Opioids are in the news. The Millville opioid
epidemic is a big issue. Opioids are
prescribed for pain relief of all sorts of pain. Opioids for back
pain relief are a common prescription. But today, non-drug
alternatives are in demand. Non-drug alternative care like Millville
chiropractic care reduces the Millville back
pain these opioids have been prescribed for and often without adverse side-effects.
DRUG USE BEFORE BACK SURGERY
Pharmacological treatment preferences
– drugs – for easing chronic low back pain are the focus of
much attention today. Researchers scrutinize
these and other alternatives as to what works best to
benefit Millville back pain patients. The
effect of drugs like oxycodone (an opioid drug), clobazam and imipramine on
chronic low back pain are hard to foresee. One
article proposed that patients who are more sensitive to hot
and cold react better to imipramine. (1) Another described
that electroacupuncture was more cost effective than NSAIDs
and suggested as an alternative for chronic low back pain treatment. (2) A third
reported that most drugs - paracetamol (acetaminophen),
NSAIDs, muscle relaxants, antidepressants, anticonvulsants, opioids, and other
(new) drugs - offered small to moderate and short lasting effects compared with
placebo. And there were side-effects. (3) Wilson Family Chiropractic cares for many Millville
back pain sufferers seeking pain relief without drugs. And the Millville
chiropractic care is helpful for most.
DRUG USE AFTER BACK SURGERY
Millville chronic low back pain guides
some sufferers to lumbar spine fusion surgery. Patients who go this route to
deal with their back pain often take
opioids prior to surgery hoping – even expecting – that they will not require
opioids after the surgery. Reality is different. 77.1% of pre-operative opioid
patients continued to use opioids long-term post-operatively: 13.8% of them took
opioids off and off; 9.1% discontinued using them or used them for a
short time after surgery. Of patients who hadn’t used
opioids before surgery, 34.4% used a lower dose after surgery, and 44.8% used
a higher long-term dose. 12.8% became long-term consumers of
opioids. The researchers inferred that lumbar spine
fusion infrequently interrupted
the long-term opioid use and actually increased the risk of taking
them long-term. (4) Wilson Family Chiropractic offers Millville chiropractic care
both pre-operatively and post-operatively to relieve Millville
back pain and for some prevent Millville back surgery.
OPTIONS TO DRUGS FOR BACK PAIN
What are the options for Millville back pain
patients if opioids are to be avoided? Guidelines have been developed for opioid
alternatives. Cost, intervention availability, and patient preferences are
considered. First and foremost education and reassurance that Millville
back pain relief is possible and advice to remain active is important. The Millville low
back pain sufferer would do well to learn
more about how to care for pain on their own. For acute
low back pain and neck pain patients without
any serious underlying issue, exercise, manual
therapy, heat and NSAIDs are suggested. For chronic low back
pain sufferers without serious underlying
issues, exercise, yoga, cognitive behavioral therapy, acupuncture, biofeedback,
relaxation, massage, manual therapy, rehab, NSAIDS, acetaminophen and
antidepressants are recommended. Patients with radiculopathy (sciatic
leg pain) can use exercise, spinal manipulation, or NSAIDS. Benzodiazepines,
botulinum toxin injection, systemic corticosteroids, cervical collar,
electrical muscle stimulation, diathermy, TENS and traction are not recommended
because of research revealing ineffectiveness.
(5) Wilson Family Chiropractic offers Millville chiropractic care including Cox
Technic flexion distraction decompression treatment that is research-documented
to be successful for Millville back pain relief.
CONTACT Wilson Family Chiropractic
Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. Roy Siegel on the Back Doctor’s Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he
shares how Cox Technic relieves back pain for his performing arts
patients without drugs so they can continue performing!
Schedule your Millville chiropractic appointment
with Wilson Family Chiropractic today. The opioid epidemic may be curbed for
Millville back pain sufferers who choose Millville
chiropractic care at Wilson Family Chiropractic…and chiropractic may turn out to
be the opioid-alternative news!