CHIROPRACTIC AND/OR PT CARE REDUCE OPIOID USE
Opioid use is a much-debated
topic currently. “Epidemic” is often linked to it. Efforts to curb
this epidemic are deliberated. One possibly
effective way to do this is to urge low back pain sufferers
to start care with a conservative healthcare provider (instead
of a primary care provider) like a chiropractor, physical therapist or
acupuncturist. When this occurred in a study
of 216,504 US adults with a new low back pain episode, the early and long-term
use of opioids was significantly decreased.
(1) In an attempt to reduce opioid use after
spine surgery, new prescribing limits have been started
which seem to reduce the 30-day post-operative opioid use and
not increase prescription refills, emergency room visits, or unexpected hospital
readmissions or reoperations for pain. (2) Another study explains
that opioid use before spine surgery raised the time of opioid
use after surgery and was related to worse short-term
and long-term outcomes for cervical spine fusion. (3) Since most general
practitioners in France (57.3%) reported not being confident in diagnosing and managing patients with lumbar
spinal stenosis back pain - They asked for imaging
(98.8%) and corticoid spinal injections (71.4%) and referred to another
specialist (100%). – conservative care with practitioners like your West Palm Beach
chiropractor is understandable. (4) Your West Palm Beach chiropractor is
confident in diagnosing and treating back pain of many varieties!
Your West Palm Beach chiropractor at Chiropractic Care is pleased
to offer care that contributes to resolving the issue of the opioid epidemic
rather than contributing to it.
Listen to this podcast
with Dr. George Joachim about the conservative care of West Palm Beach back
pain due to spinal stenosis with the
Cox® Technic System on The Back
Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he explains the
treatment plan for a patient with lumbar spinal stenosis.
West Palm Beach
CHIROPRATIC TIP OF THE MONTH:
VITAMIN C BOOSTS COLLAGEN PRODUCTION
Wanting to improve connective tissue, researchers are seeking
assorted nutritional interventions. Adding
vitamin C enriched gelatin or hydrolyzed collagen supplementation one
hour before exercise potentially improves
collagen synthesis. (5) An analysis of current literature on vitamin C efficacy reported
that it potentially accelerates bone
healing after a fracture, enhances type I collagen synthesis, and lessens
oxidative stress in an antioxidative role…with no adverse effects! (6) When it
comes to benefits for musculoskeletal issues, information like this on vitamin
C enthuses your West Palm Beach chiropractor!
CONTACT Chiropractic Care
Schedule your West Palm Beach chiropractic appointment
today at Chiropractic Care! Chiropractic care with conservative options
like spinal manipulation and nutrition may positively impact
your painful musculoskeletal condition without opioids.
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