Manchester Chiropractic & Sports Injuries Offers Chiropractic Care Which May Reduce the Need of Opioids
Opioid epidemic. The news talks about it. An efficient way to avoid relying on opioids is to not have to start with them. The public and the medical community are (coming) together about this topic. New research presents the benefit chiropractic care has in decreasing the prescribing, need, and use of opioids. Manchester Chiropractic & Sports Injuries is glad to fill the additional role of pain management for Manchester back pain sufferers!
CHIROPRACTIC BACK PAIN PATIENTS AND THEIR USE OF OPIOIDS
Manchester Chiropractic & Sports Injuries understands the frequent opioid use in low back pain management. Researchers do, also. They analyzed low back pain patients cared for by chiropractors to see if said chiropractic patients were less likely to use or more prone to use lower doses of opioids for their pain. Such an influence could lead to a decreased risk of adverse effects. They found that chiropractic patients as opposed to non-chiropractic patients were 55% less likely to fill an opioid prescription, a significantly lower number. (1) There are many Manchester chiropractic patients who would like to not fill their opioid prescriptions. Manchester Chiropractic & Sports Injuries is here to help them control their back pain with the addition of Manchester chiropractic care.
CHIROPRACTIC CARE IN A MEDICAL SETTING: THE POSITIVE IMPACT
Manchester Chiropractic & Sports Injuries often works with medical colleagues to be of assistance to our Manchester 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 decreased 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 fell by 27%, too, when chiropractic services were included. Medical providers prescribed daily doses of opioids that were 30% less than before chiropractic was included. Including chiropractic decreased the dosage of opioids, the number of opioid prescriptions, and the types of opioids prescribed. The authors indicated that including chiropractic was positive in opioid prescribing and implementation of a non-pharmaceutical option for pain management. (2) By collaborating like this, Manchester healthcare providers like your chiropractor and your medical team want what is best for your health and back pain relief. We’ll come together to attain 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 relieves back pain with some discussion of the place for opioids.
Schedule your next Manchester chiropractic appointment today. For the epidemic of back pain and opioid use, including Manchester chiropractic care may be advantageous in reducing the need and use of opioids.
