Chiroractic vs. Opiates for Pain Management

The choice between chiropractic care and opiate and/or pain medications should be getting easy to make, thanks to the increased research. Article here

Please consider chiropractic first, with muscle, nerve and joint  injury and associated pain.  

In this way, more people will be avoiding the high potential of adverse side effects, addiction and fatality.  Dr. Press

Read this Article and You will just Begin to Know how Bad the Opioid Problem has Become

Wow, it has come to this and worst. It has to stop! Read the article and watch the attached short news video below.  Dr. Press

Read this article and say WHAT!

Just How Bad is the Opiate Epidemic?

The opiate epidemic is raging on and even has reared it's ugly head in paramedic services.  Article here

I am committed to providing any individual an alternative to pain relief, by providing chiropractic, a natural, safe and effective health care service.  To find out if chiropractic can help you, call today 1-805-527-7246 or email drwaynepress@yahoo.com

Dr. Press

And the Back Pain Guidelines say...

Here is the purpose of the updated guidelines:

"The purpose of this American College of Physicians (ACP) guideline is to provide treatment guidance based on the efficacy, comparative effectiveness, and safety of noninvasive pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic treatments for acute (<4 weeks), subacute (4 to 12 weeks), and chronic (>12 weeks) low back pain in primary care". The rest is here

Start with the well known adverse effects of pain-killers:Read here

The bottom line of the updated guidelines is to try other natural methods of treatment, that have some supporting research as to effectiveness.  

As a doctor of chiropractic (DC), with over thirty years of clinical practice in the evaluation and treatment of back pain, I say this:

If you have back pain, give me call to see if chiropractic can help you.   Dr. Press

Just Taking Pain Pills isn't What It Use to Be

Just taking pain pills isn't what it use to be.  Now that the studies have finally been done, the truth is now known.  Pain pills do not help and may be causing more harm then good.  Read here

In the next blog, I will talk about a major guideline change in the treatment of back pain.  Spoiler alert:  It does not look good for traditional medical approaches to back pain.  Dr. Press

Hearing Loss and Pain Meds. What did you say?

Take a pill to cover up the pain and as bonus, it takes away your hearing.  Joking aside, there are risks with all treatments.  Be aware and choose your health care wisely.  Dr. Press

Article Here

Texting While Driving Kills and now this...

"In 2015, 21% of the 31,166 fatal crashes in the U.S. involved at least one driver who tested positive for drugs after the incident — up from 12% in 2005"

Just another way the illegal and legal (prescription drugs) are stealing our future by killing our loved ones, family and friends.  Dr. Press 

Article Here

CRACKING YOUR KNUCKLES = NO INCREASED ARTHRITIS

Can we now put this ancient myth to rest as being a total lie. This lie was used by the anti-chiropractic crowd as one of the reasons not to have your back treated with chiropractic manipulative therapy. The facts are clear:  Chiropractic care is perhaps the safest and most effective procedure for spine and body pain syndromes.  Dr. Press

Article and Video

BEWARE: Acetaminophen + Pregnancy

So what is a woman, pregnant and in pain supposed to do to find relief?  Acetaminophen, the active ingredient in one the most commonly used over-the-counter pain medications 'Tylenol', apparently increases the odds of an over active child and/or ADHD.   Article and Video here

The article suggests "...other pain relief methods, such as hot packs, cold packs or massage." What about chiropractic?  One of many studies indicated "Most pregnant patients undergoing chiropractic treatment reported clinically relevant improvement..."  See Article Here

Know the facts and consider chiropractic.  Dr. Press

Heart Attack Prevention, Eat This

Great news, but it is actually old news.  Regardless, just another study that again directly links increased omega-3 consumption to the prevention of heart disease complications.  Article   Anyone for salmon sushi?   Dr. Press

'Dr Feelgood': Painkilling Medic

"To many of his patients he was the savior who rescued them from the misery of unbearable pain, but to others he was an amoral drug dealer who played fast and loose with people's lives."

The full article is enough to truly scare you.  Read it.  This is happening everyday, in every city in America. Article Here

We must choose healthy options of injury recovery and pain management.  Chiropractic is one of those options.  Dr. Press

Prince - the Passing of a Music Legend - Cause of Death...

Overdose. Article Here

Long-Term Use Of Benadryl, Many Over-The-Counter Cold Medications Linked To Dementia

Benadryl, and many over-the-counter cold medications have been used for decades.  Now we learn the end result may result in Dementia.  Article Here

I would suggest to not get sick in the first place, but we all get run down or catch a bug every once in a while.  If possible try alternative remedies. You may even try to battle your could and flu symptoms with tea, extra rest time, more sleep, chicken soup and/or herbal tonics. 

Regardless, if you can not cope with the symptoms by drug-less means, please consult with your medical physician for other options.

Best of natural health, always.  Dr. Press 

Killing our Heros One Pill at a Time

'...eight oxycodone tablets and several tranquilizers and muscle relaxants...'  Read More Here

This reoccurring tragic story is not right and it is happening too often.  As a country we need to admit the problem is real, admit that it is getting worst and not getting better.

