Effectiveness of Opioids for Pain Control is Questionable while Chiropractic Spinal Manipulation is Recommended

Opioids. They’re in the news. Ashburn and Herndon doesn’t escape the opioid issue. Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn knows some Ashburn and Herndon chiropractic patients with Ashburn and Herndon back pain struggle with opioids that were, at some point, prescribed to help them cope with their back pain and now want to be off of them. Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn understands and is prepared to help Ashburn and Herndon back pain sufferers find relief without opioid drugs. The effectiveness of opioid drugs for control of Ashburn and Herndon back pain is questioned while spinal manipulation such as offered at Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn is suggested.

WHY OPIOIDS FOR BACK PAIN

Low back pain burdens its sufferers’ life. It is not a surprise that a back pain sufferer desires a pill to be done with the pain, a Ashburn and Herndon back surgery to remove the pain’s source now.  Sometimes it’s not that simple: the pill may have unwanted effects or the positive effects may not last very long; the surgery relief may not last or resulted in an unexpected result. Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn appreciates the role of drugs for pain relief when needed, respects the part back surgery plays in a Ashburn and Herndon back pain sufferer’s journey toward pain relief and a better quality of life. Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn also offers complementary care to those back pain relief options and, for some Ashburn and Herndon back pain sufferers, back surgery prevention in addition to post-back surgery rehab and Ashburn and Herndon 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 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 figure out just how effective drugs like oxycodone and clobazam and imipramine will be for which chronic low back pain patient. (2) Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn figures out each Ashburn and Herndon back pain patient who seeks for Ashburn and Herndon chiropractic care and establishes the appropriate treatment plan to secure some back pain relief.

OPIOIDS AND BACK SURGERY

Patients choose back surgery often seeking quick pain relief that will stop 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 used long-term opioids before surgery, and 1094 used opioids after surgery. Of the pre-operative opioid patients, 77.1% continued taking them long-term, 13.8% occasionally, and just 9.1% discontinued or took them short-term afterward. 34.4% continued with a lower dose while 44.8% continued with a higher dose. Of those who did not 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 thinking about Ashburn and Herndon back surgery as the ultimate solution to their Ashburn and Herndon back pain? Lumbar fusion back surgery rarely ended the long-term opioid use and heightened the risk of creating the need for their use afterwards.  Patient expectations of pain reduction and opioid use reduction need to be reconsidered. (3)

ALTERNATIVES TO OPIOIDS FOR BACK PAIN RELIEF

CONTACT Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn

Schedule you Ashburn and Herndon chiropractic appointment now with Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn. Opioids are not the only option for Ashburn and Herndon back pain relief, particularly Ashburn and Herndon chronic low back pain. Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn offers optimism for chronic low back pain relief to Ashburn and Herndon back pain sufferers desiring a way to avoid or escape the opioid epidemic.