Opioid Pain Control Drugs like Opioids: Are They Effective for Back Pain?
Opioids are in the news. The New York City opioid epidemic is a great issue. Opioids are prescribed for pain relief of all sorts of pain. Opioids for back pain relief are a common prescription. But today, non-drug alternatives are in demand. Non-drug alternative care like New York City chiropractic care lessens the New York City back pain these opioids have been prescribed for and often devoid of 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 options as to what is best to help New York City 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 suggested that patients who are more sensitive to hot and cold respond better to imipramine. (1) Another stated that electroacupuncture was 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) Rosenberg Wellness Center cares for many New York City back pain sufferers seeking pain relief without drugs. And the New York City chiropractic care is helpful for most.
DRUG USE AFTER BACK SURGERY
New York City chronic low back pain guides some sufferers to lumbar spine fusion surgery. Patients who go this route to deal 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 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 users of opioids. The researchers decided that lumbar spine fusion rarely interrupted the long-term opioid use and actually increased the risk of using them long-term. (4) Rosenberg Wellness Center offers New York City chiropractic care both pre-operatively and post-operatively to relieve New York City back pain and for some prevent New York City back surgery.
OPTIONS TO DRUGS FOR BACK PAIN
What are the options for New York City 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 New York City back pain relief is possible and to remain active. The New York City low back pain sufferer can learn more about self-care options. For acute low back pain and neck pain patients without any serious underlying issue, exercise, manual therapy, heat and NSAIDs are suggested. For chronic low back pain sufferers who do not present with 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 recommended due to research revealing uselessness. (5) Rosenberg Wellness Center offers New York City chiropractic care including Cox Technic flexion distraction decompression treatment that is research-documented to be effective for New York City 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 relieves back pain for his performing arts patients without drugs so they can continue performing!
Schedule your New York City chiropractic appointment with Rosenberg Wellness Center today. The opioid epidemic may be limited for New York City back pain sufferers who come for New York City chiropractic care at Rosenberg Wellness Center…and chiropractic may develop into being the opioid-alternative news!
