Union County Chiropractic
Strengthen the core
Submitted by Dr. Darrell Johnson on Mon, 03/11/2024 - 12:00Age with grace and health
Submitted by Dr. Darrell Johnson on Mon, 03/04/2024 - 11:49We are living longer and, if you play your cards right and have taken care of yourself, this is a wonderful thing. Good genes certainly help, but healthy lifestyle practices are just as important in continuing to live a productive life. Here are some tips the American Chiropractic Association recommends for aging with grace and health:
Chiropractic care and stress
Submitted by Dr. Darrell Johnson on Tue, 02/27/2024 - 15:52Managing the stress in your life — and most of us have it to one degree or another — is essential to keeping a healthy lifestyle.
Stress comes from many directions and makes itself known in a variety of ways. It might show up as a headache, tight muscles, nausea or back pain. It’s generally caused by outside factors, some obvious, like fretting over financial problems, and others not so much, maybe even planning for a joyous occasion like an impending wedding.
Take a Walk
Submitted by Dr. Darrell Johnson on Mon, 02/19/2024 - 17:07Chiropractic Care For Pain Relief — Harvard Health
Submitted by Dr. Darrell Johnson on Mon, 02/12/2024 - 15:31Spinal manipulation is a primary therapy, but the number of treatment options is expanding.
Chiropractic is a system of therapy focused on the structure of the body, particularly the spine. Chiropractors manipulate the body’s alignment to relieve pain and improve function and to help the body heal itself.
Chiropractic Care As An Alternative To Opioid Analgesia For Spinal Pain
Submitted by Dr. Darrell Johnson on Tue, 02/06/2024 - 16:23Several non-pharmacological therapies — including spinal manipulation, therapeutic exercise, and relaxation techniques — are typically offered by chiropractors, and are recommended as first-line or adjunctive therapy for spinal pain. The utilization of chiropractic care has been reported to be associated with reduced risk of adverse drug events in adults with spinal pain. Large scale observational studies have found that chiropractic care is associated with decreased use of opioids.
Chiropractic In The Military
Submitted by Dr. Darrell Johnson on Mon, 01/29/2024 - 18:25The very nature of the job puts soldiers at an increased risk for developing chronic pain. The regular demands and stress are often multiplied when the tough-it-out mentality does not seek medical attention until serious, chronic pain results ... and it often does. Cumulative stress, single-event trauma, and surgery are all contributing factors. Although these will likely remain a constant of military service, chiropractic care may be a very helpful solution.
Opioids No More Effective Than Placebo For Acute Back And Neck Pain
Submitted by Dr. Darrell Johnson on Wed, 01/24/2024 - 10:53Expanded Access To Chiropractic Care For Veterans
Submitted by Dr. Darrell Johnson on Tue, 01/16/2024 - 15:06Reduced likelihood of prescriptions in U.S. adults receiving chiropractic spinal manipulation for low back pain
Submitted by Dr. Darrell Johnson on Tue, 01/09/2024 - 15:39A new study published in BMJ Open sheds light on potential benefits of chiropractic care for adults with radicular low back pain (i.e., sciatica). The study looked at the relationship between chiropractic spinal manipulative therapy (CSMT) and the prescription of gabapentin, an off-label treatment for radicular low back pain.
Chiropractic care included as part of the ”gold standard” for treatment of chronic pain by experts
Submitted by Dr. Darrell Johnson on Mon, 01/01/2024 - 20:29The pendulum of opioid prescribing for pain has swung sharply in the last decade, as the epidemic of opioid overuse, addiction and overdose has led policy makers and health care providers to ratchet back on the prescriptions patients receive.
But for about 5 million Americans who have taken prescription opioids for years to address their chronic pain, that pendulum swing has led to trouble getting refills, finding new providers when their former ones retire or relocate, or getting access to multi-modal pain care that goes beyond pills.
Chiropractic management of migraine
Submitted by Dr. Darrell Johnson on Tue, 12/26/2023 - 13:26There aren’t many large studies on the value of chiropractic treatment in managing migraines. One study examined chiropractic treatment for different types of headaches, including migraines. The study combined the results of 22 studies, which included more than 2,600 patients total. The studies show that chiropractic treatment may serve as a good preventive treatment for migraines.
Avoiding back pain on an airplane
Submitted by Dr. Darrell Johnson on Tue, 12/19/2023 - 11:09Air travel is among the biggest challenges we face to our spinal health. Long hours in a cramped airliner often lead to back pain. here are some steps you can take to avoid that pain during your next flight.
Stand up straight and feel the normal “S” curve of your spine. Then use rolled-up pillows or blankets to maintain that curve when you sit in your seat. Tuck a pillow behind your back and just above the beltline and lay another pillow across the gap between your neck and the headrest. If the seat is hollowed from wear, use folded blankets to raise your buttocks a little.
Rocker bottom shoes help reduce chronic low back pain
Submitted by Dr. Darrell Johnson on Tue, 12/12/2023 - 10:29A call to action on lower back pain
Submitted by Dr. Darrell Johnson on Mon, 12/04/2023 - 11:56A call to action on lower back pain remedies has been issued by prominent international researchers in the prestigious medical journal The Lancet. Recommendations include:
• Coordinated international leadership to drive transformational change across health and social services and occupational settings to stop fragmented and outdated models of care
• Development of evidence-based medical responses to low back pain emphasizing the concept of ‘positive health’ — the ability to adapt and self-manage in the face of social, physical and emotional challenges
Global burden of low back pain — a consequence of negligence and misinformation
Submitted by Dr. Darrell Johnson on Tue, 11/28/2023 - 17:09A series of ground breaking research reports in the prestigious medical journal The Lancet warn that low back pain is a major health burden globally — across developed and developing nations — and that the current use of X-rays and scans, opioids, injections and surgery to investigate and treat the condition is useless, unnecessary and harmful.
Review finds fledgling chronic back pain therapy needs more rigorous study
Submitted by Dr. Darrell Johnson on Mon, 11/20/2023 - 13:04Randomized trial finds therapies for spine pain improved disability and quality of life
Submitted by Dr. Darrell Johnson on Mon, 11/13/2023 - 12:58Pain in the back or the neck is extremely common and accounts for more healthcare spending than any other health condition. A study compared two non-invasive interventions for treating spine pain, assessing both how well these methods worked at reducing pain and whether either method reduced spine-related healthcare spending.