Effectiveness of Opioids for Pain Control is Questionable while Chiropractic Spinal Manipulation is Recommended

June 12, 2018

Opioids. They’re in the news. Concord, NC doesn’t escape the opioid issue. Pure Chiropractic knows some Concord, NC chiropractic patients with Concord, NC back pain struggle with opioids that were, at some point, prescribed to help them cope with their back pain and now desire to be off of them. Pure Chiropractic gets it and is prepared to help Concord, NC back pain sufferers find relief without opioid drugs. The effectiveness of opioid drugs for control of Concord, NC back pain is doubted while spinal manipulation such as offered at Pure Chiropractic is suggested.

WHY OPIOIDS FOR BACK PAIN

Low back pain overwhelms its sufferers’ life. It’s not a surprise that a back pain sufferer desires a pill to be done with the pain, a Concord, NC back surgery to remove the pain’s cause now. Occasionally it’s not that easy: the pill may have unwelcome effects or the positive effects may not last very long; the surgery relief may not continue or resulted in an unexpected result. Pure Chiropractic appreciates the role of drugs for pain relief when needed, admires the part back surgery plays in a Concord, NC back pain sufferer’s journey toward pain relief and a better quality of life. Pure Chiropractic also offers coordinating care to those back pain relief options and, for some Concord, NC back pain sufferers, back surgery prevention as well as post-back surgery rehab and Concord, NC 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 not very good. Opioids’ effects on pain reduction and function improvement are small to moderate and brief versus placebo. The side effects, serious ones for those who use strong opioids for a long time, were common. (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) Pure Chiropractic figures out each Concord, NC back pain patient who comes for Concord, NC chiropractic care and sets the suitable treatment plan to get some back pain relief.

OPIOIDS AND BACK SURGERY

Patients opt for back surgery often expecting quick pain relief that will negate the need for pain control drugs. Researchers checked into this idea and found that many back pain sufferers who were took opioids before surgery expected that surgery would fix the problem and not have to take opioids anymore. Reality shows that of 2491 adults who underwent lumbar fusion back surgery, 1045 took long-term opioids before surgery, and 1094 took opioids after surgery. Of the pre-operative opioid patients, 77.1% kept taking them long-term, 13.8% occasionally, and just 9.1% discontinued or took them short-term subsequently. 34.4% continued with a lower dose, but 44.8% continued with a higher dose. Of those who did not take any opioids before back surgery, 12.8% became long-term users. What was the end result? What do patients need to know who are thinking about Concord, NC back surgery as the final solution to their Concord, NC back pain? Lumbar fusion back surgery rarely stopped the long-term opioid use and heightened the risk of beginning their use afterwards. Patient expectations of pain reduction and opioid use reduction need to be reexamined. (3)

ALTERNATIVES TO OPIOIDS FOR BACK PAIN RELIEF

Researchers work to create guidelines for back pain relief treatment. These guidelines direct that non-effective treatments should not be used (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 choose exercise, yoga, manual therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, acupuncture, biofeedback, massage, rehabilitation, etc. Radicular back pain patients may choose exercise, spinal manipulation, NSAIDs. (4) Concord, NC chiropractic care at Pure Chiropractic fits these guidelines. Pure Chiropractic presents a Concord, NC chiropractic treatment plan of spinal manipulation with Cox Technic, exercise, rehab, and more.

CONTACT Pure Chiropractic

Schedule you Concord, NC chiropractic appointment today with Pure Chiropractic. Opioids are not the only way to deal with Concord, NC back pain, particularly Concord, NC chronic low back pain. Pure Chiropractic offers hope for chronic low back pain relief to Concord, NC back pain sufferers desiring a way to avoid or escape the opioid epidemic.

Chiropractic spinal manipulation at Pure Chiropractic is worthwhile over opioids for back pain control.

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