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PRINTER'S NO. 2427
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
501
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY MARSHALL, BAKER, BARRAR, BIZZARRO, BOBACK,
R. BROWN, V. BROWN, CALTAGIRONE, DiGIROLAMO, DUSH, HENNESSEY,
LONGIETTI, MARSICO, MILLARD, MURT, NEILSON, PETRI, RAPP,
READSHAW, ROEBUCK, ROZZI, SAINATO, SONNEY, STURLA, TOOHIL,
VAZQUEZ, WATSON AND WHEELAND, SEPTEMBER 18, 2017
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
SEPTEMBER 18, 2017
A RESOLUTION
Designating the month of October 2017 as "Chiropractic Health
and Wellness Month" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, Chiropractors focus on the whole person with a
noninvasive, hands-on, nondrug approach to health care and pain
management; and
WHEREAS, Chiropractic services are used most often to treat
conditions such as back pain, neck pain, pain in the joints of
the arms or legs and headaches; and
WHEREAS, According to the American Chiropractic Association,
back pain remains one of the most prevalent and disabling
conditions worldwide; and
WHEREAS, According to the American Chiropractic Association,
back pain is one of the most common reasons that patients visit
physicians and one of the most common conditions for which
physicians prescribe pain medications; and
WHEREAS, According to the Centers for Disease Control and
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Prevention, one in four patients who receive long-term
prescription opioids for noncancer pain in primary care settings
struggle with addiction; and
WHEREAS, The spread of opioid abuse has prompted the White
House to announce it will designate the opioid crisis a national
emergency; and
WHEREAS, The American College of Physicians released updated
low-back pain treatment guidelines in 2017 that promote the use
of noninvasive, nondrug approaches as a first line of defense
against back pain before the use of pain medications and
surgery; and
WHEREAS, Research has validated the effectiveness of
chiropractic services such as spinal manipulation for the
treatment of low-back pain leading many health care
organizations to include chiropractic/spinal manipulation in
guidelines for physicians; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate the
month of October 2017 as "Chiropractic Health and Awareness
Month" in Pennsylvania; and be it further
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives urge residents to
seek out back injury prevention and strengthening tips as well
as information on a noninvasive, hands-on, nondrug approach to
health care and pain management.
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