Effectiveness of Opioids for Pain Control is Questionable while Chiropractic Spinal Manipulation is Recommended
The opioid epidemic. It’s in the news. Juneau does not2 escape the opioid issue. Aurora Chiropractic Center sees some Juneau chiropractic patients with Juneau 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. Aurora Chiropractic Center gets it and is ready to help Juneau back pain sufferers get relief without opioid drugs. The effectiveness of opioid drugs for control of Juneau back pain is doubted while spinal manipulation such as offered at Aurora Chiropractic Center is recommended.
WHY OPIOIDS FOR BACK PAIN
Low back pain burdens its sufferers’ life. It is not a surprise that a back pain sufferer desires a pill to get rid of the pain, a Juneau back surgery to remove the pain’s source now. Occasionally it is not that simple: the pill may have unwanted effects or the positive effects may not last long enough; the surgery relief may not last or resulted in an unexpected result. Aurora Chiropractic Center appreciates the role of drugs for pain relief when needed, respects the part back surgery has in a Juneau back pain sufferer’s journey toward pain relief and a better quality of life. Aurora Chiropractic Center also offers complementary care to those back pain relief options and, for some Juneau back pain sufferers, back surgery prevention as well as post-back surgery rehab and Juneau 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 poor. Opioids’ effects on pain reduction and function improvement are small to moderate and short-lasting compared to placebo. The side effects, serious ones for those who use strong opioids for a long time, were usual. (1) Some patients react better to drug therapies than others. Researchers found it hard to figure out just how effective drugs like oxycodone and clobazam and imipramine will be for which chronic low back pain patient. (2) Aurora Chiropractic Center understands the Juneau back pain patient who seeks for Juneau chiropractic care and establishes the appropriate treatment plan to produce some back pain relief.
OPIOIDS AND BACK SURGERY
Patients choose back surgery often for pain relief or a quick fix 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 fix the problem and not have to take opioids anymore. Reality shows that of 2491 adults who underwent lumbar fusion back surgery, 1045 used long-term opioids before surgery, and 1094 took opioids afterwards. Of the pre-operative opioid patients, 77.1% continued consuming them long-term, 13.8% occasionally, and just 9.1% discontinued or used them short-term afterward. 34.4% continued with a lower dose, but 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 bottom line? What do patients need to know who are considering Juneau back surgery as the final solution to their Juneau back pain? Lumbar fusion back surgery seldom ended the long-term opioid use and increased the risk of beginning their use afterwards. Patient expectations of pain reduction and opioid use reduction demand reevaluation. (3)
ALTERNATIVES TO OPIOIDS FOR BACK PAIN RELIEF
CONTACT Aurora Chiropractic Center
Schedule you Juneau chiropractic appointment today with Aurora Chiropractic Center. Opioids are not the only way to deal with Juneau back pain, particularly Juneau chronic low back pain. Aurora Chiropractic Center offers optimism for chronic low back pain relief to Juneau back pain sufferers wishing to avoid or escape the opioid epidemic.
