The opioid epidemic. It’s in
the news. West Palm Beach does not2 escape the opioid issue.
Chiropractic Care knows some West Palm Beach chiropractic patients
with West Palm Beach 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.
Chiropractic Care gets it and is ready to help
West Palm Beach back pain sufferers get relief without opioid
drugs. The effectiveness of opioid drugs for control of West Palm Beach back
pain is doubted while spinal manipulation such as offered at
Chiropractic Care is suggested.
WHY OPIOIDS FOR BACK PAIN
Low back pain overwhelms a
back pain patient’s life. It’s not a surprise
that a back pain sufferer desires a pill to get rid of the pain, a West Palm Beach back surgery to remove
the pain’s cause now. Occasionally
it is not that simple: the pill may have unwanted
effects or the benefits may not last very long; the surgery relief may not last or resulted
in an unexpected outcome. Chiropractic Care appreciates
the role of drugs for pain relief when necessary, admires
the part back surgery plays in a West Palm Beach back pain
sufferer’s trip toward pain relief and a better quality of life.
Chiropractic Care also offers complementary care to those back
pain relief choices and, for some West Palm Beach back pain
sufferers, back surgery prevention as well as post-back
surgery rehab and West Palm Beach 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 not very good. Opioids’ effects on pain reduction and function improvement
are small to moderate and short-lasting compared to
placebo. The side effects, serious ones for those who use strong opioids for a
long time, were common. (1) Some patients react
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) Chiropractic Care understands
the West Palm Beach back pain patient who comes
for West Palm Beach chiropractic care and sets the appropriate
treatment plan to produce some back pain relief.
OPIOIDS AND BACK SURGERY
Patients opt for back surgery often expecting quick pain relief that
will remove 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 used
long-term opioids before surgery, and 1094 took opioids after
surgery. Of the pre-operative opioid patients, 77.1% kept
taking them long-term, 13.8% occasionally, and just 9.1%
discontinued or took them short-term subsequently.
34.4% continued with a lower dose, but 44.8% continued
with a higher dose. Of those who did not take any
opioids before back surgery, 12.8% became long-term users. What was the end result? What
do patients need to know who are considering West Palm Beach
back surgery as the ultimate answer to their West Palm Beach
back pain? Lumbar fusion back surgery seldom stopped the
long-term opioid use and heightened the risk of creating
the need for their use later. Patient expectations of pain reduction and opioid
use reduction need to be reexamined. (3)
ALTERNATIVES TO OPIOIDS FOR BACK PAIN RELIEF
Researchers strive to create 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 coach and comfort
patients, advise them to remain active and do
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)
West Palm Beach chiropractic care at Chiropractic Care fits these guidelines.
Chiropractic Care presents a West Palm Beach chiropractic
treatment plan of spinal manipulation with
Cox Technic, exercise, rehab,
and more.
CONTACT Chiropractic Care
Schedule you West Palm Beach chiropractic appointment now
with Chiropractic Care. Opioids aren’t the only way to deal with West Palm Beach
back pain, particularly West Palm Beach chronic
low back pain. Chiropractic Care offers hope for chronic low back
pain relief to West Palm Beach back pain sufferers wanting to avoid or escape the opioid epidemic.