Amelia Chiropractic Clinic Offers Chiropractic Care Which May Reduce the Need of Opioids
Opioid epidemic. 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. Recent research presents the benefit chiropractic care has in decreasing the prescribing, need, and use of opioids. Amelia Chiropractic Clinic is happy to fulfil the additional role of pain management for Fernandina Beach back pain sufferers!
CHIROPRACTIC BACK PAIN PATIENTS AND THEIR USE OF OPIOIDS
Amelia Chiropractic Clinic knows the widespread opioid use in low back pain management. Researchers do, also. They reviewed low back pain patients treated by chiropractors to see if said chiropractic patients were less likely to use or more likely to use lower doses of opioids for their pain. Such an influence could lead to a decreased risk of adverse effects. They found that chiropractic patients versus non-chiropractic patients were 55% less prone to fill an opioid prescription, a significantly lower number. (1) There are many Fernandina Beach chiropractic patients who would like to not fill their opioid prescriptions. Amelia Chiropractic Clinic is here to help them manage their back pain with the addition of Fernandina Beach chiropractic care.
CHIROPRACTIC CARE IN A MEDICAL SETTING: THE POSITIVE IMPACT
Amelia Chiropractic Clinic often cooperates with medical colleagues to be of assistance to our Fernandina Beach back pain patients in managing their pain. Research supports such an endeavor! The study of a family medicine practice that integrated 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 dropped significantly by 32% as well. 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 reduced the dosage of opioids, the number of opioid prescriptions, and the types of opioids prescribed. The authors proposed that adding chiropractic was beneficial in opioid prescribing and implementation of a non-pharmaceutical alternative for pain management. (2) Working together, Fernandina Beach 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.
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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 alleviates back pain with some talk of the role of opioids.
Make your next Fernandina Beach chiropractic appointment today. For the epidemic of back pain and opioid use, adding Fernandina Beach chiropractic care may be favorable in shrinking the epidemic of opioids.
