Opioids are in the news. The Plainville opioid
epidemic is a great item. Opioids are
prescribed for pain relief of all sorts of pain. Opioids for back
pain relief are a common prescription. But today, non-drug
alternatives are wanted. Non-drug alternative care like Plainville
chiropractic care relieves the Plainville back
pain these opioids have been prescribed for and often devoid of adverse side-effects.
DRUG USE BEFORE BACK SURGERY
Pharmacological treatment options
– drugs – for easing chronic low back pain are of much interest today. Researchers scrutinize
these and other alternatives as to what is best to
help Plainville back pain patients. The
effect of drugs like oxycodone (an opioid drug), clobazam and imipramine on
chronic low back pain are hard to predict. One
article suggested that patients who are more sensitive to hot
and cold respond better to imipramine. (1) Another stated
that electroacupuncture proved to be more cost effective than NSAIDs
and suggested as an alternative for chronic low back pain treatment. (2) A third
reported that most drugs - paracetamol (acetaminophen),
NSAIDs, muscle relaxants, antidepressants, anticonvulsants, opioids, and other
(new) drugs - offered small to moderate and short lasting effects compared with
placebo. And there were side-effects. (3) Layden Chiropractic cares for many Plainville
back pain sufferers seeking pain relief without drugs. And the Plainville
chiropractic care is helpful for most.
DRUG USE AFTER BACK SURGERY
Plainville chronic low back pain guides
some sufferers to lumbar spine fusion surgery. Patients who go this route to
deal with their back pain often take
opioids prior to surgery hoping – even expecting – that they will not require
opioids after the surgery. Reality is different. 77.1% of pre-operative opioid
patients continued to use opioids long-term post-operatively: 13.8% of them used
opioids off and off; 9.1% discontinued using them or used them for a
short time after surgery. Of patients who had not used
opioids before surgery, 34.4% used a lower dose after surgery, and 44.8% used
a higher long-term dose. 12.8% became long-term users of
opioids. The researchers inferred that lumbar spine
fusion seldom ended
the long-term opioid use and actually increased the risk of using
them long-term. (4) Layden Chiropractic offers Plainville chiropractic care
both pre-operatively and post-operatively to reduce Plainville
back pain and for some prevent Plainville back surgery.
ALTERNATIVES TO DRUGS FOR BACK PAIN
What are the options for Plainville back pain
patients if opioids are to be avoided? Guidelines have been developed for opioid
alternatives. Cost, intervention availability, and patient preferences are
considered. First and foremost education and reassurance that Plainville
back pain relief is possible and advice to remain active is important. The Plainville low
back pain sufferer can learn
more about self-care options. For acute
low back pain and neck pain patients who do not have
any serious underlying issue, exercise, manual
therapy, heat and NSAIDs are recommended. For chronic low back
pain sufferers without serious underlying
issues, exercise, yoga, cognitive behavioral therapy, acupuncture, biofeedback,
relaxation, massage, manual therapy, rehab, NSAIDS, acetaminophen and
antidepressants are recommended. Patients with radiculopathy (sciatic
leg pain) can use exercise, spinal manipulation, or NSAIDS. Benzodiazepines,
botulinum toxin injection, systemic corticosteroids, cervical collar,
electrical muscle stimulation, diathermy, TENS and traction are not recommended
due to research disclosing uselessness.
(5) Layden Chiropractic offers Plainville chiropractic care including Cox
Technic flexion distraction decompression treatment that is research-documented
to be successful for Plainville back pain relief.
CONTACT Layden Chiropractic
Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. Roy Siegel on the Back Doctor’s Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he
shares how Cox Technic relieves back pain for his performing arts
patients without drugs so they can continue performing!
Schedule your Plainville chiropractic appointment
with Layden Chiropractic today. The opioid epidemic may be limited for
Plainville back pain sufferers who come for Plainville
chiropractic care at Layden Chiropractic…and chiropractic may develop into being the opioid-alternative news!