PENNSYLVANIA, September 27 - billion a year, including the costs of health care, lost

productivity, addiction treatment and criminal justice

involvement; and

WHEREAS, Prescription opioids are often recommended for low

back, neck and musculoskeletal pain management; and

WHEREAS, Over 100 million people suffer with chronic pain and

an estimated 80% of all Americans will experience some form of

back pain during their lifetime; and

WHEREAS, Doctors of chiropractic are educated and trained to

effectively address spinal and neuromusculoskeletal pain with

nonsurgical, nondrug management; and

WHEREAS, Numerous studies, including The Lancet published in

March of 2018, document spinal manipulation as being effective

for the management of low back pain; and

WHEREAS, The Bulletin of the World Health Organization

published recommendations to manage low back pain initially with

nonpharmaceutical interventions, such as spinal manipulation by

chiropractic adjustments, while avoiding opioids, spinal

injections and surgery; therefore be it

RESOLVED, That the Senate recognize the month of September

2021 as "Drug-Free Pain Management Awareness Month" in

Pennsylvania to raise public awareness that chiropractic care is

a primary first-line, nonpharmacologic approach to safely and

effectively relieve acute, subacute and chronic pain.

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