Opioid epidemic. It’s been in the news. An efficient way to not have to rely 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. Pflugerville Wellness Center is happy
to fill the additional role of pain management for Pflugerville
back pain sufferers!
CHIROPRACTIC BACK PAIN PATIENTS AND THEIR USE OF OPIOIDS
Pflugerville Wellness Center understands the frequent
opioid use in low back pain management. Researchers do, also. They analyzed
low back pain patients treated by chiropractors to find
out 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 Pflugerville chiropractic patients who would like to not get
their opioid prescriptions. Pflugerville Wellness Center is here to help them manage
their back pain with the addition of Pflugerville chiropractic care.
CHIROPRACTIC CARE IN A MEDICAL SETTING: THE POSITIVE IMPACT
Pflugerville Wellness Center often communicates
with medical colleagues to be of assistance to our Pflugerville back
pain patients in managing
their pain. Research endorses such an effort! The
study of a family medicine practice that integrated
chiropractic services reported changes in
opioid prescription rates. The monthly rate of opioid prescription writing dropped
significantly by 22%. The rate of prescription writing for schedule II opioids dropped
significantly by 32% too. 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 added. Including
chiropractic reduced 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 alternative for pain
management. (2) By collaborating like this, Pflugerville
healthcare providers like your chiropractor and your medical team want what’s best for your health and back pain relief. We’ll work
together to accomplish that goal.
CONTACT Pflugerville Wellness Center
Listen to this PODCAST
with DR. James Cox on The
Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he
illustrates how Cox® Technic eases
back pain with some talk of the place for
opioids.
Schedule your next Pflugerville
chiropractic appointment now. For the epidemic of back pain
and opioid use, including Pflugerville chiropractic care may
be favorable in shrinking the epidemic of opioids.
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