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Racial and Ethnic Disparities In Chronic Low Back Pain & Pregnancy And Cannabis Use

August 17, 2023 chiropracticforward Uncategorized 0:13:48 0 Comments

CF 291: Racial and Ethnic Disparities In Chronic Low Back Pain & Pregnancy And Cannabis Use

Today we’re going to talk about Racial and Ethnic Disparities In Chronic Low Back Pain & Pregnancy And Cannabis Use

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OK, we are back and you have found the Chiropractic Forward Podcast where we are making evidence-based chiropractic fun, profitable, and accessible while we make you and your patients better all the way around.

 

We’re the fun kind of research. Not the stuffy, high-brow, look down your nose at people kind of research. We’re research talk over a couple of beers.

 

I’m Dr. Jeff Williams and I’m your host for the Chiropractic Forward podcast. I’m so glad you’re spending your time with us learning together.

 

Chiropractors – I’m hiring at my personal clinic. I need talent, ambition, drive, smart, and easy to get along with associates. If this is you and Amarillo, TX is your speed, send me an email at creekstonecare@gmail.com

 

If you haven’t yet I have a few things you should do.

  • Go to Amazon and check our my book called The Remarkable Truth About Chiropractic: A Unique Journey Into The Research. It’s excellent educational resource for you AND your patients. It saves you time putting talks together or just staying current on research. It’s categorized into sections so the information is easy to find and written in a way that is easy to understand for everyone. It’s on Amazon. That’s the Remarkable Truth About Chiropractic by Jeff Williams.
  • Then go Like our Chiropractic Forward Facebook page,
  • Join our private Chiropractic Forward Facebook group, and then
  • Review our podcast on whatever platform you’re listening to
  • Last thing real quick, we also have an evidence-based brochure and poster store at com

 

You have found yourself smack dab in the middle of Episode 291

 

Now if you missed last week’s episode, we talked about headaches in kids, multiple myelomas, and unprovoked direct personal attacks. Make sure you don’t miss that info. Keep up with the class.

 

On the personal end of things…..

Well today is my birthday so we gonna keep it short. I remember my daughter asking me when she was about 14 or so….Hey, Dad….what do you do on your birthday? Do you actually still go to work? Yes, dear. Yes I do.

 

It’s just another day that I’m thankful for. Thankful for being alive and for my kids, my wife, my family, patients, staff and for my friends. Thanks for everyone that’s doing life with me.

 

That’s the sentimental stuff there. Outside of that, we are just living life. We got back from an Alaskan cruise the weekend before last. Please put that on your bucket list if you haven’t yet. It was amazing. We went to Anchorage, caught a 4-hour train ride down to Seward. The train ride is NOT to be missed. Our good Lord blessed us all with some amazing scenery on that train ride. Then we caught a ship and started sailing. We went to Juneau, Skagway, Sitka, Haines, Wrangell, and then finally Vancouver.

 

What an experience. A sea plane, a canoe on a glacier fed lake, and a whale watching tour rounded it all out. Just do it. Make the time.

 

The week I got back, we saw 196 patients. Holy cow that was some catching up. This week is a more laid back week so far. We shall see how it turns out but school starts back this week and things typically get fairly slow comparatively during back to school. So it’s time to ramp up marketing then, right?

 

So I’m going to get on with this so we I can take off my podcast host hat and put on my marketing hat here in the clinic.

 

Let’s do it.

 

 

 

Item #1

 

The first on today is called “Racial and Ethnic Disparities in the Incidence of High-Impact Chronic Pain Among Primary Care Patients with Acute Low Back Pain: A Cohort Study” by Eric J Roseen, DC, MSc and published in Pain Medicine on 19 December 2022. Dayum. That’s smoky.

 

 

 

Why They Did It

 

  • We assessed whether race or ethnicity was associated with the incidence of high-impact chronic low back pain (cLBP) among adults consulting a primary care provider for acute low back pain (aLBP).

 

 

How They Did It

 

  • In this secondary analysis of a prospective cohort study, patients with aLBP were identified through screening at seventy-seven primary care practices from four geographic regions.
  • Incidence of high-impact chronic low back pain was defined as the subset of patients with chronic low back pain and at least moderate disability on Oswestry Disability Index at 6 months.
  • General linear mixed models provided adjusted estimates of association between race/ethnicity and high-impact chronic low back pain.

