Opioids are in the news. The Pflugerville opioid
epidemic is a great worry. 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 Pflugerville
chiropractic care lessens the Pflugerville back
pain these opioids have been prescribed for and often minus
the adverse side-effects.
DRUG USE BEFORE BACK SURGERY
Pharmacological treatment possibilities
– drugs – for easing chronic low back pain are of much interest today. Researchers scrutinize
these and other alternatives as to what is best to
help Pflugerville back pain patients. The
effect of drugs like oxycodone (an opioid drug), clobazam and imipramine on
chronic low back pain are hard to predict. One
article suggested that patients who are more sensitive to hot
and cold respond better to imipramine. (1) Another reported
that electroacupuncture was more cost effective than NSAIDs
and suggested as an alternative for chronic low back pain treatment. (2) A third
explained 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) Pflugerville Wellness Center cares for many Pflugerville
back pain sufferers seeking pain relief without drugs. And the Pflugerville
chiropractic care is helpful for most.
DRUG USE AFTER BACK SURGERY
Pflugerville chronic low back pain guides
some sufferers to lumbar spine fusion surgery. Patients who choose this option to get relief of 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 used
opioids off and off; 9.1% discontinued using them or used them for a
short time after surgery. Of patients who had not used
opioids before surgery, 34.4% used a lower dose after surgery, and 44.8% took
a higher long-term dose. 12.8% became long-term consumers of
opioids. The researchers decided that lumbar spine
fusion hardly ever ended
the long-term opioid use and actually increased the risk of taking
them long-term. (4) Pflugerville Wellness Center offers Pflugerville chiropractic care
both pre-operatively and post-operatively to relieve Pflugerville
back pain and for some prevent Pflugerville back surgery.
OPTIONS TO DRUGS FOR BACK PAIN
What are the options for Pflugerville back pain
patients if opioids are to be avoided? Guidelines have been developed for opioid
alternatives. Cost, intervention availability, and patient preferences are
considered. One of the
first things to do is educate and reassure the patient that Pflugerville back
pain relief is possible and to remain active. The Pflugerville low
back pain sufferer can learn
more about self-care options. For acute
low back pain and neck pain patients without
any serious causal issue, exercise, manual
therapy, heat and NSAIDs are recommended. For chronic low back
pain sufferers who don’t present with serious underlying
issues, exercise, yoga, cognitive behavioral therapy, acupuncture, biofeedback,
relaxation, massage, manual therapy, rehab, NSAIDS, acetaminophen and
antidepressants are suggested. 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 suggested
due to research revealing uselessness.
(5) Pflugerville Wellness Center offers Pflugerville chiropractic care including Cox
Technic flexion distraction decompression treatment that is research-documented
to be successful for Pflugerville back pain relief.
CONTACT Pflugerville Wellness Center
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 keep performing!
Schedule your Pflugerville chiropractic appointment
with Pflugerville Wellness Center today. The opioid epidemic may be limited for
Pflugerville back pain sufferers who come for Pflugerville
chiropractic care at Pflugerville Wellness Center…and chiropractic may turn out to
be the opioid-alternative news!