Aaron Chiropractic Clinic 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 even start with them. The public 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. Aaron Chiropractic Clinic is glad to satisfy the additional role of pain management for Fort Wayne back pain sufferers!
CHIROPRACTIC BACK PAIN PATIENTS AND THEIR USE OF OPIOIDS
Aaron Chiropractic Clinic knows the frequent opioid use in low back pain management. Researchers do, also. They reviewed low back pain patients cared for by chiropractors to determine if said chiropractic patients were less prone to use or more likely 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 versus non-chiropractic patients were 55% less likely to fill an opioid prescription, a considerably lower number. (1) There are many Fort Wayne chiropractic patients who would like to not get their opioid prescriptions. Aaron Chiropractic Clinic is here to help them manage their back pain with the addition of Fort Wayne chiropractic care.
CHIROPRACTIC CARE IN A MEDICAL SETTING: THE POSITIVE IMPACT
Aaron Chiropractic Clinic often communicates with medical colleagues to be of assistance to our Fort Wayne back pain patients in managing their pain. Research supports such an effort! The study of a family medicine practice that integrated 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 decreased 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 added. Including chiropractic reduced the dosage of opioids, the number of opioid prescriptions, and the types of opioids prescribed. The authors indicated that including chiropractic was beneficial in opioid prescribing and implementation of a non-pharmaceutical option for pain management. (2) Working together, Fort Wayne healthcare providers like your chiropractor and your medical team want what is best for your health and back pain relief. We’ll work 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 talk of the role of opioids.
Make your next Fort Wayne chiropractic appointment soon. For the epidemic of back pain and opioid use, including Fort Wayne chiropractic care may be beneficial in shrinking the epidemic of opioids.
