Opioid epidemic. It’s been in the news. A good way to not have to rely on opioids is to not even start with
them. The public and the medical community are (coming) together on this. Recent research describes
the benefit chiropractic care has in decreasing the prescribing,
need, and use of opioids. Executive Chiropractic of Iowa is happy
to fulfil the additional role of pain management for West Des Moines
back pain sufferers!
CHIROPRACTIC BACK PAIN PATIENTS AND THEIR USE OF OPIOIDS
Executive Chiropractic of Iowa knows the frequent
opioid use in low back pain management. Researchers do, also. They reviewed
low back pain patients cared for by chiropractors to find
out if said chiropractic patients were less prone
to use or more prone to use lower doses of opioids for their pain.
Such an influence could lead to a reduced
risk of adverse effects. They saw that chiropractic patients as
opposed to non-chiropractic patients were 55% less likely to
fill an opioid prescription, a significantly lower number. (1)
There are many West Des Moines chiropractic patients who would like to not get
their opioid prescriptions. Executive Chiropractic of Iowa is here to help them manage
their back pain with the addition of West Des Moines chiropractic care.
CHIROPRACTIC CARE IN A MEDICAL SETTING: THE POSITIVE IMPACT
Executive Chiropractic of Iowa often cooperates
with medical colleagues to be of assistance to our West Des Moines back
pain patients in managing
their pain. Research endorses such an endeavor! The
study of a family medicine practice that integrated
chiropractic services stated 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 dropped by 27%, too, when chiropractic services
were added. Medical providers prescribed daily doses of opioids
that were 30% less than before chiropractic was added. Including
chiropractic reduced the dosage of opioids, the number of
opioid prescriptions, and the kinds of opioids prescribed. The
authors suggested that adding
chiropractic was positive in opioid prescribing and
implementation of a non-pharmaceutical alternative for pain
management. (2) By collaborating like this, West Des Moines
healthcare providers like your chiropractor and your medical team want what
is best for your health and back pain relief. We will come
together to accomplish that goal.
CONTACT Executive Chiropractic of Iowa
Listen to this PODCAST
with DR. James Cox on The
Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he
explains how Cox® Technic relieves
back pain with some discussion of the role of
opioids.
Make your next West Des Moines
chiropractic appointment today. For the epidemic of back pain
and opioid use, including West Des Moines chiropractic care may
be favorable in shrinking the epidemic of opioids.
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