Our heroes need more then just pain pills.  One VA medical facility was nicknamed the Candy Store, because of how easy it was to get  opiates and other pain medicines.

There must be a better way to help our heroes heal and recover without adding to the problem.  Perhaps our medical community should unite with health practitioners whom provide drug-less methods of pain control.  If a soldier is not prescribed natural healing procedures, such as chiropractic care, then they only know one way, opiates, and we are seeing the horrifying results. 

As health care providers, let us one work together to help our men and women on and off the battlefield.  Chiropractic care is one of many options for pain relief, such as acupuncture and physical therapy. Increasing the utilization of all available non-opiate treatments needs to be apart of the answer to the drug over dose epidemic in our armed forces.  Let's get started!  Dr. Press

The Pain Medicine Killer Epidemic and Getting Worst

Just think about this for a minute, 

"In 2014, the CDC reported a total of 47,055 drug overdose deaths in the United States, 61% of which were attributable to opioids."

Hold that thought and ponder this, 

"Oxycontin became one of the most abused prescription drugs to date and is estimated to cause 100,000 drug-related deaths worldwide per year." 

Medical Physician, Kristine Scruggs, MD, put the problem of pain medication abuse in simple to understand terms, 

"In the case of opioid pain medication, not only is it often not medically indicated to use these medications, but we also take a significant risk each time we prescribe them. We risk our patient developing a dependence or addiction, we risk the medications being diverted or abused, we risk saddling patients with side effects that can be worse than their primary complaint (such as severe constipation and even narcotic bowel syndrome), and we risk someone dying from an overdose of medications we prescribed."

Opioid abuse and addiction is getting worst.  Destroying not only the individual, but families, marriages, jobs and whole communities. 

There are several ways to prevent Opioid abuse and addiction from getting worst.  One way is simply, CHIROPRACTIC CARE FIRST.

I want to help you safely out of your pain without the drugs and harmful side-effects.  Call 805-527-7246 or email my office at drwaynepress@yahoo.com.  Visit our website:  DrWaynePress.com

Together we can begin to stop this Killer Pain Medicine Epidemic.

Are You One of the 2.7% of Healthy American Adults?

Wow.  That means 97.3% of American adults are living unhealthy lifestyles, "according to four general barometers ... a good diet, moderate exercise, recommended body fat percentage and being a non-smoker."

As a health care provider, this study is very revealing and also alarming.  I hope you are in the 2.7% of healthy adults.  If you are not, it is never to late to start.  If I can help, please email or call our office today.

Article here

Legal Drugs in the Workplace

Not the first time I blogged about the issue of overly prescribed pain medications and the negative and sometimes fatal outcomes.   This latest study is an eye opener for employers.  Yet another reason, to seek chiropractic first when having muscle, nerve or joint pain. 

Article Here

Affordable Care Act (ACA): Another thing we are finding out, once it was made law

I am not surprised.  There already was a problem with the over prescribing of opioid pain medications.  So now we are finding out  there is an increase in opioid prescriptions directly linked to the ADA.  Studies have previously strongly linked the over use of opioid pain medications, to increased moralities and fatalities, particularly for teens, young adults and the elderly.

Is anyone just a little upset about this crisis?  Dr. Press

"Widely used painkiller (acetaminophen AKA Tylenol) is ineffective against low-back pain and offers only “minimal short-term benefit”

As published in the March 31, 2015 British Medical Journal,

"Conclusions Paracetamol (acetaminophen AKA Tylenol)  is ineffective in the treatment of low back pain and provides minimal short term benefit for people with osteoarthritis. These results support the reconsideration of recommendations to use paracetamol for patients with low back pain and osteoarthritis of the hip or knee in clinical practice guidelines."

What does Dr. Anthony Hamm, president of the American Chiropractic Association recommend:

“There are effective, more conservative treatments that help many patients lessen reliance on addictive painkillers and get back to their normal lives and activities,” said Dr. Hamm. “The services provided by chiropractic physicians are not only clinically effective but also cost-effective, so taking a more conservative approach at the onset of low-back pain can also potentially save both patients and the healthcare system money down the line.”

What do I (Wayne Press, DC) say?

If you are experiencing moderate to severe neck and/or back pain

give a call today for an appointment.  I would like the opportunity to help you feel better and enjoy more of your life, naturally.  

 

Outcomes of Pregnant Patients with Low Back Pain undergoing Chiropractic Treatment

Low back pain during pregnancy is a very common problem that causes hardship, loss of quality of life, medical complications, reduction in work productivity and increased sick days in the workplace.  More facts and details are provided here: Study/Article Here

Some mothers to be may be recommended to just use Tylenol.  Safe or not safe?  Here is a recent study that may change your mind:  Study/Article Here  And maybe you should think again after reading this:  Study/Article here 

Chiropractic care for pain relief during pregnancy is safe and highly effective.  The studies prove it.  However, does your OB/GYN doctor know this and are they recommending chiropractic therapy, in light of this study and many others?

Here is just one of the the most recent research studies confirming the benefits of chiropractic for low back pain during pregnancy?  Study/Article/ Here

Any questions, just call or email my office.