 

 

What They Found

 

  • We identified 9,088 patients with aLBP
  • Black/Hispanic patients compared to White patients, were younger and more likely to be female, obese, have Medicaid insurance, worse disability on ODI, and were at higher risk of persistent disability on STarT Back Tool

 

  • At 6 months, more Black and Hispanic patients reported high-impact chronic low back pain compared to White patients
  • After adjusting for measured differences in socioeconomic and back-related risk factors, compared to White patients, the increased odds of high-impact chronic low back pain remained statistically significant for Black but not Hispanic patients

 

Wrap It Up

 

We observed an increased incidence of high-impact chronic low back pain among Black and Hispanic patients compared to White patients.

 

This disparity was partly explained by racial/ethnic differences in socioeconomic and back-related risk factors. Interventions that target these factors to reduce pain-related disparities should be evaluated.

 

 

Before getting to the next one,

 

I have to tell you, Dr. Chris Howson, the inventor of the Drop Release tool re-activated the code! Use the code HOTSTUFF upon purchase at droprelease.com & get $50 off your purchase. Would you like to spend 5-10 minutes doing pin and stretch and all of that? Or would you rather use a drop release to get the same or similar results in just a handful of seconds. I love it, my patients love it, and I know yours will too. droprelease.com and the discount code is HOTSTUFF. Go do it.

 

 

Item #2

 

Our last one this week is called, “Prenatal cannabis exposure associated with mental disorders in children that persist into early adolescence” by Nora D. Volkow, et al, and published in National Institutes of Health Post on September 12, 2022.

 

 

Why They Did It

 

The researchers conducted this study to investigate the long-term effects of prenatal cannabis exposure on children’s attention, social behavior, and overall behavioral development as they progress into early adolescence.

 

With the increasing prevalence of cannabis use among pregnant women and the potential risks associated with it, the study aimed to provide evidence-based information that could help raise awareness and inform public health policies concerning cannabis use during pregnancy.

 

How They Did It

 

  • The study analyzed data from the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) Study, which is the largest long-term study of brain development and health in children and teenagers in the United States.
  • The ABCD Study involves tracking nearly 12,000 youth from childhood to young adulthood, regularly assessing brain structure and activity using MRI, collecting psychological, environmental, and cognitive information, as well as biological samples.

 

 

What They Found

 

  • The research findings revealed that prenatal cannabis exposure, occurring after five to six weeks of fetal development (middle of the first trimester), was associated with attention, social, and behavioral problems in children as they progressed into early adolescence (11 and 12 years of age).
  • These problems persisted beyond the initial stages of development and could potentially put the affected children at a higher risk of mental health disorders and substance use during late adolescence, a critical period of vulnerability.

 

 

Wrap It Up

 

The study supported an expanding body of research on the effects of cannabis use during pregnancy. The researchers found a clear association between prenatal cannabis exposure and adverse developmental outcomes in children.

 

As the main psychoactive substance in cannabis, delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) was shown to cross the placenta and

potentially affect brain development.

 

Let’s get to the message. Same as it is every week.

 

 

Store

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Purchase Dr. Williams’s book, a perfect educational tool and chiropractic research reference for the daily practitioner, from the Amazon store TODAY!

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The Message

I want you to know with absolute certainty that when Chiropractic is at its best, you can‘t beat the risk vs reward ratio because spinal pain is primarily a movement-related pain and typically responds better to movement-related treatment rather than chemical treatments like pills and shots.

 

When compared to the traditional medical model, research and clinical experience show us patients can get good to excellent results for headaches, neck pain, back pain, and joint pain to name just a few.

 

It’s safe and cost-effective can decrease surgeries & disability and we do it through conservative, non-surgical means with minimal hassle to the patient.

 

And, if the patient treats preventatively after initial recovery, we can usually keep it that way while raising the overall level of health!

 

 

 

 

Key Point:

At the end of the day, patients should have the guarantee of having the best treatment that offers the least harm. When it comes to non-complicated musculoskeletal complaints….

