CF 220: Sleep, Energy, and Pain & Depression and Rehab Today we’re going to talk about Sleep, Energy, and Pain & Depression and Rehab But first, here’s that sweet sweet bumper music

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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. 

You have found yourself smack dab in the middle of Episode #220 Now if you missed last week’s episode, we talked about how Neurodynamic Moves Solve Problems and we talked about some new research focused on The Inversion Table. Make sure you don’t miss that info. Keep up with the class. 

On the personal end of things…..

Looks like business may be coming back. If you’ve been listening for some time, you’ll remember that it was probably November into early December that I was seeing 180-200 or so per week. about 75-85 new patients per month. Then 2022 started, deductibles RE-set, omicron went bananas, and business slowed. Down to about 115 on one particular week. Ouch. That’s pretty bleak. That makes me want to punt baby bun yes with steel-toed boots like the dudes with hard hats wear. As an entrepreneur, you only want to see things growing and expanding. And COVID has taught me not to have expectations.  And for damn sure, don’t plan on growth because you never know right now. But, the week before last we saw 145, and last week we saw 155.

It’s trending in the right direction and I’ll take it. And today is booming pretty darn good as well! Still working to grow the NP’s practice. That’s been a slow growth. slower than I had expected honestly. But I’m a hard-headed bastard. Always have been. I like to win and I plan on winning with regards to making medical services successful in our clinic.  Several listeners have emailed me about the short-term rental I opened up recently in Lubbock, TX. Just asking about the process and my experience.

Evidently, a lot of you are considering real estate investing as well. So far, it’s been hell for my family and me to make the 1 hr 45 min drive one way a couple of times per week to put furniture together, hang pictures and hang shelves, build a fire pit, assembly a ping pong table and things if that nature. It’s been ridiculous. BUT…..it is set up and a traveling nurse immediately rented it out for a month. Then one of her nurse buddies came in and rented. Now another moves in next week.  Then we just got listed on Airbnb and VRBO and boom, we have a booking for a weekend in May that will cover the whole property overhead plus some all in three nights. It’s pretty crazy. Our new front desk staffer starts soon and I can’t wait because we’ve been short-staffed for about a month.

Ugh. Here we go

Item #1

The first one today is called “Patients with Clinically Elevated Depressive Symptoms Report Improvements in Mood, Pain, and Functioning Following Participation in Interdisciplinary Pain Rehabilitation” by Craner et. al. (Julia R Craner 2022) and published in Pain Journal in February 2022 so it’s ssssmmmmokin’ hot.

Why They Did It

Chronic pain and depression frequently co-occur and exacerbate one another; therefore, it is important to treat both conditions to improve patient outcomes. The current study evaluates an interdisciplinary pain rehabilitation program (IPRP) with respect to the following questions: 

So what the hell is this? Well, let me tell you….because I did my reading and I like to keep you all smart. Interdisciplinary pain rehabilitation programs typically emphasize functional restoration through physical reconditioning, graded increase in activity, and self-management skills for pain and emotional distress. The treatment approach targets biopsychosocial contributions to both pain and depressed mood, including lack of physical exercise, activity avoidance, social isolation, negative thinking styles, and functional impairment.

This is part of what I teach in my Chronic Pain and the Up-regulated Central Nervous System course. It’s pretty fascinating stuff and it’s the way to approach chronic pain and all of its associated issues and comorbidities. 

How They Did It

The study included 425 adults  10-week interdisciplinary pain rehabilitation program Subjects completed self-report measures of pain, mood, and functioning at intake and discharge.  Participants were categorized into 4 groups

What They Found

Participants reported significant improvement in pain, pain-related life interference, health-related quality of life, pain catastrophizing, and depressed mood regardless of initial symptom level.  In addition, 43.4% of patients with Mild, Moderate, or Severe depressed mood reported reliable and clinically significant improvement in depressive symptoms and 30.3% were in remission at the end of treatment.

Wrap It Up

These findings support the assertion that interdisciplinary pain rehabilitation programs represent an effective treatment for patients with comorbid chronic pain and depression and that participation is associated with improvement in both conditions.

Item #2

Number 2 today is called, “Effect of Sleep Extension on Objectively Assessed Energy Intake Among Adults With Overweight in Real-life Settings” by Tasali et. al. (Tasali E 2022) and published in JAMA Internal Medicine on February 7, 2022. It’s like fajitas, lookout. 

Why They Did It To determine the effects of a sleep extension intervention on objectively assessed energy intake, energy expenditure, and body weight in real-life settings among adults with overweight who habitually curtailed their sleep duration. So basically, in you and me speak, does sleep have an effect on weight. Essentially. 

How They Did It

What They Found

Wrap It Up

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. 

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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!

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