Arlington, Va. – The American Chiropractic Association (ACA) and doctors of chiropractic nationwide will celebrate National Chiropractic Health Month (NCHM) 2025 this October with the theme “Get Started with Chiropractic.” The campaign will focus on the benefits of starting with a non-drug approach to pain management.
When it comes to common musculoskeletal conditions such as back, neck and joint pain and tension headaches, getting started with chiropractic — compared with starting with other types of treatments — may help patients reduce or avoid the need for prescription pain medications down the line. Research shows that people who start with chiropractic treatment for back pain have a significantly lower risk of requiring an opioid prescription later.
While opioid prescriptions are down nationwide, opioid overuse disorder remains a serious public health problem in the United States. That’s why starting with non-drug therapies for musculoskeletal pain is a strategy supported by evidence-based clinical guidelines from the American College of Physicians, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the World Health Organization, among others.
“Patients today want the option of non-drug treatments to manage their pain, and research and guidelines support that approach,” said ACA President Marc Nynas, DC. “Doctors of chiropractic offer patients evidence-based non-drug treatments as well as advice on health promotion and injury prevention to keep them moving in the right direction, back to their lives and the activities that matter most.”
A Get Started with Chiropractic campaign toolkit, with resources and ideas on how to participate, will be available later this year at acatoday.org/NCHM. For more information, contact [email protected].
About National Chiropractic Health Month
National Chiropractic Health Month (NCHM) is a nationwide observance held each October. The event helps to raise public awareness of the benefits of chiropractic care and its natural, patient-centered and drug-free approach to health and wellness. Learn more at handsdownbetter.org.
About the American Chiropractic Association
The American Chiropractic Association (ACA) is the largest professional chiropractic organization in the United States. ACA attracts the most principled and accomplished chiropractors, who understand that it takes more to be called an ACA chiropractor. We are leading our profession in the most constructive and far-reaching ways — by working hand in hand with other health care professionals, by lobbying for pro-chiropractic legislation and policies, by supporting meaningful research and by using that research to inform our treatment practices. We also provide professional and educational opportunities for all our members and are committed to being a positive and unifying force for the practice of modern chiropractic. Visit acatoday.org. To learn more about chiropractic, go to handsdownbetter.org.
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