Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn Offers Chiropractic Care Which May Reduce the Need of Opioids
The epidemic of opioid use. It’s been in the news. An efficient way to not have to rely on opioids is to not even start with them. The public and the medical community are (coming) together about this topic. Recent research shares the benefit chiropractic care has in decreasing the prescribing, need, and use of opioids. Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn is happy to satisfy the additional role of pain management for Ashburn and Herndon back pain sufferers!
CHIROPRACTIC BACK PAIN PATIENTS AND THEIR USE OF OPIOIDS
Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn knows the widespread opioid use in low back pain management. Researchers do, too. They reviewed low back pain patients cared for by chiropractors to determine if said chiropractic patients were less likely to use or more prone 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 likely to fill an opioid prescription, a considerably lower number. (1) There are many Ashburn and Herndon chiropractic patients who would like to not fill their opioid prescriptions. Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn is here to help them manage their back pain with the addition of Ashburn and Herndon chiropractic care.
CHIROPRACTIC CARE IN A MEDICAL SETTING: THE POSITIVE IMPACT
Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn often communicates with medical colleagues to be of assistance to our Ashburn and Herndon back pain patients in managing their pain. Research endorses such an endeavor! The study of a family medicine practice that integrated chiropractic services reported changes in opioid prescription rates. The monthly rate of opioid prescription writing dropped 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 fell by 27%, too, when chiropractic services were added. Medical providers prescribed daily doses of opioids that were 30% less than before chiropractic was included. Adding chiropractic decreased the dosage of opioids, the number of opioid prescriptions, and the types of opioids prescribed. The authors proposed that including chiropractic was beneficial in opioid prescribing and implementation of a non-pharmaceutical option for pain management. (2) By collaborating like this, Ashburn and Herndon healthcare providers like your chiropractor and your medical team want what is best for your health and back pain relief. We will work together to accomplish that goal.
CONTACT Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn
Listen to this PODCAST with DR. James Cox on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he explains how Cox® Technic eases back pain with some discussion of the place for opioids.
Schedule your next Ashburn and Herndon chiropractic appointment now. For the epidemic of back pain and opioid use, including Ashburn and Herndon chiropractic care may be beneficial in easing the opioid epidemic.
