Chiropractic Solutions Offers Chiropractic Care Which May Reduce the Need of Opioids
The epidemic of opioid use. It’s been in the news. A good way to avoid relying on opioids is to not even start with them. The society and the medical community are (coming) together on this. New research shares the benefit chiropractic care has in reducing the prescribing, need, and use of opioids. Chiropractic Solutions is happy to fulfil the additional role of pain management for San Jose back pain sufferers!
CHIROPRACTIC BACK PAIN PATIENTS AND THEIR USE OF OPIOIDS
Chiropractic Solutions understands the frequent opioid use in low back pain management. Researchers do, too. They analyzed low back pain patients cared for by chiropractors to find out if said chiropractic patients were less likely to use or more likely to use lower doses of opioids for their pain. Such an effect could lead to a reduced risk of adverse effects. They saw that chiropractic patients versus non-chiropractic patients were 55% less prone to fill an opioid prescription, a considerably lower number. (1) There are many San Jose chiropractic patients who would like to not get their opioid prescriptions. Chiropractic Solutions is here to help them control their back pain with the addition of San Jose chiropractic care.
CHIROPRACTIC CARE IN A MEDICAL SETTING: THE POSITIVE IMPACT
Chiropractic Solutions often communicates with medical colleagues to be of assistance to our San Jose back pain patients in managing their pain. Research endorses such an endeavor! The study of a family medicine practice that incorporated chiropractic services stated changes in opioid prescription rates. The monthly rate of opioid prescription writing dropped significantly by 22%. The rate of prescription writing for schedule II opioids dropped significantly by 32% as well. The likelihood of writing a schedule II opioid prescription dropped by 27%, too, when chiropractic services were added. Medical providers prescribed daily doses of opioids that were 30% less than before chiropractic was included. Including chiropractic reduced the dosage of opioids, the number of opioid prescriptions, and the types of opioids prescribed. The authors proposed that adding chiropractic was beneficial in opioid prescribing and implementation of a non-pharmaceutical option for pain management. (2) Working together, San Jose healthcare providers like your chiropractor and your medical team want what’s best for your health and back pain relief. We’ll come together to accomplish that goal.
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Listen to this PODCAST with DR. James Cox on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he illustrates how Cox® Technic alleviates back pain with some discussion of the role of opioids.
Make your next San Jose chiropractic appointment today. For the epidemic of back pain and opioid use, including San Jose chiropractic care may be favorable in reducing the need and use of opioids.
