Illinois among other states has designated October as Chiropractic Health Care Month

Illinois among other states has designated October as Chiropractic Health Care Month

NSAIDS increased risk of stress fracture and delayed healing time in active military personnel

Previous studies have shown that anti-inflammatory drugs can increase risk of stress fracture and delay healing. This study on military personnel found that previous use of anti-inflammatory drugs increased risk of stress fracture in active military service members by 70% and increased the chance of delayed healing by 1.4 times. This is very significant as stress fractures are a major contributor to lost duty time in the military.

Increased Risk for Stress Fractures and Delayed Healing with NSAID Receipt, U.S. Armed Forces, 2014–2018 

Current Research on Chiropractic Care

 This recent US News and World Report article discusses the current research showing that spinal manipulation AKA spinal adjusting, has been shown to be beneficial for both acute and chronic back pain. Also reports that the guidelines from the American College of Physicians, which represents the internal medicine physicians, recommends spinal manipulation as a first line treatment for both acute and chronic low back pain.

Manual Therapy vs. Chiropractic Care