October 2019 Healthy News: Vitamin C for Collagen & Chiropractic for Opioid Use Reduction
Opioid use is a much-debated topic today. “Epidemic” is often associated with it. Efforts to curb this epidemic are commonly. One possibly effective way to do this is to urge low back pain sufferers to begin care with a conservative healthcare provider (in place of a primary care provider) like a chiropractor, physical therapist or acupuncturist. When this came about 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 attempt to restrain opioid use after spine surgery, new prescribing limits have been established which seem to decrease the 30-day post-operative opioid use and not raise refills for prescriptions, 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 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 Vancouver chiropractor is understandable. (4) Your Vancouver chiropractor is confident in diagnosing and treating back pain of many varieties! Your Vancouver chiropractor at Vancouver Disc Centers is happy to extend care that adds to the potential resolution of the opioid crisis rather than contributing to it.
Listen to this podcast with Dr. George Joachim about the conservative care of Vancouver back pain due to spinal stenosis with the Cox® Technic System on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he describes the treatment plan for a patient with lumbar spinal stenosis.
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VITAMIN C ENHANCES COLLAGEN PRODUCTION
With a goal of improving connective tissue, researchers are trying different nutritional interventions. Adding vitamin C enriched gelatin or hydrolyzed collagen supplementation one hour before exercise potentially improves collagen synthesis. (5) An analysis of recent literature on vitamin C efficacy reported that it has the potential to accelerate bone healing after a fracture, boosts type I collagen synthesis, and decreases 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 Vancouver chiropractor!
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