October 2019 Healthy News: Vitamin C for Collagen and Chiropractic for Opioid Use Reduction
Opioid use is a much-debated topic these days. “Epidemic” is often linked to it. Attempts to curb this epidemic are widely debated. One potentially effective way to do this is to urge low back pain sufferers to begin care with a conservative healthcare provider (instead 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 significantly decreased. (1) In an effort to restrain opioid use after spine surgery, new prescribing limits have been established which seem to reduce the 30-day post-operative opioid use and not increase prescription refills, emergency room visits, or unplanned hospital readmissions or reoperations for pain. (2) Another study points out that opioid use before spine surgery increased the time of opioid use after surgery and was related to poorer 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 Manchester chiropractor is understandable. (4) Your Manchester chiropractor is confident in diagnosing and treating back pain of many kinds! Your Manchester chiropractor at Manchester Chiropractic & Sports Injuries is pleased to deliver 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 Manchester back pain due to spinal stenosis with the Cox® Technic System on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he describes the path of care for a patient with lumbar spinal stenosis.
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VITAMIN C ENHANCES COLLAGEN PRODUCTION
Wanting to improve connective tissue, researchers are seeking various nutritional interventions. Adding vitamin C enriched gelatin or hydrolyzed collagen supplementation one hour before exercise potentially improves collagen synthesis. (5) A review of current literature on vitamin C efficacy reported that it potentially accelerates bone healing after a fracture, enhances 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 excites your Manchester chiropractor!
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