A new study from the National Institute of Health and published in JAMA Internal Medicine estimates that 110,000 deaths per year could be prevented in people over 40 years old with just 10 minutes of physical activity per day.
Estimated number of deaths prevented through increased physical activity
The July patient information issue from the Journal of the American Medical Association concerning low back pain recommends spinal manipulation (adjustments) and other non drug treatments before medications for both acute short term and chronic ( more than 12 weeks) low back pain. Chiropractors are the only healthcare profession with extensive training in spinal manipulation.
Journal of the American Medical Association Low Back Treatments
Please note that the FDA has not approved injectable corticosteroids for use through spinal injection (commonly called epidural steroid injection), but they continue to be used off label. A review by the prestigious Cochrane Collaboration concluded that they are mildly effective in the short term with no advantage passed two week.
The new World Health Organization activity recommendations suggest at least 150 minutes per week of moderate exercise and at least 75minutes of vigorous exercise per week for health individuals.
Here's the type and amount of exercise you need, WHO advises
This recent study evaluated how access to chiropractic care effected the medical costs of older Americans. It looked at 86,000 Medicare records over four years of people with spinal pain. The authors found patients who moved from an area with many chiropractors to an area with fewer chiropractors, back pain costs jumped as much as $513!
How Chiropractic Can Reduce Back Pain Costs in Older Patients
Results of new survey study of 18-24 year olds show that a majority of them began to experience chronic back, neck, and shoulder pain before the age of 16. Also shows that 44% embrace a combination of drug-free, natural pain management methods, such as chiropractic care, massage and stretching.
Foundation for Chiropractic Progress SurveyShows Most Chronic Pain in Gen Z Begins BeforeAge 16
This review study from Pain Medicine reviewed six studies and found that the studies showed that users of chiropractic care were 64% less likely to receive a prescription for opioids than non users of chiropractic care.
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.
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.
The third most common condition treated by chiropractors is shoulder disorders, and the most common cause is rotator cuff injuries. 90% of rotator cuff injuries are due to repetitive irritation of the tendons with only 10% due to a specific trauma. The majority are not surgical cases and research has shown that manual therapies such as those performed by chiropractors are as effective as surgery.
