yet nearly half of the patients said they had never received information about therapies like these, which shows people are interested and the conversation simply needs to happen more often. A second paper helps explain why chiropractic fits so naturally into a team approach. Drawing on workshops with 105 chiropractic educators, researchers, practitioners, students and leaders, Maiers and colleagues describe how the profession aligns with "whole health," a rising movement in health care that considers the whole person, including physical, mental and social well-being, not just a single symptom. They point to qualities Dr. Hoang's Chiropractic Clinic patients will find familiar: care centered on your own goals, starting with the most conservative options first, support for healthy movement and lifestyle habits, and ongoing relationships that shift the message from depending on a doctor to "you've got this." (2) For you, that means choosing chiropractic care is well aligned with where health care is going: toward teamwork, prevention and treating you as a whole person.
CHIROPRACTIC TIP OF THE MONTH: MOVE A LITTLE MORE
This month's tip could not be simpler: move a little more, every day. Researchers in Switzerland calculated that too little physical activity accounts for about 2% of that country's total burden of disease, with depression and low back pain topping the list for years lived with disability, and heart disease and dementia leading the years of life lost. (3) An earlier Swiss study showed the per-person burden of inactivity was about twice as high in the French- and Italian-speaking regions as in the German-speaking region, a reminder that the habits and culture around us shape how much we move. (4) Encouragingly, the goal is doable: the 150 minutes of moderate activity a week used as the benchmark in the 2026 study works out to just over 20 minutes a day. So make movement part of your own daily routine this October: take a brisk walk through the fall leaves, park a little farther from the door, stand up and stretch every hour, and ask a friend or family member along so the habit lasts.
LISTEN IN, THEN COME SEE US
Consider the thought that “it's just walking,” until you can't. We encourage you to listen to Episode 169 of The Back Doctors Podcast, where Dr. Ted Magnuson shares the story of a patient who was in a wheelchair, underwent care with a chiropractor who is certified in Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management, and returned to walking. Motion is life, life is motion. After listening, put this month's research to work for you! If pain or stiffness is stopping you from moving the way you want to, reach out to Dr. Hoang's Chiropractic Clinic in Montreal today to book your next visit, and share this newsletter with a friend or family member who could use the encouragement. We are looking forward to seeing you!