Pure Chiropractic Offers Chiropractic Care Which May Reduce the Need of Opioids
The epidemic of opioid use. The news talks about it. 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 presents the benefit chiropractic care has in reducing the need, prescribing, and use of opioids. Pure Chiropractic is glad to satisfy the additional role of pain management for Concord, NC back pain sufferers!
CHIROPRACTIC BACK PAIN PATIENTS AND THEIR USE OF OPIOIDS
Pure Chiropractic knows 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 prone to use or more likely to use lower doses of opioids for their pain. Such an impact could lead to a decreased risk of adverse effects. They saw 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 Concord, NC chiropractic patients who would like to not fill their opioid prescriptions. Pure Chiropractic is here to help them manage their back pain with the addition of Concord, NC chiropractic care.
CHIROPRACTIC CARE IN A MEDICAL SETTING: THE POSITIVE IMPACT
Pure Chiropractic often communicates with medical colleagues to be of assistance to our Concord, NC back pain patients in managing their pain. Research endorses such an endeavor! The study of a family medicine practice that incorporated chiropractic services stated changes 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% as well. The likelihood of writing a schedule II opioid prescription fell 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 including chiropractic was positive in opioid prescribing and implementation of a non-pharmaceutical alternative for pain management. (2) Working together, Concord, NC healthcare providers like your chiropractor and your medical team want what is best for your health and back pain relief. We’ll come together to attain 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 illustrates how Cox® Technic relieves back pain with some discussion of the place for opioids.
Schedule your next Concord, NC chiropractic appointment soon. For the epidemic of back pain and opioid use, adding Concord, NC chiropractic care may be advantageous in easing the opioid epidemic.
