Opioid Pain Control Drugs like Opioids: Are They Effective for Back Pain?
Opioids are in the news. The Largo opioid epidemic is a great concern. Opioids are prescribed for pain relief of all sorts of pain. Opioids for back pain relief are common. But today, non-drug alternatives are wanted. Non-drug alternative care like Largo chiropractic care lessens the Largo back pain these opioids have been prescribed for and often without bad side-effects.
DRUG USE BEFORE BACK SURGERY
Pharmacological treatment preferences – drugs – for easing chronic low back pain are of much interest today. Researchers study these and other alternatives as to what is best to assist Largo back pain patients. The effect of drugs like oxycodone (an opioid drug), clobazam and imipramine on chronic low back pain are hard to predict. One article proposed that patients who are more sensitive to hot and cold respond 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 explained 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) Hollstrom & Associates Inc cares for many Largo back pain sufferers seeking pain relief without drugs. And the Largo chiropractic care is helpful for most.
DRUG USE AFTER BACK SURGERY
Largo chronic low back pain guides 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 need 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 used 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 users of opioids. The researchers inferred that lumbar spine fusion infrequently ended the long-term opioid use and actually intensified the risk of taking them long-term. (4) Hollstrom & Associates Inc offers Largo chiropractic care both pre-operatively and post-operatively to reduce Largo back pain and for some prevent Largo back surgery.
OPTIONS TO DRUGS FOR BACK PAIN
What are the options for Largo back pain patients if opioids are to be avoided? Guidelines have been developed for opioid alternatives. Cost, intervention availability, and patient preferences are considered. One of the first things to do is educate and reassure the patient that Largo back pain relief is possible and to remain active. The Largo low back pain sufferer would benefit from learning more about how to care for pain on their own. For acute low back pain and neck pain patients without any serious causal 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 showing uselessness. (5) Hollstrom & Associates Inc offers Largo chiropractic care including Cox Technic flexion distraction decompression treatment that is research-documented to be successful for Largo back pain relief.
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Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Roy Siegel on the Back Doctor’s Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he shares how Cox Technic reduces back pain for his performing arts patients without drugs so they can continue performing!
Schedule your Largo chiropractic appointment with Hollstrom & Associates Inc today. The opioid epidemic may be limited for Largo back pain sufferers who choose Largo chiropractic care at Hollstrom & Associates Inc…and chiropractic may develop into being the opioid-alternative news!