 

That‘s Chiropractic!

 

Contact

Send us an email at dr dot williams at chiropracticforward.com and let us know what you think of our show and tell us your suggestions for future episodes.

 

Feedback and constructive criticism is a blessing and so are subscribes and excellent reviews on podcast platforms.

 

We know how this works by now. If you value something, you have to share it, interact with it, review it, talk about it from time to time, and actively hit a few buttons to support it here and there when asked. It really does make a big difference.

 

Connect

We can‘t wait to connect with you again next week. From the Chiropractic Forward Podcast flight deck, this is Dr. Jeff Williams saying upward, onward, and forward.

 

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About the Author & Host

Dr. Jeff Williams – Fellow of the International Academy of Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine (FIANM) and Board Certified Diplomate of the American Board of Forensic Professionals (DABFP) – Chiropractor in Amarillo, TX, Chiropractic Advocate, Author, Entrepreneur, Educator, Businessman, Marketer, and Healthcare Blogger & Vlogger

 

 

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The Rate of Chronic Pain in the US & Adolescents And Cannabis Use

June 8, 2023 chiropracticforward Adolescence, Cannabinoids, Chronic Pain 00:20:35 0 Comments

CF 283: The Rate of Chronic Pain in the US & Adolescents And Cannabis Use

 

Today we’re going to talk about The Rate of Chronic Pain in the US & Adolescents And Cannabis Use

 

But first, here‘s that sweet sweet bumper music

 

Purchase Dr. Williams’s book, a perfect educational tool and chiropractic research reference for the daily practitioner, from the Amazon store TODAY!

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OK, we are back and you have found the Chiropractic Forward Podcast where we are making evidence-based chiropractic fun, profitable, and accessible while we make you and your patients better all the way around.

 

We’re the fun kind of research. Not the stuffy, high-brow, look down your nose at people kind of research. We’re research talk over a couple of beers.

 

I’m Dr. Jeff Williams and I’m your host for the Chiropractic Forward podcast. I’m so glad you’re spending your time with us learning together.

 

Chiropractors – I’m hiring at my personal clinic. I need talent, ambition, drive, smart, and easy to get along with associates. If this is you and Amarillo, TX is your speed, send me an email at creekstonecare@gmail.com

 

If you haven’t yet I have a few things you should do.

  • Go to Amazon and check our my book called The Remarkable Truth About Chiropractic: A Unique Journey Into The Research. It’s excellent educational resource for you AND your patients. It saves you time putting talks together or just staying current on research. It’s categorized into sections so the information is easy to find and written in a way that is easy to understand for everyone. It’s on Amazon. That’s the Remarkable Truth About Chiropractic by Jeff Williams.
  • Then go Like our Chiropractic Forward Facebook page,
  • Join our private Chiropractic Forward Facebook group, and then
  • Review our podcast on whatever platform you’re listening to
  • Last thing real quick, we also have an evidence-based brochure and poster store at com

 

You have found yourself smack dab in the middle of Episode #283

 

Now if you missed last week’s episode, we talked about new dietary ideas and how the doctor’s words matter. Make sure you don’t miss that info. Keep up with the class.

 

On the personal end of things…..

Summer is upon us and let’s talk about what happens in the Summer, you and your patients typically go places. When school is away, people tend to go out and play.

 

I’d be lying if I didn’t share that I have a little anxiety about it. Here’s why, if you listen regularly here, you know I’ve been a little slow this year and kind of hating life as a result. I’m very growth minded. Maybe life is just telling me to slow down, I don’t know. But, it’s looking like things are picking up. And what’s the quickest way to kill your momentum, yeah…..take days off. Of course.

 

With that being said, I have a trip to Boston in a couple of weeks. I’m only missing 2 days but it is what it is. My daughter was invited to a future medical professionals conference out there and you just have to go.

 

Then, we have an Alaskan cruise in late July early August. That’s a WEEK off and I’m so anxious about this.

 

Then in September, we have a front row seats for my wife’s favorite band on her birthday, it’s a Trane concert in Charleston, SC and the night before that, we’ll be at a Savannah Bananas game in Savannah, GA.

