Opioid epidemic. It’s been in the news. An efficient 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 about
this topic. New research shares
the benefit chiropractic care has in decreasing the need, prescribing, and use of opioids. Spine & Sports Rehab Center is glad
to fill the additional role of pain management for Baton Rouge
back pain sufferers!
CHIROPRACTIC BACK PAIN PATIENTS AND THEIR USE OF OPIOIDS
Spine & Sports Rehab Center knows the widespread
opioid use in low back pain management. Researchers do, too. They reviewed
low back pain patients treated by chiropractors to determine if said chiropractic patients were less prone
to use or more prone to use lower doses of opioids for their pain.
Such an impact could lead to a reduced
risk of adverse effects. They found that chiropractic patients as
opposed to non-chiropractic patients were 55% less prone to
fill an opioid prescription, a considerably lower number. (1)
There are many Baton Rouge chiropractic patients who would like to not fill
their opioid prescriptions. Spine & Sports Rehab Center is here to help them control
their back pain with the addition of Baton Rouge chiropractic care.
CHIROPRACTIC CARE IN A MEDICAL SETTING: THE POSITIVE IMPACT
Spine & Sports Rehab Center often cooperates
with medical colleagues to be of assistance to our Baton Rouge back
pain patients in managing
their pain. Research supports such an effort! The
study of a family medicine practice that integrated
chiropractic services reported 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 dropped
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. Including
chiropractic reduced the dosage of opioids, the number of
opioid prescriptions, and the kinds 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, Baton Rouge
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.
CONTACT Spine & Sports Rehab Center
Listen to this PODCAST
with DR. James Cox on The
Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he
explains how Cox® Technic alleviates
back pain with some talk of the place for
opioids.
Make your next Baton Rouge
chiropractic appointment soon. For the epidemic of back pain
and opioid use, including Baton Rouge chiropractic care may
be beneficial in shrinking the epidemic of opioids.
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