With the nation reeling from the fungal meningitis scare caused by tainted steroid injections administered for back pain, the Foundation for Chiropractic Progress has issued a position paper on drug-free back pain management. The position paper, "A Safer Approach to Long-Term Relief From Back Pain: Understanding the Role of Chiropractic Care as the First Option in Providing Drug-Free, Non-Invasive, Effective Back Pain Management," highlights the meningitis crisis as "the latest in a series of major issued associated with different forms of pain medication" as a backdrop for recommending drug-free options such as chiropractic care.
The foundation's position paper has received significant media coverage, beginning with the Baltimore Sun, which reported the paper's conclusion in a Nov. 5, 2012 front-page article. Within a week, syndicated versions of that article appeared in other media outlets spanning 12 states. As of press time, the foundation hopes to boost exposure of the position paper – and the value of chiropractic care – even further by distributing a print advertorial, social syndication and TV public-service announcement nationally.
"As the public begins to re-examine the safety of more commonly used invasive care approaches, chiropractic care becomes an attractive conservative, drug-free, evidence-based choice," said Kent Greenawalt, foundation chairman. "Accompanied by our advertising campaign in USA Today and The Wall Street Journal, the goal is to encourage individuals to try chiropractic before undergoing invasive surgery, taking prescription medications or epidural steroid injections."
When sports chiropractors first appeared at the Olympic Games in the 1980s, it was alongside individual athletes who had experienced the benefits of chiropractic care in their training and recovery processes at home. Fast forward to Paris 2024, where chiropractic care was available in the polyclinic for all athletes, and the attitude has now evolved to recognize that “every athlete deserves access to sports chiropractic."
It is estimated that 61% of patients with CTS avoid taking surgical options due to postoperative complications and costly surgical procedures. Chiropractic care offers a comprehensive and effective treatment for carpal tunnel syndrome, addressing the condition from multiple angles. Recent studies also have unveiled a game-changing adjunct to chiropractic treatments for CTS: nerve flossing.
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