Can Chiropractic Care Help Reduce The Growing Opiod Crisis? An interesting 2016 study looked at how the number of Chiropractors in an area and amount of Medicare dollars spent on Chiropractic Care correlated with the amount of opiod use by younger Medicare recipients. These were neck and back pain sufferers younger than 65 years of […]
The NIH’s Solution To The Chronic Pain Crisis(?)
The National Institutes of Health Agenda. Will More Drugs Help Solve (The Pain and) Opiate Crisis? An excellent article in a recent publication (Dynamic Chiropractic) asks this very good question… Pain medications (Opiates) have become a huge problem causing a massive amount of suffering in people… men, women, families, and even babies! Yes, we now […]
Babies Born Addicted To Opiates On The Rise
The Smallest Victims. Collateral Damage From The Opiate Crisis The ever growing opiate crisis has other smaller, innocent victims with babies being born addicted to opiates and experiencing withdrawal symptoms. There was a 5X increase in babies born with with an opiate addiction from 2000 to 2012, with an estimated 21,732 infants were born with […]
JAMA Study: Try Physical Treatments for Back Pain, Hip and Knee Arthritis
Journal of the AMA Report on Chronic Back Pain, Hip, and Knee Arthritis Recommends Avoiding Opiates, Instead Try Physical Treatments Patients with chronic back pain, hip pain, and knee arthritis pain should first seek relief through non-opioid medications as well as exercise, rehabilitation, and other non-medication treatments, according to researchers of a recent study in […]
Ending Pain and the Pain Reliever Epidemic That Is Killing Texans
Freedom From Pain and Pain Relievers. Could Getting Out Of Pain Be As Simple As Seeing A Chiropractor? The surprisingly simple answer to making a huge difference in the majority of people suffering with pain and chronic pain. 758 Texans (1 state!) died last year from misuse of prescription pain relievers last year. This does […]