Chiropractic Spine Sports And Rehabilitation Offers Chiropractic Care Which May Reduce the Need of Opioids
The epidemic of opioid use. It’s been in the news. A good way to not have to rely on opioids is to not have to start with them. The society and the medical community are (coming) together on this. Recent research shares the benefit chiropractic care has in reducing the prescribing, need, and use of opioids. Chiropractic Spine Sports And Rehabilitation is glad to fulfil the additional role of pain management for Tonawanda back pain sufferers!
CHIROPRACTIC BACK PAIN PATIENTS AND THEIR USE OF OPIOIDS
Chiropractic Spine Sports And Rehabilitation understands the widespread opioid use in low back pain management. Researchers do, also. They reviewed low back pain patients cared for by chiropractors to see if said chiropractic patients were less likely to use or more prone to use lower doses of opioids for their pain. Such an influence 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 Tonawanda chiropractic patients who would like to not get their opioid prescriptions. Chiropractic Spine Sports And Rehabilitation is here to help them control their back pain with the addition of Tonawanda chiropractic care.
CHIROPRACTIC CARE IN A MEDICAL SETTING: THE POSITIVE IMPACT
Chiropractic Spine Sports And Rehabilitation often communicates with medical colleagues to help our Tonawanda back pain patients manage their pain. Research endorses such an effort! The study of a family medicine practice that integrated chiropractic services stated changes in opioid prescription rates. The monthly rate of opioid prescription writing dropped significantly by 22%. The rate of prescription writing for schedule II opioids decreased significantly by 32% too. 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 added. Adding chiropractic reduced the dosage of opioids, the number of opioid prescriptions, and the types of opioids prescribed. The authors indicated that including chiropractic was positive in opioid prescribing and implementation of a non-pharmaceutical alternative for pain management. (2) By collaborating like this, Tonawanda healthcare providers like your chiropractor and your medical team want what’s best for your health and back pain relief. We’ll work together to reach that goal.
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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 discussion of the place for opioids.
Schedule your next Tonawanda chiropractic appointment soon. For the epidemic of back pain and opioid use, adding Tonawanda chiropractic care may be advantageous in reducing the need and use of opioids.
