Opioids are in the news. The Minster opioid
epidemic is a great item. Opioids are
prescribed for pain relief of all types of pain. Opioids for back
pain relief are a common prescription. But today, non-drug
alternatives are wanted. Non-drug alternative care like Minster
chiropractic care relieves the Minster back
pain these opioids have been prescribed for and often minus
the adverse side-effects.
DRUG USE BEFORE BACK SURGERY
Pharmacological treatment preferences
– drugs – for easing chronic low back pain are of much interest today. Researchers scrutinize
these and other alternatives as to what is best to
benefit Minster back pain patients. The
effect of drugs like oxycodone (an opioid drug), clobazam and imipramine on
chronic low back pain are hard to foresee. One
article proposed that patients who are more sensitive to hot
and cold react better to imipramine. (1) Another reported
that electroacupuncture proved to be more cost effective than NSAIDs
and suggested as an alternative for chronic low back pain treatment. (2) A third
reported that most drugs - paracetamol (acetaminophen),
NSAIDs, muscle relaxants, antidepressants, anticonvulsants, opioids, and other
(new) drugs - offered small to moderate and short lasting effects compared with
placebo. And there were side-effects. (3) Minster Chiropractic Center cares for many Minster
back pain sufferers seeking pain relief without drugs. And the Minster
chiropractic care is helpful for most.
DRUG USE AFTER BACK SURGERY
Minster chronic low back pain leads
some sufferers to lumbar spine fusion surgery. Patients who choose this option to get relief of with their back pain often take
opioids prior to surgery hoping – even expecting – that they will not require
opioids after the surgery. Reality is different. 77.1% of pre-operative opioid
patients continued to use opioids long-term post-operatively: 13.8% of them took
opioids off and off; 9.1% discontinued using them or took them for a
short time after surgery. Of patients who hadn’t took
opioids before surgery, 34.4% used a lower dose after surgery, and 44.8% used
a higher long-term dose. 12.8% became long-term consumers of
opioids. The researchers concluded that lumbar spine
fusion hardly ever interrupted
the long-term opioid use and actually increased the risk of taking
them long-term. (4) Minster Chiropractic Center offers Minster chiropractic care
both pre-operatively and post-operatively to relieve Minster
back pain and for some prevent Minster back surgery.
OPTIONS TO DRUGS FOR BACK PAIN
What are the options for Minster back pain
patients if opioids are to be avoided? Guidelines have been developed for opioid
alternatives. Cost, intervention availability, and patient preferences are
considered. First and foremost education and reassurance that Minster
back pain relief is possible and advice to remain active is important. The Minster low
back pain sufferer would do well to learn
more about how to care for pain on their own. For acute
low back pain and neck pain patients who do not have
any concerning underlying issue, exercise, manual
therapy, heat and NSAIDs are suggested. For chronic low back
pain sufferers without serious underlying
issues, exercise, yoga, cognitive behavioral therapy, acupuncture, biofeedback,
relaxation, massage, manual therapy, rehab, NSAIDS, acetaminophen and
antidepressants are recommended. Patients with radiculopathy (sciatic
leg pain) can use exercise, spinal manipulation, or NSAIDS. Benzodiazepines,
botulinum toxin injection, systemic corticosteroids, cervical collar,
electrical muscle stimulation, diathermy, TENS and traction are not suggested
due to research disclosing uselessness.
(5) Minster Chiropractic Center offers Minster chiropractic care including Cox
Technic flexion distraction decompression treatment that is research-documented
to be successful for Minster back pain relief.
CONTACT Minster Chiropractic Center
Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. Roy Siegel on the Back Doctor’s Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he
shares how Cox Technic relieves back pain for his performing arts
patients without drugs so they can keep performing!
Schedule your Minster chiropractic appointment
with Minster Chiropractic Center today. The opioid epidemic may be curbed for
Minster back pain sufferers who come for Minster
chiropractic care at Minster Chiropractic Center…and chiropractic may become the opioid-alternative news!