 

So here’s my thought process. In 10 years, I won’t remember the patients I saw in my clinic if I had stayed in town and not taken these trips. But I’ll always remember my daughter going to the conference in Boston. I’ll always remember the Alaskan cruise that we took. And I’ll always remember The Savannah/Charleston trip.

 

I guess my point is, we can experience only our clinic or we can experience life. Responsibly! You can’t abandon the responsibilities but life isn’t life if we’re not partaking in it. I’m all about my patients but I spent years and years so concerned about numbers that I lost sanity on some level. I’m still concerned about numbers.

 

Don’t get me wrong. I’m at 150 a week now instead of my usual 185-190 a week. That’s a solid hit folks but, I can hunker down and lose my mind about a practice that has shrunk a bit, or I can say it is what it is and I can keep on cooking but also stay busy living.

 

I’m going on my trips. My patients are going to go on their trips too. I’m going to freak out about being gone a little bit. It’s just going to happen. It’s going to be really slow when I get back and you know what? It’s going to be OK because my clinic has a reputation and the patients will continue to come.

 

So, if you’re where I’m at and you have some anxiety about taking trips with your family and enjoying your people, get your butt out fo the clinic and enjoy yourself. We only get one spin on the Earth. Let’s do it and let’s not worry about it.

 

 

 

Item #1

 

The first one today is called “ Nondisordered Cannabis Use Among US Adolescents” by Ryan S. Sultan et al and published in JAMA Network Open on May 3, 2023. Dayum. That’s hot.

 

 

 

Why They Did It

 

To describe the prevalence and demographics of nondisordered cannabis use and to compare associations of cannabis use with adverse psychosocial events among adolescents with no cannabis use, of nondisordered cannabis use, and cannabis use disorder.

 

How They Did It

 

This cross-sectional study used a nationally representative sample derived from the 2015 to 2019 National Survey on Drug Use and Health. Participants were adolescents aged 12 to 17 years, separated into 3 distinct groups: nonuse (no recent cannabis use), of nondisordered cannabis use (recent cannabis use below diagnostic threshold), and cannabis use disorder.

 

Analysis was conducted from January to May 2022.

 

 

What They Found

 

  • The 68 263 respondents) included in the analysis represented an estimated yearly mean of 25 million US adolescents during 2015 to 2019.
  • Among respondents, 1675 adolescents had cannabis use disorder, 6971 adolescents had of nondisordered cannabis use, and 59 617 adolescents reported nonuse.
  • Compared with nonusers, individuals with of nondisordered cannabis use had approximately 2 to 4 times greater odds of all adverse psychosocial events examined, including major depression, suicidal ideation, slower thoughts, difficulty concentrating, truancy, low grade point average, arrest, fighting, and aggression.
  • Prevalence of adverse psychosocial events was greatest for adolescents with cannabis use disorder, followed by of nondisordered cannabis use, then nonuse

 

 

Wrap It Up

 

In this cross-sectional study of US adolescents, past-year of nondisordered cannabis use was approximately 4 times as prevalent as past-year cannabis use disorder. A stepwise gradient association was observed for odds of adverse psychosocial events between adolescent of nondisordered cannabis use and cannabis use disorder. In the context of US normalization of cannabis use, prospective research into of nondisordered cannabis use is necessary.

 

 

Before getting to the next one,

 

Next thing, go to https://www.tecnobody.com/en/products That’s Tecnobody as in T-E-C-nobody. They literally have the most impressive clinical equipment I’ve ever seen. I own the ISO Free and am looking to add more to my office this year or next. The equipment you’re going to find over there can be marketed in your community like crazy because you’ll be the only one with something that damn cool in your office.

 

When you decide you can‘t live without those products, send me an email and I‘ll give you the hookup. They will 100% differentiate your clinic from your competitors.

 

 

I have to tell you, Dr. Chris Howson, the inventor of the Drop Release tool re-activated the code! Use the code HOTSTUFF upon purchase at droprelease.com & get $50 off your purchase. Would you like to spend 5-10 minutes doing pin and stretch and all of that? Or would you rather use a drop release to get the same or similar results in just a handful of seconds. I love it, my patients love it, and I know yours will too. droprelease.com and the discount code is HOTSTUFF. Go do it.

