Benefits of Chiropractic Care over Opioids

 This is a short video from the Illinois Chiropractic Society on the benefits of chiropractic care over opioids.

CHIROPRACTIC SAVES (OPIOID CRISIS)

Signs Point to Greater Access to Chiropractic for Service Members, Civilian Beneficiaries

 The Department of Defense has conducted several demonstration projects designed to examine the cost and feasibility of chiropractic healthcare services for its beneficiaries. The results of these projects have concluded that it is feasible to implement chiropractic services as part of the military health care benefit, and the resulting patient satisfaction is higher than that seen with traditional medical care. 

Signs Point to Greater Access to Chiropractic for Service Members, Civilian Beneficiaries

Chiropractic Care Significantly Reduces Risk of Opioid Prescribing

Study from the March issue of Pain Medicine Journal using claim data from three states found that patients with spinal pain who saw a chiropractor had half the risk of filling an opioid prescription.
Impact of Chiropractic Care on Use of Prescription Opioids in Patients with Spinal Pain

Senate Introduces Bill to Expand Chiropractic Access to Military Retirees, National Guard

Senate Introduces Bill to Expand Chiropractic Access to Military Retirees, National Guard

3 Times a Chiropractor Can Make You Feel Better—and 9 Things They Cannot Help

Article from Men's Health on chiropractic treatment helping many back conditions, sports injuries, and migraines. No compelling evidence that it helps with non-musculoskeletal conditions. 
Would you agree?
3 Times a Chiropractor Can Make You Feel Better—and 9 Things He Should Never Even Attempt

CHIROPRACTIC CARE & THE OLYMPICS: HOW DCS HELP OLYMPIC ATHLETES REACH PEAK PERFORMANCE

Doctors of chiropractic have been working on US Olympic teams since 1980.
CHIROPRACTIC CARE & THE OLYMPICS: HOW DCS HELP OLYMPIC ATHLETES REACH PEAK PERFORMANCE

He tried to hold in a sneeze and ended up in the hospital on a feeding tube

I frequently tell patients that coughing and sneezing is a very powerful action. I have seen many patients injury their backs and necks and even cause disc herniations from these actions. 
Had a patient bring me this article about a person who recently tried to hold in a sneeze and ruptured his throat!
Has anyone injured themselves coughing or sneezing?
He tried to hold in a sneeze and ended up in the hospital on a feeding tube

Commonly prescribed drugs for back pain often ineffective, review says

Now that opioid (narcotic) prescribing is coming under more scrutiny, many medical physicians are starting to prescribe drugs known as gabapentinoids for back pain. These are drugs that were approved for seizures and nerve pain. There is no research showing they are efffective for back disorders and they can have negative side effects. 
Why are these being prescribed off label for back pain?
Commonly prescribed drugs for back pain often ineffective, review says

What Patients Love About Chiropractic: NHIS Survey

Findings from the 2017 National Health Interview Survey, "the most recent source providing data on the use of complementary health care approaches by adults in the United States," The survey showed that 24% of Americans have received chiropractic care and that 90.3% said it helped with their problem. 
Do you know of any other types of treatment with a 90% satisfaction rating?

What Patients Love About Chiropractic: NHIS Survey

Frequently Asked Questions About Chiropractic

Ever have questions about the chiropractor profession? Here is an article with information about education, licensing, scope of practice, effectiveness and safety, insurance coverage, and other issues concerning the profession.
Do you have any questions concerning the chiropractic profession?

Frequently Asked Questions About Chiropractic

RAND Report: Chiropractic Scores Big in the Military

RAND Report: Chiropractic Scores Big in the Military
The private research group RAND just completed a study of complementary health services at military bases.
More than half of bases provide chiropractic services. Chiropractic is by far the most frequently utilized service. Almost two-thirds of patients say chiropractic improves patient satisfaction and patients' quality of life.
Do you see increased availability of chiropractic care to the military as a positive change?
RAND Report: Chiropractic Scores Big in the Military

Dr. Steven Santolin Attends Seminar on Diagnosis and Management of Common Shoulder Disorders

Dr. Steven Santolin recently attended a three-hour Illinois continuing education seminar by Dr. Chadwick Prodromos of the Illinois Sports Medicine And Orthopedic Centers on the diagnosis and treatment of common shoulder disorders. This included management of rotator cuff tears, labral cartilage tears, frozen shoulder, shoulder arthritis, acromioclavicular joint separations and disorders, bicep tendon tears sternoclavicular joint dislocations.