CHIROPRACTIC AND/OR PT CARE REDUCE OPIOID USE
Opioid use is a much-discussed
topic these days. “Epidemic” is often associated with it. Efforts to limit
this epidemic are commonly. One potentially
effective way to do this is to urge low back pain sufferers
to begin care with a conservative healthcare provider (instead
of a primary care provider) like a chiropractor, physical therapist or
acupuncturist. When this happened in a study
of 216,504 US adults with a new low back pain episode, the early and long-term
use of opioids was greatly reduced.
(1) In an attempt to restrain opioid use after
spine surgery, new prescribing limits have been started
which seem to decrease the 30-day post-operative opioid use and
not increase refills for prescriptions, emergency room visits, or unexpected hospital
readmissions or reoperations for pain. (2) Another study points out
that opioid use before spine surgery raised the time of opioid
use after surgery and was related to poorer 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 requested imaging
(98.8%) and corticoid spinal injections (71.4%) and referred to another
specialist (100%). – conservative care with practitioners like your Severna Park
chiropractor makes much sense. (4) Your Severna Park chiropractor is
confident in diagnosing and treating back pain of many varieties!
Your Severna Park chiropractor at Back And Neck Care Center is pleased
to deliver care that adds to the potential resolution of
the opioid crisis
rather than contributing to it.
Listen to this podcast
with Dr. George Joachim about the conservative care of Severna Park back
pain due to spinal stenosis with the
Cox® Technic System on The Back
Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he describes the
treatment plan for a patient with lumbar spinal stenosis.
Severna Park
CHIROPRATIC TIP OF THE MONTH:
VITAMIN C BOOSTS COLLAGEN PRODUCTION
With a goal of
improving connective tissue, researchers are trying
assorted nutritional interventions. Adding
vitamin C enriched gelatin or hydrolyzed collagen supplementation an
hour before exercise potentially improves
collagen synthesis. (5) An analysis of recent literature on vitamin C efficacy reported
that it potentially accelerates bone
healing after a fracture, boosts 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 Severna Park chiropractor!
CONTACT Back And Neck Care Center
Schedule your Severna Park chiropractic appointment
now at Back And Neck Care Center! Chiropractic care with conservative options
like spinal manipulation and nutrition may clearly impact
your painful musculoskeletal condition without opioids.
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