The opioid epidemic. It’s in
the news. Pflugerville does not2 escape the opioid issue.
Pflugerville Wellness Center knows some Pflugerville chiropractic patients
with Pflugerville back pain struggle with opioids that were, at some point, prescribed to assist them in coping with
their back pain and now want to be done with them.
Pflugerville Wellness Center understands and is prepared to help
Pflugerville back pain sufferers get relief without opioid
drugs. The effectiveness of opioid drugs for control of Pflugerville back
pain is questioned while spinal manipulation such as offered at
Pflugerville Wellness Center is suggested.
WHY OPIOIDS FOR BACK PAIN
Low back pain burdens its sufferers’ life. It is no wonder
that a back pain sufferer wants a pill to get rid of the pain, a Pflugerville back surgery to get rid of
the pain’s cause now. Sometimes
it is not that simple: the pill may have unwanted
effects or the positive effects may not last very long; the surgery relief may not continue or resulted
in an unexpected outcome. Pflugerville Wellness Center values
the role of drugs for pain relief when needed, respects
the part back surgery has in a Pflugerville back pain
sufferer’s journey toward pain relief and a better quality of life.
Pflugerville Wellness Center also offers complementary care to those back
pain relief options and, for some Pflugerville back pain
sufferers, back surgery prevention in addition to post-back
surgery rehab and Pflugerville 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 concluded that the effectiveness is poor. 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 period of 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) Pflugerville Wellness Center figures out each Pflugerville back pain patient who seeks
for Pflugerville chiropractic care and sets the appropriate
treatment plan to secure some back pain relief.
OPIOIDS AND BACK SURGERY
Patients choose back surgery often expecting quick pain relief that
will stop the need for pain control drugs. Researchers checked
into this idea and found that many back pain sufferers who were prescribed
opioids before surgery expected that surgery would eliminate the
need for opioids. Reality
shows that of 2491 adults who underwent lumbar fusion back surgery, 1045 used
long-term opioids before surgery, and 1094 needed opioids afterwards. Of the pre-operative opioid patients, 77.1% continued
using them long-term, 13.8% occasionally, and just 9.1%
discontinued or consumed them short-term afterward.
34.4% continued with a lower dose, but 44.8% continued
with a higher dose. Of those who did not take any
opioids before back surgery, 12.8% became long-term users. What was the bottom line? What
do patients need to know who are considering Pflugerville
back surgery as the ultimate answer to their Pflugerville
back pain? Lumbar fusion back surgery seldom ended the
long-term opioid use and heightened the risk of starting their use afterwards. Patient expectations of pain reduction and opioid
use reduction need to be reexamined. (3)
ALTERNATIVES TO OPIOIDS FOR BACK PAIN RELIEF
Researchers strive to create guidelines for
back pain relief treatment. These guidelines state that
non-effective treatments
should be avoided (systemic corticosteroids, TENS, traction,
electrical muscle stim, benozodiazepines, botulinum toxin injection, etc.) and suggest
that clinicians teach and encourage
patients, advise them to stay active and perform
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 choose
exercise, spinal manipulation, NSAIDs.
(4)
Pflugerville chiropractic care at Pflugerville Wellness Center fits these guidelines.
Pflugerville Wellness Center presents a Pflugerville chiropractic
treatment plan of spinal manipulation with
Cox Technic, exercise, rehab,
and more.
CONTACT Pflugerville Wellness Center
Schedule you Pflugerville chiropractic appointment now
with Pflugerville Wellness Center. Opioids are not the only way to deal with Pflugerville
back pain, particularly Pflugerville chronic
low back pain. Pflugerville Wellness Center offers hope for chronic low back
pain relief to Pflugerville back pain sufferers wanting to avoid or escape the opioid epidemic.