Overcoming addiction is a multi-step process that requires help and multi-faceted plan. While it seems impossible, taking an approach to include non-traditional therapies have shown to aid in the recovery of addicts. Therapies such as chiropractic, acupuncture, massage therapy, reiki, meditation, and yoga are just a few that healthcare professionals are starting to incorporate to help those suffering from addiction. When overcoming addiction, patients often find that anxiety and depression are factors for what led them down their path of addictive behavior. While caring for your mental health during recovery, we also need to seek care for our physical health to move towards the healthiest self you can be. A 2020 study showed how neurologically based chiropractic care can help those in addiction treatment. It compared the difference in a group of male patients who underwent chiropractic treatment and those in a placebo group. All patients were undergoing addiction treatment. Depression and anxiety were assessed at the beginning and end of the 30-day study. Results showed that there was a 97% improvement in depression and a 36% reduction in anxiety with a 100% retention rate in the patients undergoing chiropractic care during addiction treatment. In contrast, the placebo group had a 0% retention rate. Showing that chiropractic can help improve the body's function at the core so that it is better able to deal with and process issues that present themselves. Better function at the source is the result of removing interference to our neurological system!
Yours in health,
Vaden, C.D., DC, Holder, J.M., DC, DACACD, McCoy, M., MPH, DC, Sanders, J., DC & Holder, A.M., DC DACAD. (2020). P300 Wave Outcomes in Subluxation Based Chiropractic in Residential Addiction Treatment:A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial. A. Vertebral Subluxation Res., 178-192.
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