 

 

 

 

Item #2

 

Our last one this week is called, “Estimated Rates of Incident and Persistent Chronic Pain Among US Adults, 2019-2020” by Richard L. Nahin, MPH; Termeh Feinberg, MPH; Flavia P. Kapos, DDS, M; et al published in JAMA Network Open on May 16, 2023. Hot potato!

 

 

Why They Did It

 

To estimate rates of chronic pain and high-impact chronic pain (HICP) incidence and persistence in US adults across demographic groups.

 

How They Did It

 

  • This cohort study examined a nationally representative cohort with 1 year of follow-up.
  • Data from the 2019-2020 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) Longitudinal Cohort were used to assess the incidence rates of chronic pain across demographic groups.

 

  • The cohort was created using random cluster probability sampling of noninstitutionalized civilian US adults 18 years or older in 2019.

 

  • Of the 19 081, the final analytic sample of 10 415 adults also participated in the 2020 NHIS. Data were analyzed from January 2022 to March 2023.

 

What They Found

 

  • Among 10 415 participants included in the analytic sample, 51.7% were female, 54.0% were aged 18 to 49 years, 72.6% were White, 84.5%were non-Hispanic or non-Latino, and 70.5% were not college graduates.

 

  • Among pain-free adults in 2019, incidence rates of chronic pain and high-impact chronic pain in 2020 were 52.4 and 12.0 cases per 1000 PY, respectively.

 

  • The rates of persistent chronic pain and persistent high-impact chronic pain in 2020 were 462.0 and 361.2 cases per 1000 PY, respectively.

 

Wrap It Up

 

In this cohort study, the incidence of chronic pain was high compared with other chronic diseases. These results emphasize the high disease burden of chronic pain in the US adult population and the need for early management of pain before it becomes chronic.

 

 

Alright, that’s it. Keep on keepin’ on. Keep changing our profession from your corner of the world. The world needs evidence-based, patient-centered practitioners driving the bus. The profession needs us in the ACA and involved in leadership of state associations. So quit griping about the profession if you’re doing nothing to make it better. Get active, get involved, and make it happen.

 

Let’s get to the message. Same as it is every week.

 

 

Store

Remember the evidence-informed brochures and posters at chiropracticforward.com.

 

 

Purchase Dr. Williams’s book, a perfect educational tool and chiropractic research reference for the daily practitioner, from the Amazon store TODAY!

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The Message

I want you to know with absolute certainty that when Chiropractic is at its best, you can‘t beat the risk vs reward ratio because spinal pain is primarily a movement-related pain and typically responds better to movement-related treatment rather than chemical treatments like pills and shots.

 

When compared to the traditional medical model, research and clinical experience show us patients can get good to excellent results for headaches, neck pain, back pain, and joint pain to name just a few.

 

It’s safe and cost-effective can decrease surgeries & disability and we do it through conservative, non-surgical means with minimal hassle to the patient.

 

And, if the patient treats preventatively after initial recovery, we can usually keep it that way while raising the overall level of health!

 

Key Point:

At the end of the day, patients should have the guarantee of having the best treatment that offers the least harm. When it comes to non-complicated musculoskeletal complaints….

 

That‘s Chiropractic!

 

Contact

Send us an email at dr dot williams at chiropracticforward.com and let us know what you think of our show and tell us your suggestions for future episodes.

 

Feedback and constructive criticism is a blessing and so are subscribes and excellent reviews on podcast platforms.

 

We know how this works by now. If you value something, you have to share it, interact with it, review it, talk about it from time to time, and actively hit a few buttons to support it here and there when asked. It really does make a big difference.

 

Connect

We can‘t wait to connect with you again next week. From the Chiropractic Forward Podcast flight deck, this is Dr. Jeff Williams saying upward, onward, and forward.

