The epidemic of opioid use. It’s been in the news. 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 describes
the benefit chiropractic care has in reducing the prescribing,
need, and use of opioids. Dr. Hoang's Chiropractic Clinic is glad
to satisfy the additional role of pain management for Montreal
back pain sufferers!
CHIROPRACTIC BACK PAIN PATIENTS AND THEIR USE OF OPIOIDS
Dr. Hoang's Chiropractic Clinic understands the frequent
opioid use in low back pain management. Researchers do, too. They analyzed
low back pain patients cared for by chiropractors to find
out 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 saw that chiropractic patients versus non-chiropractic patients were 55% less prone to
fill an opioid prescription, a significantly lower number. (1)
There are many Montreal chiropractic patients who would like to not fill
their opioid prescriptions. Dr. Hoang's Chiropractic Clinic is here to help them control
their back pain with the addition of Montreal chiropractic care.
CHIROPRACTIC CARE IN A MEDICAL SETTING: THE POSITIVE IMPACT
Dr. Hoang's Chiropractic Clinic often cooperates
with medical colleagues to be of assistance to our Montreal back
pain patients in managing
their pain. Research supports such an endeavor! The
study of a family medicine practice that integrated
chiropractic services found 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% 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 reduced the dosage of opioids, the number of
opioid prescriptions, and the kinds of opioids prescribed. The
authors suggested that including
chiropractic was beneficial in opioid prescribing and
implementation of a non-pharmaceutical option for pain
management. (2) Working together, Montreal
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 reach that goal.
CONTACT Dr. Hoang's Chiropractic Clinic
Listen to this PODCAST
with DR. James Cox on The
Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he
explains how Cox® Technic relieves
back pain with some talk of the role of
opioids.
Make your next Montreal
chiropractic appointment soon. For the epidemic of back pain
and opioid use, adding Montreal chiropractic care may
be beneficial in easing the opioid epidemic.
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