Old Mill Chiropractic Offers Chiropractic Care Which May Reduce the Need of Opioids
Opioid epidemic. It’s been in the news. A good way to avoid relying on opioids is to not even start with them. The public and the medical community are (coming) together on this. Recent research presents the benefit chiropractic care has in decreasing the need, prescribing, and use of opioids. Old Mill Chiropractic is glad to fill the additional role of pain management for St Peters back pain sufferers!
CHIROPRACTIC BACK PAIN PATIENTS AND THEIR USE OF OPIOIDS
Old Mill Chiropractic knows the widespread opioid use in low back pain management. Researchers do, too. They reviewed low back pain patients treated by chiropractors to determine if said chiropractic patients were less likely to use or more likely to use lower doses of opioids for their pain. Such an influence could lead to a reduced risk of adverse effects. They found that chiropractic patients versus non-chiropractic patients were 55% less likely to fill an opioid prescription, a considerably lower number. (1) There are many St Peters chiropractic patients who would like to not get their opioid prescriptions. Old Mill Chiropractic is here to help them control their back pain with the addition of St Peters chiropractic care.
CHIROPRACTIC CARE IN A MEDICAL SETTING: THE POSITIVE IMPACT
Old Mill Chiropractic often communicates with medical colleagues to be of assistance to our St Peters back pain patients in managing their pain. Research supports such an effort! The study of a family medicine practice that incorporated chiropractic services found changes in opioid prescription rates. The monthly rate of opioid prescription writing decreased 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 fell by 27%, too, when chiropractic services were included. Medical providers prescribed daily doses of opioids that were 30% less than before chiropractic was included. Adding chiropractic reduced the dosage of opioids, the number of opioid prescriptions, and the kinds 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, St Peters healthcare providers like your chiropractor and your medical team want what is best for your health and back pain relief. We’ll come together to accomplish that goal.
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Listen to this PODCAST with DR. James Cox on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he illustrates how Cox® Technic relieves back pain with some discussion of the role of opioids.
Make your next St Peters chiropractic appointment now. For the epidemic of back pain and opioid use, adding St Peters chiropractic care may be favorable in easing the opioid epidemic.
