Opioid epidemic. It’s been in the news. A good way to avoid
relying on opioids is to not have to start with
them. The public and the medical community are (coming) together on this. New research describes
the benefit chiropractic care has in reducing the need, prescribing, and use of opioids. Satterwhite Chiropractic is glad
to fill the additional role of pain management for Oxford
back pain sufferers!
CHIROPRACTIC BACK PAIN PATIENTS AND THEIR USE OF OPIOIDS
Satterwhite Chiropractic understands the frequent
opioid use in low back pain management. Researchers do, too. They analyzed
low back pain patients cared for by chiropractors to find
out if said chiropractic patients were less prone
to use or more prone to use lower doses of opioids for their pain.
Such an impact could lead to a decreased
risk of adverse effects. They found that chiropractic patients versus non-chiropractic patients were 55% less prone to
fill an opioid prescription, a considerably lower number. (1)
There are many Oxford chiropractic patients who would like to not get
their opioid prescriptions. Satterwhite Chiropractic is here to help them control
their back pain with the addition of Oxford chiropractic care.
CHIROPRACTIC CARE IN A MEDICAL SETTING: THE POSITIVE IMPACT
Satterwhite Chiropractic often communicates
with medical colleagues to help our Oxford back pain patients manage
their pain. Research supports such an effort! The
study of a family medicine practice that incorporated
chiropractic services stated 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 decreased
significantly by 32% too. The likelihood of writing a schedule II
opioid prescription fell by 27%, too, when chiropractic services
were added. Medical providers prescribed daily doses of opioids
that were 30% less than before chiropractic was included. Including
chiropractic reduced the dosage of opioids, the number of
opioid prescriptions, and the types of opioids prescribed. The
authors indicated that adding
chiropractic was positive in opioid prescribing and
implementation of a non-pharmaceutical option for pain
management. (2) By collaborating like this, Oxford
healthcare providers like your chiropractor and your medical team want what
is best for your health and back pain relief. We will come
together to accomplish that goal.
CONTACT Satterwhite Chiropractic
Listen to this PODCAST
with DR. James Cox on The
Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he
describes how Cox® Technic eases
back pain with some discussion of the role of
opioids.
Make your next Oxford
chiropractic appointment today. For the epidemic of back pain
and opioid use, adding Oxford chiropractic care may
be beneficial in shrinking the epidemic of opioids.
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