OrthoIllinois Chiropractic Offers Chiropractic Care Which May Reduce the Need of Opioids
Opioid epidemic. It’s been in the news. A good way to avoid relying on opioids is to not have to start with them. The society and the medical community are (coming) together on this. Recent research presents the benefit chiropractic care has in reducing the prescribing, need, and use of opioids. OrthoIllinois Chiropractic is glad to fill the additional role of pain management for McHenry back pain sufferers!
CHIROPRACTIC BACK PAIN PATIENTS AND THEIR USE OF OPIOIDS
OrthoIllinois Chiropractic understands the frequent opioid use in low back pain management. Researchers do, too. They analyzed low back pain patients cared for by chiropractors to see 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 found that chiropractic patients as opposed to non-chiropractic patients were 55% less prone to fill an opioid prescription, a considerably lower number. (1) There are many McHenry chiropractic patients who would like to not get their opioid prescriptions. OrthoIllinois Chiropractic is here to help them manage their back pain with the addition of McHenry chiropractic care.
CHIROPRACTIC CARE IN A MEDICAL SETTING: THE POSITIVE IMPACT
OrthoIllinois Chiropractic often communicates with medical colleagues to be of assistance to our McHenry back pain patients in managing their pain. Research endorses such an effort! The study of a family medicine practice that integrated chiropractic services reported fluctuations 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% too. The likelihood of writing a schedule II opioid prescription dropped 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 kinds of opioids prescribed. The authors indicated that adding chiropractic was positive in opioid prescribing and implementation of a non-pharmaceutical option for pain management. (2) By collaborating like this, McHenry healthcare providers like your chiropractor and your medical team want what’s best for your health and back pain relief. We will work 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 describes how Cox® Technic relieves back pain with some discussion of the place for opioids.
Schedule your next McHenry chiropractic appointment now. For the epidemic of back pain and opioid use, adding McHenry chiropractic care may be beneficial in reducing the need and use of opioids.
