CHIROPRACTIC AND/OR PT CARE DIMINISH OPIOID USE
Opioid use is a much-debated
topic currently. “Epidemic” is often associated with it. Attempts to limit
this epidemic are deliberated. One possibly
effective way to do this is to get low back pain sufferers
to begin care with a conservative healthcare provider (in place
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 significantly decreased.
(1) In an attempt to reduce opioid use after
spine surgery, new prescribing limits have been established
which seem to reduce the 30-day post-operative opioid use and
not raise refills for prescriptions, emergency room visits, or unplanned 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 worse short-term
and long-term outcomes for cervical spine fusion. (3) Since most general
practitioners in France (57.3%) reported not being confident in the
diagnosis and management of patients with lumbar
spinal stenosis back pain - They asked for imaging
(98.8%) and corticoid spinal injections (71.4%) and referred to another
specialist (100%). – conservative care with practitioners like your San Jose
chiropractor is understandable. (4) Your San Jose chiropractor is
confident in diagnosing and treating back pain of many types!
Your San Jose chiropractor at Chiropractic Solutions is happy
to extend 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 San Jose back
pain due to spinal stenosis with the
Cox® Technic System on The Back
Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he describes the
path of care for a patient with lumbar spinal stenosis.
San Jose
CHIROPRATIC TIP OF THE MONTH:
VITAMIN C BOOSTS COLLAGEN PRODUCTION
Wanting to improve connective tissue, researchers are evaluating
a variety of nutritional interventions. Adding
vitamin C enriched gelatin or hydrolyzed collagen supplementation an
hour before exercise is found to potentially improve
collagen synthesis. (5) An analysis of current literature on vitamin C efficacy reported
that it has the potential to accelerate 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 San Jose chiropractor!
CONTACT Chiropractic Solutions
Schedule your San Jose chiropractic appointment
now at Chiropractic Solutions! Chiropractic care with conservative options
like spinal manipulation and nutrition may positively affect
your painful musculoskeletal condition without opioids.
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