 

Website

 

Social Media Links

https://www.facebook.com/chiropracticforward/

 

Chiropractic Forward Podcast Facebook GROUP

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1938461399501889/

 

Twitter

 

YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtc-IrhlK19hWlhaOGld76Q

 

iTunes

https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/chiropractic-forward-podcast-chiropractors-practicing/id1331554445?mt=2

 

Player FM Link

https://player.fm/series/2291021

 

Stitcher:

https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-chiropractic-forward-podcast-chiropractors-practicing-through

 

TuneIn

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About the Author & Host

Dr. Jeff Williams – Fellow of the International Academy of Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine (FIANM) and Board Certified Diplomate of the American Board of Forensic Professionals (DABFP) – Chiropractor in Amarillo, TX, Chiropractic Advocate, Author, Entrepreneur, Educator, Businessman, Marketer, and Healthcare Blogger & Vlogger

 

 

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Fear Avoidance & Opioids and Neuro Changes With Cannabis Use In Adolescence

October 14, 2021 chiropracticforward Adolescence, Cannabinoids, Fear Avoidance, Opioids 0:22:54 0 Comments

CF 199: Fear Avoidance & Opioids and Neuro Changes With Cannabis Use In Adolescence

Today we’re going to talk about fear avoidance behavior and opioids and we’ll talk about cannabis use in adolescence.  But first, here’s that sweet sweet bumper music  

Purchase Dr. Williams’s book, a perfect educational tool and chiropractic research reference for the daily practitioner, from the Amazon store TODAY!

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OK, we are back and you have found the Chiropractic Forward Podcast where we are making evidence-based chiropractic fun, profitable, and accessible while we make you and your patients better all the way around.  We’re the fun kind of research. Not the stuffy, high-brow kind of research. We’re research talk over a couple of beers. I’m Dr. Jeff Williams and I’m your host for the Chiropractic Forward podcast.   If you haven’t yet I have a few things you should do. 

  • Go to Amazon and check out my book called The Remarkable Truth About Chiropractic: A Unique Journey Into The Research. It’s a great resource for your patient education and for you. It saves time in putting talks together or just staying current on research. It’s categorized into sections and it’s written in a way that is easy to understand for practitioner and patient. You have to check it out. Just search for it on Amazon. That’s the Remarkable Truth About Chiropractic by Jeff Williams. 
  • Then go Like our Facebook page, 
  • Join our private Facebook group, and then 
  • Review our podcast on whatever platform you’re listening to 
  • We also have an evidence-based brochure and poster store at chiropracticforward.com

You have found yourself smack dab in the middle of Episode #199  Now if you missed last week’s episode, we talked about MRIs and Clinic Presentation & Surgery vs. Conservative Care For Discs. Make sure you don’t miss that info. Keep up with the class. 

 

On the personal end of things…..

I’m headed to Chicago on Wednesday. I’m going to the American College of Chiropractic Orthopedics conference out there. When you have completed the Forensics course work as I have, you go to the conference and take the final test.  I’m just gonna lay it out there; I haven’t studied. I hope my memory is amazing. More amazing than I think my 49-year-old noggin actually is. In real life. I’ve gotten so damn busy lately, I couldn’t study if I wanted to. So, we’re going to Chicago, we’re hanging out and learning good stuff, and then we’re keeping our fingers crossed that I’m able to kick the Ol clunky car into the driveway and bring the second Fellowship back home to the Williams Estate. Ultimately, if I don’t knock it out, I’m better than I was before.

Honestly, at the price point for this one after having done the Ortho Diplomate, it was a no-brainer.  Just the part of the course that was the AMA course on Impairment was useful. It’s pretty cool how they’ve quantified disability for basically anything and everything.

Crazy crazy

As mentioned, the recovery of the clinic numbers continues. I’m the only Chiro in the clinic and I had 33 new Chiro patients just last week alone. It’s a challenge. I’m probably going to have to be looking to hire an associate sooner rather than later if this stays the way it’s been in the last month. Funny how about 6 weeks ago I was frustrated with the lack of significant recovery from the COVID era numbers. Delta was on the spike. I didn’t see anything but a longer tunnel before we saw the light.  I’m by no means convinced it’s over. But numbers are going down now. And even in the middle of the delta spike, people here were done. 100% done. Restaurants have been full. No masks and no special distancing. Concerts. The whole thing.

Kids in school with no masks.

