Tag: pain management

Chiropractic for pain management on the rise according to recent JAMA study. .

Chiropractic for pain management on the rise according to recent JAMA study. Initial Findings in Recent Jama Article Indicate Use of Chiropractic for Pain Management Increased in 2022 A research letter published on January 25, 2024, in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), provides initial findings from the most recent (2022) survey on the use of complementary health approaches (CHA).1 The findings include data from the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), which conducts interviews both by phone and in-person and has been published in 2002, 2012, and again in 2022. Seven forms of complementary care are included in the latest study: chiropractic, Read More »

Is pain a disease, an illness or a warning mechanism that something is wrong?

Is pain a disease, an illness or a warning mechanism that something is wrong? Pain is feared by many of us and the healthcare system has created mechanisms to control it through medications, surgeries and medical procedures. Is pain a disease, an illness or a warning mechanism that something is wrong?   Can it be that the medical system has gotten it wrong for years resulting in opioid addiction, side effects and medical procedures that were costly and provided little benefit or may have been avoidable altogether? Medicine has classified pain as an illness which makes it possible to prescribe medications Read More »

Opioids are not the only pain medications to fear according to the NY Times. Is the pain the problem or are we merely masking other health problems?

Opioids are not the only pain medications to fear according to the NY Times.  Is the pain the problem or are we merely masking other health problems? Not a week goes by without another study, article or politician talking about the Opioid problem which was brought about by the medical profession and its partner, the pharmaceutical industry.   Big pharma has been funding and lunching doctors offices for years, in exchange for more prescriptions being written.  Pain medication and treatment by pain management who treat the pain with medications including opioids and apply invasive methods to deaden nerves and ultimately, reduce Read More »

How the Graston Technique can Assist With Pain Management

How the Graston Technique can Assist With Pain Management Graston technique is the best known of the methods for instrument-assisted soft tissue manipulation.   The tools, known as Graston tools are handcrafted from stainless steel and are anatomically shaped to contour to different parts of the body during treatment for maximum effectiveness. Graston was developed over many years in university sports departments, hospitals as well as in doctors’ offices and many studies have shown this evidence-based approach to treatment is highly effective.   The chiropractic profession took to it quickly since it solved many of the problems treated by sports chiropractors.  Physical Read More »

New study shows patients chiropractic patients are much less likely to use Opioids than those under traditional medical care.

New study shows patients chiropractic patients are much less likely to use Opioids than those under traditional medical care. The information about who patients should go to for back pain first, combined with the Annals of Internal Medicine’s new guidelines recommending medication as a last resort for back problems has been in the news over the past month.  Primary physicians who have relied on medications for pain relief are now reevaluating their roles in the management of back pain and even pain itself. Opioids have become a huge problem, as patients who had a short course for pain relief have Read More »