Opioid epidemic. The news
talks about it. 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. New research shares
the benefit chiropractic care has in reducing the prescribing,
need, and use of opioids. Pensacola Spinal Rehab Center is happy
to satisfy the additional role of pain management for Pensacola
back pain sufferers!
CHIROPRACTIC BACK PAIN PATIENTS AND THEIR USE OF OPIOIDS
Pensacola Spinal Rehab Center knows the frequent
opioid use in low back pain management. Researchers do, also. They analyzed
low back pain patients treated by chiropractors to see if said chiropractic patients were less prone
to use or more prone to use lower doses of opioids for their pain.
Such an influence could lead to a reduced
risk of adverse effects. They found that chiropractic patients as
opposed to non-chiropractic patients were 55% less likely to
fill an opioid prescription, a considerably lower number. (1)
There are many Pensacola chiropractic patients who would like to not fill
their opioid prescriptions. Pensacola Spinal Rehab Center is here to help them manage
their back pain with the addition of Pensacola chiropractic care.
CHIROPRACTIC CARE IN A MEDICAL SETTING: THE POSITIVE IMPACT
Pensacola Spinal Rehab Center often communicates
with medical colleagues to be of assistance to our Pensacola back
pain patients in managing
their pain. Research endorses such an endeavor! The
study of a family medicine practice that incorporated
chiropractic services found 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 dropped
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 included. Including
chiropractic decreased the dosage of opioids, the number of
opioid prescriptions, and the kinds of opioids prescribed. The
authors indicated that adding
chiropractic was beneficial in opioid prescribing and
implementation of a non-pharmaceutical alternative for pain
management. (2) Working together, Pensacola
healthcare providers like your chiropractor and your medical team want what’s best for your health and back pain relief. We will come
together to reach that goal.
CONTACT Pensacola Spinal Rehab Center
Listen to this PODCAST
with DR. James Cox on The
Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he
illustrates how Cox® Technic alleviates
back pain with some discussion of the role of
opioids.
Schedule your next Pensacola
chiropractic appointment today. For the epidemic of back pain
and opioid use, including Pensacola chiropractic care may
be advantageous in shrinking the epidemic of opioids.
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