The opioid epidemic. It’s in
the news. Baton Rouge does not2 escape the opioid issue.
Spine & Sports Rehab Center sees some Baton Rouge chiropractic patients
with Baton Rouge back pain struggle with opioids that were, at one
time, prescribed to assist them in coping with
their back pain and now desire to be done with them.
Spine & Sports Rehab Center gets it and is ready to help
Baton Rouge back pain sufferers get relief without opioid
drugs. The effectiveness of opioid drugs for control of Baton Rouge back
pain is questioned while spinal manipulation such as offered at
Spine & Sports Rehab Center is recommended.
WHY OPIOIDS FOR BACK PAIN
Low back pain overwhelms its sufferers’ life. It is not a surprise
that a back pain sufferer desires a pill to be done
with the pain, a Baton Rouge back surgery to get rid of
the pain’s cause now. Sometimes
it is not that easy: the pill may have unwelcome
effects or the benefits may not last very long; the surgery relief may not continue or produced an unexpected outcome. Spine & Sports Rehab Center appreciates
the role of drugs for pain relief when necessary, respects
the part back surgery has in a Baton Rouge back pain
sufferer’s journey toward pain relief and a better quality of life.
Spine & Sports Rehab Center also offers coordinating care to those back
pain relief choices and, for some Baton Rouge back pain
sufferers, back surgery prevention in addition to post-back
surgery rehab and Baton Rouge back pain relief.
OPIOIDS’ ROLE IN BACK PAIN RELIEF
A recent Cochrane data review of randomized clinical trials
on the effectiveness of opioids and other drugs for chronic low back pain decided that the effectiveness is poor. Opioids’ effects on pain reduction and function improvement
are small to moderate and short-lasting versus
placebo. The side effects, serious ones for those who use strong opioids for a
long time, were usual. (1) Some patients react
better to drug therapies than others. Researchers found it hard to determine just how effective drugs like oxycodone and clobazam and imipramine
will be for which chronic low back pain patient. (2) Spine & Sports Rehab Center understands
the Baton Rouge back pain patient who comes
for Baton Rouge chiropractic care and sets the appropriate
treatment plan to secure some back pain relief.
OPIOIDS AND BACK SURGERY
Patients choose back surgery often for pain
relief or a quick fix that
will remove the need for pain control drugs. Researchers checked
into this idea and reported that many back pain sufferers who were prescribed
opioids before surgery expected that surgery would eliminate the
need for opioids. Reality
shows that of 2491 adults who underwent lumbar fusion back surgery, 1045 took
long-term opioids before surgery, and 1094 needed opioids afterwards. Of the pre-operative opioid patients, 77.1% continued
using them long-term, 13.8% occasionally, and just 9.1%
discontinued or consumed them short-term afterward.
34.4% continued with a lower dose while 44.8% continued
with a higher dose. Of those who didn’t use any
opioids before back surgery, 12.8% became long-term users. What was the bottom line? What
do patients need to know who are thinking about Baton Rouge
back surgery as the ultimate solution to their Baton Rouge
back pain? Lumbar fusion back surgery rarely ended the
long-term opioid use and increased the risk of creating
the need for their use later. Patient expectations of pain reduction and opioid
use reduction demand
reevaluation. (3)
ALTERNATIVES TO OPIOIDS FOR BACK PAIN RELIEF
Researchers work to develop guidelines for
back pain relief treatment. These guidelines direct that
non-effective treatments
should be avoided (systemic corticosteroids, TENS, traction,
electrical muscle stim, benozodiazepines, botulinum toxin injection, etc.) and suggest
that clinicians coach and comfort
patients, guide them to remain active and do
self-care. Acute back pain patients can do exercise, manual
therapy, heat, and NSAIDS.
Chronic back pain patients can use
exercise, yoga, manual therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, acupuncture,
biofeedback, massage, rehabilitation, etc. Radicular back pain patients may do
exercise, spinal manipulation, NSAIDs.
(4)
Baton Rouge chiropractic care at Spine & Sports Rehab Center fits these guidelines.
Spine & Sports Rehab Center presents a Baton Rouge chiropractic
treatment plan of spinal manipulation with
Cox Technic, exercise, rehab,
and more.
CONTACT Spine & Sports Rehab Center
Schedule you Baton Rouge chiropractic appointment now
with Spine & Sports Rehab Center. Opioids are not the only means to find
Baton Rouge back pain relief, particularly Baton Rouge chronic
low back pain. Spine & Sports Rehab Center offers optimism for chronic low back
pain relief to Baton Rouge back pain sufferers desiring
a way to avoid or escape the opioid epidemic.