The opioid epidemic. It’s in
the news. Severna Park does not2 escape the opioid issue.
Back And Neck Care Center knows some Severna Park chiropractic patients
with Severna Park back pain struggle with opioids that were, at one
time, prescribed to assist them in coping with
their back pain and now desire to be done with them.
Back And Neck Care Center gets it and is ready to help
Severna Park back pain sufferers get relief without opioid
drugs. The effectiveness of opioid drugs for control of Severna Park back
pain is questioned while spinal manipulation such as offered at
Back And Neck Care Center is suggested.
WHY OPIOIDS FOR BACK PAIN
Low back pain overwhelms its sufferers’ life. It’s no wonder
that a back pain sufferer desires a pill to be done
with the pain, a Severna Park back surgery to get rid of
the pain’s cause now. Occasionally
it is not that easy: the pill may have unwanted
effects or the positive effects may not last very long; the surgery relief may not last or resulted
in an unexpected result. Back And Neck Care Center appreciates
the role of drugs for pain relief when necessary, admires
the part back surgery has in a Severna Park back pain
sufferer’s journey toward pain relief and a better quality of life.
Back And Neck Care Center also offers coordinating care to those back
pain relief options and, for some Severna Park back pain
sufferers, back surgery prevention as well as post-back
surgery rehabilitation and Severna Park 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 decided that the effectiveness is sadly
quite modest. Opioids’ effects on pain reduction and function improvement
are small to moderate and short-lasting versus
placebo. The side effects, serious ones for those who use strong opioids for a
long time, were usual. (1) Some patients respond
better to drug therapies than others. Researchers found it hard to determine just how effective drugs like oxycodone and clobazam and imipramine
will be for which chronic low back pain patient. (2) Back And Neck Care Center understands
the Severna Park back pain patient who seeks
for Severna Park chiropractic care and sets the appropriate
treatment plan to secure some back pain relief.
OPIOIDS AND BACK SURGERY
Patients choose back surgery often seeking 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 prescribed
opioids before surgery expected that surgery would end the
need for opioids. Reality
shows that of 2491 adults who underwent lumbar fusion back surgery, 1045 took
long-term opioids before surgery, and 1094 took opioids subsequently. Of the pre-operative opioid patients, 77.1% kept
taking them long-term, 13.8% occasionally, and just 9.1%
discontinued or used them short-term subsequently.
34.4% continued with a lower dose while 44.8% continued
with a higher dose. Of those who did not use 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 Severna Park
back surgery as the final solution to their Severna Park
back pain? Lumbar fusion back surgery seldom stopped the
long-term opioid use and heightened the risk of beginning their use later. Patient expectations of pain reduction and opioid
use reduction need to be reevaluated. (3)
ALTERNATIVES TO OPIOIDS FOR BACK PAIN RELIEF
Researchers strive to develop guidelines for
back pain relief treatment. These guidelines state that
non-effective treatments
should be avoided (systemic corticosteroids, TENS, traction,
electrical muscle stim, benozodiazepines, botulinum toxin injection, etc.) and suggest
that clinicians educate and reassure
patients, advise them to stay active and do
self-care. Acute back pain patients can do 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 use
exercise, spinal manipulation, NSAIDs.
(4)
Severna Park chiropractic care at Back And Neck Care Center suits these guidelines.
Back And Neck Care Center presents a Severna Park chiropractic
treatment plan of spinal manipulation with
Cox Technic, exercise, rehabilitation,
and more.
CONTACT Back And Neck Care Center
Schedule you Severna Park chiropractic appointment today
with Back And Neck Care Center. Opioids are not the only means to find
Severna Park back pain relief, particularly Severna Park chronic
low back pain. Back And Neck Care Center offers optimism for chronic low back
pain relief to Severna Park back pain sufferers desiring
a way to avoid or escape the opioid epidemic.