We had a spike for sure. It didn’t get as bad as the last spike. But bad enough to get everyone’s attention. I lost some folks I know during this last one. One of my buddies is in his fourth week in the hospital with it right now.  But business is back regardless and I’m pleased to see it. 

If you’ve been following along on the NP thing, still slow going. As is expected. Slow growing, slow to get our message heard. Just slow. But busier The hormone pellets have been amazing. We’re doing the IV therapy, PRP injection, trigger point injections, medical weight loss, COVID testing,…..it’s been interesting to get a peek into this world we’ve been essentially locked out of.  Sitting here today though, not one patient on his schedule so, we talk to our current patient load. We introduce our NP to everyone. We make them all aware that he’s here and we remove barriers. Barriers like ‘fear of the unknown by just introducing him. It’s a challenge but it’s one we are fully engaged in. Stay tuned. I’ll keep you updated on our progress. 

Item #1

Item 1 this week is called “Association of Cannabis Use During Adolescence With Neurodevelopment” by Albaugh et. al. (Albaugh MD 2021) and published in JAMA Psychiatry on June 16, 2021, and it’s ablaze!

Why They Did It

To what extent is cannabis use associated with magnetic resonance imaging–measured cerebral cortical thickness development during adolescence?

How They Did It

  • Cannabis use was assessed at baseline and 5-year follow-up with the European School Survey Project on Alcohol and Other Drugs. 
  • MRIs were done on each
  • The study evaluated 1598 MR images from 799 participants (450 female participants

What They Found

  • At a 5-year follow-up, cannabis use was negatively associated with thickness in the left prefrontal and right prefrontal cortices. 
  • There were no significant associations between lifetime cannabis use at 5-year follow-up and baseline cortical thickness, suggesting that the observed neuroanatomical differences did not precede initiation of cannabis use. 
  • Analysis revealed that thinning in the right prefrontal cortices, from baseline to follow-up, was associated with attentional impulsiveness at follow-up.

Wrap It Up

Results suggest that cannabis use during adolescence is associated with altered neurodevelopment, particularly in cortices rich in cannabinoid 1 receptors and undergoing the greatest age-related thickness change in middle to late adolescence.

Item #2

Number two today is called, “Anxiety and Fear Avoidance Beliefs and Behavior May Be Significant Risk Factors for Chronic Opioid Analgesic Therapy Reliance for Patients with Chronic Pain—Results from a Preliminary Study” by Silva et. al. (Marcelina Jasmine Silva 2021) and published in Pain Medicine in September of 2021 and it’s most certainly en Fuego on this day. 

Why They Did It

To describe differences between patients with chronic, non-cancer pain (CNCP) who were successfully able to cease full use of chronic opioid analgesic therapy (COAT), and those who reduced reliance on opioids,. How They Did It

  • A retrospective review of electronic medical records (EMR) data was organized for preliminary analysis.
  • It was a review of electronic medical records (EMR) data
  • 109 patients participated between October 2017 to December 2019

What They Found

  • Patients who were unsuccessful at opioid cessation reported significantly higher Fear Avoidance Beliefs Questionnaire (FAB) scores. 
  • Pain Catastrophizing Scale (PCS) scores showed a split pattern with unclear significance.

Wrap It Up

Results suggest that fear-avoidance beliefs and behavior play a significant role in refractory chronic opioid analgesic therapy reliance for patients with chronic non-cancer pain. We know this and you know this if you listen to this podcast with any regularity. We’ve covered it 100 times it seems. You should be having an ongoing conversation with your new patients about fear avoidance. 

A normal conversation that I have with new patients suffering from chronic pain sounds similar to this,

“Movement is healing. Motion is the lotion for the joints. Think about when someone has something as serious as surgery; they have them walking the halls that day or the next. Because movement is healing. 

Those that want a bottle of pills and some extra time to sit and wait for it to pass will be waiting longer and, sometimes, it never heals at all. Those that are getting back to their lives and working through the discomfort typically get better and have a better resolution of the injury. Know the difference between hurt and harm. When you’re injured, it can hurt getting back to the grind but that doesn’t mean it’s harmful. In fact, most of the time, hurt doesn’t mean harm.  Work through it and make it happen.  Most experts agree that pain lasting beyond 3 months is turning chronic and harder to treat. Taking control of chronic pain starts with understanding it so I’m going to give you an article I’ve written called Decoding Chronic Pain.

