The opioid epidemic. It’s in the news. Southern New Hampshire does not2 escape the opioid issue. New Hampshire Spine and Sport knows some Southern New Hampshire chiropractic patients with Southern New Hampshire back pain struggle with opioids that were, at one time, prescribed to assist them in coping with their back pain and now desire to be done with them. New Hampshire Spine and Sport understands and is prepared to help Southern New Hampshire back pain sufferers get relief without opioid drugs. The effectiveness of opioid drugs for control of Southern New Hampshire back pain is questioned while spinal manipulation such as offered at New Hampshire Spine and Sport is recommended.
WHY OPIOIDS FOR BACK PAIN
Low back pain burdens a back pain patient’s life. It’s not a surprise that a back pain sufferer wants a pill to get rid of the pain, a Southern New Hampshire back surgery to remove the pain’s source now. Occasionally it is not that easy: the pill may have unwelcome effects or the positive effects may not last very long; the surgery relief may not last or produced an unexpected result. New Hampshire Spine and Sport values the role of drugs for pain relief when needed, respects the part back surgery plays in a Southern New Hampshire back pain sufferer’s journey toward pain relief and a better quality of life. New Hampshire Spine and Sport also offers complementary care to those back pain relief choices and, for some Southern New Hampshire back pain sufferers, back surgery prevention in addition to post-back surgery rehabilitation and Southern New Hampshire 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 poor. Opioids’ effects on pain reduction and function improvement are small to moderate and brief compared to placebo. The side effects, serious ones for those who use strong opioids for a long time, were common. (1) Some patients respond 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) New Hampshire Spine and Sport understands the Southern New Hampshire back pain patient who seeks for Southern New Hampshire chiropractic care and establishes the suitable treatment plan to secure some back pain relief.
OPIOIDS AND BACK SURGERY
Patients opt for back surgery often for pain relief or a quick fix that will negate the need for pain control drugs. Researchers checked into this idea and reported 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 took long-term opioids before surgery, and 1094 needed opioids after surgery. Of the pre-operative opioid patients, 77.1% kept consuming them long-term, 13.8% occasionally, and just 9.1% discontinued or consumed them short-term subsequently. 34.4% continued with a lower dose while 44.8% did so with a higher dose. Of those who didn’t use any opioids before back surgery, 12.8% became long-term users. What was the end result? What do patients need to know who are considering Southern New Hampshire back surgery as the ultimate answer to their Southern New Hampshire 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 demand reevaluation. (3)
ALTERNATIVES TO OPIOIDS FOR BACK PAIN RELIEF
Researchers work to develop guidelines for
back pain relief treatment. These guidelines direct that
non-effective treatments should not be used (systemic corticosteroids, TENS, traction, electrical muscle stim, benozodiazepines, botulinum toxin injection, etc.) and suggest that clinicians teach and reassure patients, direct them to stay active and do self-care. Acute back pain patients can choose exercise, manual therapy, heat, and NSAIDS.
Chronic back pain patients can use exercise, yoga, manual therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, acupuncture, biofeedback, massage, rehabilitation, etc. Radicular back pain patients may do exercise, spinal manipulation, NSAIDs.
(4) Southern New Hampshire chiropractic care at New Hampshire Spine and Sport fits these guidelines. New Hampshire Spine and Sport presents a Southern New Hampshire chiropractic treatment plan of spinal manipulation with
Cox Technic, exercise, rehab, and more.
CONTACT New Hampshire Spine and Sport
Schedule you Southern New Hampshire chiropractic appointment today with New Hampshire Spine and Sport. Opioids aren’t the only means to find Southern New Hampshire back pain relief, particularly Southern New Hampshire chronic low back pain. New Hampshire Spine and Sport offers hope for chronic low back pain relief to Southern New Hampshire back pain sufferers desiring a way to avoid or escape the opioid epidemic.