The opioid epidemic. It’s in
the news. Oxford does not2 escape the opioid issue.
Satterwhite Chiropractic sees some Oxford chiropractic patients
with Oxford back pain struggle with opioids that were, at some point, prescribed to assist them in coping with
their back pain and now desire to be done with them.
Satterwhite Chiropractic gets it and is ready to help
Oxford back pain sufferers get relief without opioid
drugs. The effectiveness of opioid drugs for control of Oxford back
pain is doubted while spinal manipulation such as offered at
Satterwhite Chiropractic is suggested.
WHY OPIOIDS FOR BACK PAIN
Low back pain burdens a
back pain patient’s life. It’s no wonder
that a back pain sufferer wants a pill to get rid of the pain, a Oxford back surgery to remove
the pain’s cause now. Sometimes
it is not that easy: the pill may have unwelcome
effects or the benefits may not last very long; the surgery relief may not last or produced an unexpected result. Satterwhite Chiropractic values
the role of drugs for pain relief when necessary, admires
the part back surgery has in a Oxford back pain
sufferer’s trip toward pain relief and a better quality of life.
Satterwhite Chiropractic also offers coordinating care to those back
pain relief choices and, for some Oxford back pain
sufferers, back surgery prevention in addition to post-back
surgery rehab and Oxford 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 sadly
quite modest. Opioids’ effects on pain reduction and function improvement
are small to moderate and brief versus
placebo. The side effects, serious ones for those who use strong opioids for a
long time, were usual. (1) Some patients respond
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) Satterwhite Chiropractic figures out each Oxford back pain patient who comes
for Oxford chiropractic care and establishes the appropriate
treatment plan to produce some back pain relief.
OPIOIDS AND BACK SURGERY
Patients opt for back surgery often seeking 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 took
opioids before surgery expected that surgery would fix the problem and not have to take opioids anymore. Reality
shows that of 2491 adults who underwent lumbar fusion back surgery, 1045 needed
long-term opioids before surgery, and 1094 used opioids subsequently. Of the pre-operative opioid patients, 77.1% continued
using them long-term, 13.8% occasionally, and just 9.1%
discontinued or used them short-term subsequently.
34.4% continued with a lower dose while 44.8% did so
with a higher dose. Of those who didn’t 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 thinking about Oxford
back surgery as the final solution to their Oxford
back pain? Lumbar fusion back surgery rarely stopped the
long-term opioid use and increased the risk of beginning their use later. Patient expectations of pain reduction and opioid
use reduction demand
reevaluation. (3)
ALTERNATIVES TO OPIOIDS FOR BACK PAIN RELIEF
Researchers strive to develop guidelines for
back pain relief treatment. These guidelines direct that
non-effective treatments
should not be used (systemic corticosteroids, TENS, traction,
electrical muscle stim, benozodiazepines, botulinum toxin injection, etc.) and suggest
that clinicians teach and encourage
patients, guide them to remain active and perform
self-care. Acute back pain patients can choose exercise, manual
therapy, heat, and NSAIDS.
Chronic back pain patients can choose
exercise, yoga, manual therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, acupuncture,
biofeedback, massage, rehabilitation, etc. Radicular back pain patients may choose
exercise, spinal manipulation, NSAIDs.
(4)
Oxford chiropractic care at Satterwhite Chiropractic fits these guidelines.
Satterwhite Chiropractic presents a Oxford chiropractic
treatment plan of spinal manipulation with
Cox Technic, exercise, rehabilitation,
and more.
CONTACT Satterwhite Chiropractic
Schedule you Oxford chiropractic appointment now
with Satterwhite Chiropractic. Opioids are not the only option for Oxford back pain relief, particularly Oxford chronic
low back pain. Satterwhite Chiropractic offers hope for chronic low back
pain relief to Oxford back pain sufferers wishing to avoid or escape the opioid epidemic.