Please read it and we’ll talk about it on the next visit. In that article, there’s a recommendation for a book called “Back In Control” by David Hanscom, MD. He’s a fellow chronic pain sufferer and an orthopedic spinal surgeon. This book will give you some education and some techniques to help you with the cognitive aspect of pain, which my article addresses. You can throw acupuncture, massage, chiropractic, exercises, shot, and/or surgery at chronic pain but, many times, if you’re not also addressing the cognitive aspect of long-term pain, you likely won’t get where you want to be.

Are you familiar with the term ‘phantom limb pain’? How can a limb that is no longer attached and got burned up in an oven still hurt? It’s because they treated the peripheral source of the pain but did nothing to address the central, cognitive aspect of the issue. So the part of the brain that makes up the pain experience continues to make that pain experience happen. Even after it’s gone. That’s also why research has shown that when a chronic pain sufferer has absolutely perfect surgery for anything, they have a 60% chance of developing new chronic pain at the new site of insult or surgery. Because their pain-making mechanism is on high alert and uses pain as the protection mechanism. 

Part of improving and moving past it is to not avoid activities that you love and that feed your soul. If you start backing away from these activities, that’s called fear avoidance, and avoiding things can lead to deconditioning after only about 7 days for most. Not only that, but it takes a hell of a lot longer to re-condition.  So, fight back, move, hurt but work through it, and take control of this.  We’ll help you move, we’ll help work on balance, we’ll help with proprioception, we’ll help you discover what you’re still capable of doing. You do the exercises and move on your own at home.

Go for walks. Just move as much as you can.  Just know that you’re not stuck this way. Do you have any questions? OK, let’s get to work.”

Boom. That’s it.

Or something like that. Sometimes it’s shorter. Sometimes it’s longer and more involved. I’ve sat and talked to patients for an hour or more just to have them go and give me a 3 or 4-star review on Google because I didn’t get a good pop out of their back and they don’t feel any better after one visit. 

You know how it is.

That kind of stuff makes you want to stomp kittens and club baby seals but then there are those that you are able to save their lives on some level.

They’re the ones we’re here for so keep it all in the proper context and do the best you can every day.  Those are the ones that need us to be on top of our games.  Alright, that’s it. Keep on keepin’ on. Keep changing our profession from your corner of the world. The world needs evidence-based, patient-centered practitioners driving the bus. The profession needs us in the ACA and involved in the leadership of state associations. So quit griping about the profession if you’re doing nothing to better it. Get active, get involved, and make it happen. Let’s get to the message. Same as it is every week. 

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I want you to know with absolute certainty that when Chiropractic is at its best, you can’t beat the risk vs reward ratio because spinal pain is primarily a movement-related pain and typically responds better to movement-related treatment rather than chemical treatments like pills and shots. When compared to the traditional medical model, research and clinical experience show us patients can get good to excellent results for headaches, neck pain, back pain, and joint pain to name just a few. It’s safe and cost-effective can decrease surgeries & disabilities and we do it through conservative, non-surgical means with minimal hassle to the patient. And, if the patient treats preventatively after initial recovery, we can usually keep it that way while raising the overall level of health!

Key Point:

At the end of the day, patients should have the guarantee of having the best treatment that offers the least harm. When it comes to non-complicated musculoskeletal complaints…. That’s Chiropractic!

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Bibliography

  • Albaugh MD, O.-G. J., Sidwell A, (2021). “Association of Cannabis Use During Adolescence With Neurodevelopment.” JAMA Psychiatry.
  • Marcelina Jasmine Silva, D., Zhanette Coffee, MSN, Chong Ho Yu, PhD, Marc O Martel, PhD (2021). “Anxiety and Fear Avoidance Beliefs and Behavior May Be Significant Risk Factors for Chronic Opioid Analgesic Therapy Reliance for Patients with Chronic Pain—Results from a Preliminary Study.” Pain Medicine 22: 2106-2116.