Opioid epidemic. It’s been in the news. An efficient way to avoid
relying on opioids is to not even start with
them. The public and the medical community are (coming) together about
this topic. New research describes
the benefit chiropractic care has in decreasing the need, prescribing, and use of opioids. Back And Neck Care Center is glad
to fulfil the additional role of pain management for Severna Park
back pain sufferers!
CHIROPRACTIC BACK PAIN PATIENTS AND THEIR USE OF OPIOIDS
Back And Neck Care Center understands the widespread
opioid use in low back pain management. Researchers do, too. They reviewed
low back pain patients treated by chiropractors to see if said chiropractic patients were less prone
to use or more likely to use lower doses of opioids for their pain.
Such an effect could lead to a decreased
risk of adverse effects. They saw that chiropractic patients versus non-chiropractic patients were 55% less likely to
fill an opioid prescription, a considerably lower number. (1)
There are many Severna Park chiropractic patients who would like to not fill
their opioid prescriptions. Back And Neck Care Center is here to help them control
their back pain with the addition of Severna Park chiropractic care.
CHIROPRACTIC CARE IN A MEDICAL SETTING: THE POSITIVE IMPACT
Back And Neck Care Center often cooperates
with medical colleagues to be of assistance to our Severna Park back
pain patients in managing
their pain. Research endorses such an effort! The
study of a family medicine practice that incorporated
chiropractic services stated fluctuations in
opioid prescription rates. The monthly rate of opioid prescription writing decreased
significantly by 22%. The rate of prescription writing for schedule II opioids decreased
significantly by 32% as well. The likelihood of writing a schedule II
opioid prescription dropped by 27%, too, when chiropractic services
were added. Medical providers prescribed daily doses of opioids
that were 30% less than before chiropractic was included. Adding
chiropractic reduced the dosage of opioids, the number of
opioid prescriptions, and the kinds of opioids prescribed. The
authors proposed that including
chiropractic was beneficial in opioid prescribing and
implementation of a non-pharmaceutical alternative for pain
management. (2) By collaborating like this, Severna Park
healthcare providers like your chiropractor and your medical team want what
is best for your health and back pain relief. We will work
together to reach that goal.
CONTACT Back And Neck Care Center
Listen to this PODCAST
with DR. James Cox on The
Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he
describes how Cox® Technic alleviates
back pain with some talk of the role of
opioids.
Schedule your next Severna Park
chiropractic appointment soon. For the epidemic of back pain
and opioid use, adding Severna Park chiropractic care may
be beneficial in easing the opioid epidemic.
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