October 2019 Healthy News: Vitamin C for Collagen & Chiropractic for Opioid Use Reduction
The use of opioids is a much-debated topic today. “Epidemic” is often associated with it. Efforts to curtail this epidemic are deliberated. One possibly effective way to do this is to get low back pain sufferers to start care with a conservative healthcare provider (in place of a primary care provider) like a chiropractor, physical therapist or acupuncturist. When this ensued in a study of 216,504 US adults with a new low back pain episode, the early and long-term use of opioids was greatly decreased. (1) In an effort to restrain opioid use after spine surgery, new prescribing limits have been started which seem to decrease the 30-day post-operative opioid use and not raise prescription refills, visits to the ER, or unexpected hospital readmissions or reoperations for pain. (2) Another study explains that opioid use before spine surgery increased the time of opioid use after surgery and was related to worse short-term and long-term outcomes for cervical spine fusion. (3) Since most general practitioners in France (57.3%) reported not being confident in diagnosing and managing patients with lumbar spinal stenosis back pain - They ordered imaging (98.8%) and corticoid spinal injections (71.4%) and referred to another specialist (100%). – conservative care with practitioners like your Groton chiropractor is understandable. (4) Your Groton chiropractor is confident in diagnosing and treating back pain of many kinds! Your Groton chiropractor at Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office is pleased to extend care that contributes to resolving the issue of the opioid epidemic rather than contributing to it.
Listen to this podcast with Dr. George Joachim about the conservative care of Groton back pain due to spinal stenosis with the Cox® Technic System on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he explains the path of care for a patient with lumbar spinal stenosis.
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VITAMIN C BOOSTS COLLAGEN PRODUCTION
Wanting to improve connective tissue, researchers are trying different nutritional interventions. Adding vitamin C enriched gelatin or hydrolyzed collagen supplementation an hour before exercise potentially improves collagen synthesis. (5) A review of current literature on vitamin C efficacy stated that it has the potential to accelerate bone healing after a fracture, boosts type I collagen synthesis, and lessens oxidative stress in an antioxidative role…with no adverse effects! (6) When it comes to benefits for musculoskeletal issues, information like this on vitamin C enthuses your Groton chiropractor!
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Schedule your Groton chiropractic appointment now at Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office! Chiropractic care with conservative options like spinal manipulation and nutrition may positively affect your painful musculoskeletal condition without opioids.