The opioid epidemic. It’s in
the news. Pensacola does not2 escape the opioid issue.
Pensacola Spinal Rehab Center sees some Pensacola chiropractic patients
with Pensacola back pain struggle with opioids that were, at one
time, prescribed to assist them in coping with
their back pain and now want to be done with them.
Pensacola Spinal Rehab Center understands and is prepared to help
Pensacola back pain sufferers get relief without opioid
drugs. The effectiveness of opioid drugs for control of Pensacola back
pain is doubted while spinal manipulation such as offered at
Pensacola Spinal Rehab Center is recommended.
WHY OPIOIDS FOR BACK PAIN
Low back pain overwhelms a
back pain patient’s life. It is not a surprise
that a back pain sufferer wants a pill to get rid of the pain, a Pensacola back surgery to get rid of
the pain’s source now. Sometimes
it is not that easy: the pill may have unwelcome
effects or the benefits may not last very long; the surgery relief may not continue or resulted
in an unexpected outcome. Pensacola Spinal Rehab Center appreciates
the role of drugs for pain relief when needed, admires
the part back surgery plays in a Pensacola back pain
sufferer’s journey toward pain relief and a better quality of life.
Pensacola Spinal Rehab Center also offers coordinating care to those back
pain relief options and, for some Pensacola back pain
sufferers, back surgery prevention as well as post-back
surgery rehabilitation and Pensacola 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 concluded that the effectiveness is sadly
quite modest. Opioids’ effects on pain reduction and function improvement
are small to moderate and short-lasting versus
placebo. The side effects, serious ones for those who use strong opioids for a
long time, were common. (1) Some patients react
better to drug therapies than others. Researchers found it hard to determine just how effective drugs like oxycodone and clobazam and imipramine
will be for which chronic low back pain patient. (2) Pensacola Spinal Rehab Center understands
the Pensacola back pain patient who seeks
for Pensacola chiropractic care and sets the suitable
treatment plan to secure some back pain relief.
OPIOIDS AND BACK SURGERY
Patients opt for back surgery often seeking quick pain relief that
will remove the need for pain control drugs. Researchers checked
into this idea and found that many back pain sufferers who were took
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 needed
long-term opioids before surgery, and 1094 used opioids after
surgery. Of the pre-operative opioid patients, 77.1% continued
using them long-term, 13.8% occasionally, and just 9.1%
discontinued or consumed them short-term subsequently.
34.4% continued with a lower dose, but 44.8% did so
with a higher dose. Of those who did not take any
opioids before back surgery, 12.8% became long-term users. What was the bottom line? What
do patients need to know who are thinking about Pensacola
back surgery as the final solution to their Pensacola
back pain? Lumbar fusion back surgery rarely stopped the
long-term opioid use and heightened the risk of creating
the need for their use later. Patient expectations of pain reduction and opioid
use reduction need to be reconsidered. (3)
ALTERNATIVES TO OPIOIDS FOR BACK PAIN RELIEF
Researchers work to create guidelines for
back pain relief treatment. These guidelines state that
non-effective treatments
should not be used (systemic corticosteroids, TENS, traction,
electrical muscle stim, benozodiazepines, botulinum toxin injection, etc.) and recommend
that clinicians educate and encourage
patients, direct them to remain active and perform
self-care. Acute back pain patients can choose exercise, manual
therapy, heat, and NSAIDS.
Chronic back pain patients can choose
exercise, yoga, manual therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, acupuncture,
biofeedback, massage, rehabilitation, etc. Radicular back pain patients may do
exercise, spinal manipulation, NSAIDs.
(4)
Pensacola chiropractic care at Pensacola Spinal Rehab Center fits these guidelines.
Pensacola Spinal Rehab Center presents a Pensacola chiropractic
treatment plan of spinal manipulation with
Cox Technic, exercise, rehabilitation,
and more.
CONTACT Pensacola Spinal Rehab Center
Schedule you Pensacola chiropractic appointment today
with Pensacola Spinal Rehab Center. Opioids aren’t the only way to deal with Pensacola
back pain, particularly Pensacola chronic
low back pain. Pensacola Spinal Rehab Center offers hope for chronic low back
pain relief to Pensacola back pain sufferers wanting to avoid or escape the opioid epidemic.