2020.10 No 5 National Chiro Health Month_2020City of Otsego Proclamation No. 5
National Chiropractic Health Month 2020
WHEREAS, Chiropractors are physician -level healthcare providers who focus on the whole person as
part of their hands-on, nondrug approach to pain management and health promotion, and who have
special expertise in the prevention, treatment and rehabilitation of musculoskeletal conditions and
injuries;
WHEREAS, Chiropractors were identified in a March 2020 memo by the U.S. Department of Homeland
Security as part of the essential healthcare workforce and many have continued to serve their patients and
communities since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic;
WHEREAS, With many Americans working from home and attending school online since the beginning
of the pandemic, the incidence of musculoskeletal conditions has grown due in part to an increase in
sedentary lifestyles, poor posture and stress;
WHEREAS, Even before the pandemic, musculoskeletal conditions have been among the most
commonly reported medical conditions for adults and seniors; among them, low back pain is the single
leading cause of disability worldwide, preventing people from participating in daily and recreational
activities;
WHEREAS, Chiropractic care is widely recognized as one of the safest nondrug, noninvasive
approaches available for the treatment of low back pain and other musculoskeletal complaints;
WHEREAS, In addition to their expertise in spinal manipulation, chiropractors have broad diagnostic
skills and are trained to recommend therapeutic and rehabilitative exercises, and to provide nutritional,
dietary and lifestyle advice;
WHEREAS, Chiropractors recognize that physical activity can improve symptoms, decrease disability,
and improve function and well-being in a range of chronic musculoskeletal conditions, in addition to
reducing stress and anxiety and enhancing sleep and quality of life;
WHEREAS, The American College of Physicians low back pain treatment guidelines released in 2017
promote the use of noninvasive, nondrug approaches such as spinal manipulation as a first line of defense
against back pain, and groups such as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Joint
Commission have also adopted positions supporting this approach;
WHEREAS, National Chiropractic Health Month 2020 serves as a reminder to all citizens of Otsego that
noninvasive, nondrug treatments for low back pain and other musculoskeletal conditions such as spinal
manipulation and other chiropractic services, combined with an active, healthy lifestyle, may lessen or
eliminate the need for riskier, potentially addictive treatments such as prescription pain medications and
surgery.
WHEREAS, the City of Otsego, Minnesota officially joins with the American Chiropractic Association
as it promotes the benefits of movement, good posture, healthy living and a nondrug approach to pain
management with its "Active and Adaptive" campaign by proclaiming October 2020 National
Chiropractic Health Month.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Jessica Stockamp of Otsego, Minnesota do hereby proclaim October, 2020, as:
NATIONAL CHIROPRACTIC HEALTH MONTH
By: Qv-wV
ayor Jessica Stockamp
ATTEST:
Tami Loff, City Clerk