Medication Is Not The Best Option For Treating Neck Pain

New Study Shows Exercises and Chiropractic Care Beat Drugs for Neck Pain

According to a new study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine and funded by the National Institutes of Health, medication is not the best option for treating neck pain.

After following 272 neck-pain patients for 12 weeks, those who used a chiropractor or exercise were more than twice as likely to be pain free compared to those who took medication.

Specifically:

  • 32 percent who received chiropractic care became pain free
  • 30 percent of those who exercised became pain free
  • 13 percent of those treated with medication became pain free

Medical Doctors are quick to prescribe pain killers, even highly addictive varieties like opioids (OxyContin, Vicodin, etc.).

There are better options! Spinal Manipulation, a core practice of Chiropractors, has been found to have better results of treating acute pain as well as healing the underlying cause of that pain.

chriropractic is better than medication for neck pain treatment

See a local St. Louis Chiropractor For Neck Pain before seeking a prescription.

 

 

Medical StudyChris Gaddiemedication, chiropractor, chiropractic, pain, neck pain, addiction, health, pain killers