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

June 12, 2018

The opioid epidemic. It’s in the news. Fernandina Beach does not2 escape the opioid issue. Amelia Chiropractic Clinic knows some Fernandina Beach chiropractic patients with Fernandina Beach back pain struggle with opioids that were, at one time, prescribed to assist them in coping with their back pain and now want to be done with them. Amelia Chiropractic Clinic understands and is ready to help Fernandina Beach back pain sufferers get relief without opioid drugs. The effectiveness of opioid drugs for control of Fernandina Beach back pain is questioned while spinal manipulation such as offered at Amelia Chiropractic Clinic is suggested.

WHY OPIOIDS FOR BACK PAIN

Low back pain burdens its sufferers’ life. It’s not a surprise that a back pain sufferer desires a pill to be done with the pain, a Fernandina Beach back surgery to get rid of the pain’s cause now. Occasionally it is not that simple: the pill may have unwanted effects or the benefits may not last long enough; the surgery relief may not last or produced an unexpected result. Amelia Chiropractic Clinic appreciates the role of drugs for pain relief when needed, respects the part back surgery plays in a Fernandina Beach back pain sufferer’s journey toward pain relief and a better quality of life. Amelia Chiropractic Clinic also offers complementary care to those back pain relief choices and, for some Fernandina Beach back pain sufferers, back surgery prevention as well as post-back surgery rehabilitation and Fernandina Beach 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 short-lasting versus placebo. The side effects, serious ones for those who use strong opioids for a long time, were usual. (1) Some patients react better to drug therapies than others. Researchers found it hard to figure out just how effective drugs like oxycodone and clobazam and imipramine will be for which chronic low back pain patient. (2) Amelia Chiropractic Clinic understands the Fernandina Beach back pain patient who seeks for Fernandina Beach chiropractic care and sets the suitable treatment plan to get some back pain relief.

OPIOIDS AND BACK SURGERY

Patients opt for back surgery often for pain relief or a quick fix that will remove the need for pain control drugs. Researchers checked into this idea and reported that many back pain sufferers who were prescribed opioids before surgery expected that surgery would end the need for opioids. Reality shows that of 2491 adults who underwent lumbar fusion back surgery, 1045 needed long-term opioids before surgery, and 1094 needed opioids afterwards. Of the pre-operative opioid patients, 77.1% kept using them long-term, 13.8% occasionally, and just 9.1% discontinued or took them short-term afterward. 34.4% continued with a lower dose, but 44.8% continued with a higher dose. Of those who didn’t 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 Fernandina Beach back surgery as the ultimate solution to their Fernandina Beach back pain? Lumbar fusion back surgery rarely stopped the long-term opioid use and increased the risk of starting their use afterwards. Patient expectations of pain reduction and opioid use reduction demand reevaluation. (3)

ALTERNATIVES TO OPIOIDS FOR BACK PAIN RELIEF

Researchers strive to develop 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 recommend that clinicians teach and encourage patients, direct them to remain active and do self-care. Acute back pain patients can choose exercise, manual therapy, heat, and NSAIDS. Chronic back pain patients can use exercise, yoga, manual therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, acupuncture, biofeedback, massage, rehabilitation, etc. Radicular back pain patients may use exercise, spinal manipulation, NSAIDs. (4) Fernandina Beach chiropractic care at Amelia Chiropractic Clinic fits these guidelines. Amelia Chiropractic Clinic offers a Fernandina Beach chiropractic treatment plan of spinal manipulation with Cox Technic, exercise, rehab, and more.

CONTACT Amelia Chiropractic Clinic

Schedule you Fernandina Beach chiropractic appointment now with Amelia Chiropractic Clinic. Opioids are not the only option for Fernandina Beach back pain relief, particularly Fernandina Beach chronic low back pain. Amelia Chiropractic Clinic offers hope for chronic low back pain relief to Fernandina Beach back pain sufferers desiring a way to avoid or escape the opioid epidemic.

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

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