The epidemic of opioid use. It’s been in the news. An efficient way to avoid
relying on opioids is to not even start with
them. The society and the medical community are (coming) together on this. New research describes
the benefit chiropractic care has in reducing the prescribing,
need, and use of opioids. Cross Chiropractic Center is happy
to fulfil the additional role of pain management for Sandy Springs
back pain sufferers!
CHIROPRACTIC BACK PAIN PATIENTS AND THEIR USE OF OPIOIDS
Cross Chiropractic Center knows the frequent
opioid use in low back pain management. Researchers do, also. They reviewed
low back pain patients treated by chiropractors to find
out if said chiropractic patients were less prone
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 significantly lower number. (1)
There are many Sandy Springs chiropractic patients who would like to not fill
their opioid prescriptions. Cross Chiropractic Center is here to help them manage
their back pain with the addition of Sandy Springs chiropractic care.
CHIROPRACTIC CARE IN A MEDICAL SETTING: THE POSITIVE IMPACT
Cross Chiropractic Center often cooperates
with medical colleagues to be of assistance to our Sandy Springs back
pain patients in managing
their pain. Research supports 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 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 dropped by 27%, too, when chiropractic services
were added. 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 proposed that adding
chiropractic was positive in opioid prescribing and
implementation of a non-pharmaceutical option for pain
management. (2) Working together, Sandy Springs
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 reach that goal.
CONTACT Cross Chiropractic Center
Listen to this PODCAST
with DR. James Cox on The
Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he
describes how Cox® Technic relieves
back pain with some discussion of the place for
opioids.
Make your next Sandy Springs
chiropractic appointment today. For the epidemic of back pain
and opioid use, adding Sandy Springs chiropractic care may
be beneficial in shrinking the epidemic of opioids.
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