Opioid epidemic. It’s been in the news. An efficient way to avoid
relying on opioids is to not even start with
them. The public and the medical community are (coming) together on this. Recent research describes
the benefit chiropractic care has in reducing the need, prescribing, and use of opioids. Layden Chiropractic is happy
to fulfil the additional role of pain management for Plainville
back pain sufferers!
CHIROPRACTIC BACK PAIN PATIENTS AND THEIR USE OF OPIOIDS
Layden Chiropractic understands the frequent
opioid use in low back pain management. Researchers do, too. They analyzed
low back pain patients cared for by chiropractors to see if said chiropractic patients were less likely
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 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 Plainville chiropractic patients who would like to not fill
their opioid prescriptions. Layden Chiropractic is here to help them control
their back pain with the addition of Plainville chiropractic care.
CHIROPRACTIC CARE IN A MEDICAL SETTING: THE POSITIVE IMPACT
Layden Chiropractic often communicates
with medical colleagues to be of assistance to our Plainville back
pain patients in managing
their pain. Research supports such an effort! The
study of a family medicine practice that incorporated
chiropractic services stated 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 decreased
significantly by 32% too. The likelihood of writing a schedule II
opioid prescription fell by 27%, too, when chiropractic services
were included. Medical providers prescribed daily doses of opioids
that were 30% less than before chiropractic was added. Adding
chiropractic decreased the dosage of opioids, the number of
opioid prescriptions, and the types of opioids prescribed. The
authors proposed that including
chiropractic was beneficial in opioid prescribing and
implementation of a non-pharmaceutical option for pain
management. (2) Working together, Plainville
healthcare providers like your chiropractor and your medical team want what’s best for your health and back pain relief. We’ll come
together to accomplish that goal.
CONTACT Layden Chiropractic
Listen to this PODCAST
with DR. James Cox on The
Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he
explains how Cox® Technic eases
back pain with some talk of the role of
opioids.
Schedule your next Plainville
chiropractic appointment today. For the epidemic of back pain
and opioid use, including Plainville chiropractic care may
be favorable in reducing
the need and use of opioids.
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