A
Specific Spinal Adjustment is the Latest Development in the Science of Treating
Drug Addiction
SOURCE
Dr. Russell Surasky
Triple
board certified neurologist Dr. Russell Surasky is pioneering this procedure at
a New York Based Treatment Center.
GREAT
NECK, N.J., Oct. 14, 2019
A
chiropractic college and a long-established outpatient addiction treatment
program have entered a unique partnership to offer spinal adjustments for
reducing pain and improving brain/nervous system function in patients
recovering from drug and alcohol dependency – an approach some experts are
calling a "major leap forward" in the science of addictive care, says
neurologist and addiction medicine specialist Dr. Russell Surasky.
The
pioneering agreement between New York Chiropractic College and the
multi-center, New York-based Bridge Back to Life will provide a specific form
of spinal adjustments in addition to cutting edge medications to help their
patients heal from addiction. "Clinical research findings have shown that patients
in treatment from addiction who receive certain types of spinal adjustments
have higher rates of recovery than those who undergo only standard addiction
therapies" says Dr. Russell Surasky, who serves as medical director of
Bridge Back to Life.
"I
truly believe that this agreement with the College will serve as a national
model for drug rehabilitation centers throughout the country," Dr. Surasky
concludes. "Not only can spinal adjustments reduce the chronic pain issues
that may have led patients into drug addiction in the first place, but now we
also have evidence that spinal adjustments actually accelerates the healing of
the brain from addiction."
Dr.
Surasky refers specifically to a study, published in the prestigious journal
Nature, which shows that chemically dependent patients who received specific
spinal adjustments as part of their treatment in recovery reported "less
drug cravings and fewer mental health symptoms," Dr. Surasky notes.
"Most significantly, 100 percent of the study patients who received
chiropractic care completed the inpatient program, while about half of those
who did not receive spinal adjustments dropped out prior to completion."
One
of the most important indicators for a patient's success in recovery is the
ability to remain in treatment, Dr. Surasky emphasizes. "A 100% retention
rate in an addiction treatment program is, frankly, unprecedented."
The
neurological pathways involved in addiction are complex and still not
completely understood, but research and clinical experience indicate that it is
the brains limbic system which becomes hijacked by drugs such as opiates and
alcohol. The limbic system is an area of the brain that is located near the
brainstem but also extends into the upper cervical spine. "The limbic
system has widespread connections throughout the brain and is the most powerful
driver of human behavior. The limbic system of the brain is precisely the
region that gets hijacked by drugs of abuse, thereby perpetuating patients'
cravings to keep using these drugs," Dr. Surasky explains.
The
atlas bone (C1) at the top of the neck is what protects the limbic system and
brain stem. When this Atlas bone of the neck is out of alignment it can have
far reaching effects on the function of the brain and its limbic system. Safe,
painless adjustments to the upper cervical spinal bones can help normalize the
brain's limbic system.
According
to Dr. Surasky "Cutting Edge Research done by Dr. Raymond Damadian
(inventor of the MRI machine) has show that misalignments at the top of the
neck cause disruptions in the flow of cerebrospinal fluid." The brain is
bathed in cerebrospinal fluid (csf) and the brain depends on CSF to carry away
the iron deposition that builds up from normal brain metabolism. If a
misalignment exists at the junction between the Atlas bone (C1) and the skull
this could hinder the drainage of CSF.
Mounting
evidence that "gentle specific spinal adjustments of the upper cervical
spine" can help reset and restore normal function to the brain.
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