Opioids are in the news. The New Roads opioid
epidemic is a big concern. 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 wanted. Non-drug alternative care like New Roads
chiropractic care eases the New Roads 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 reducing chronic low back pain are the focus of
much attention today. Researchers investigate
these and other alternatives as to what works best to
assist New Roads 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 proposed that patients who are more sensitive to hot
and cold respond better to imipramine. (1) Another described
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) New Roads Chiropractic Center cares for many New Roads
back pain sufferers seeking pain relief without drugs. And the New Roads
chiropractic care is helpful for most.
DRUG USE AFTER BACK SURGERY
New Roads 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 require
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 used them for a
short time after surgery. Of patients who had not 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 concluded that lumbar spine
fusion seldom stopped
the long-term opioid use and actually intensified the risk of using
them long-term. (4) New Roads Chiropractic Center offers New Roads chiropractic care
both pre-operatively and post-operatively to manage New Roads
back pain and for some prevent New Roads back surgery.
ALTERNATIVES TO DRUGS FOR BACK PAIN
What are the options for New Roads back pain
patients if opioids are to be avoided? Guidelines have been developed for opioid
alternatives. Cost, intervention availability, and patient preferences are
considered. First and foremost education and reassurance that New Roads
back pain relief is possible and advice to remain active is important. The New Roads low
back pain sufferer can learn
more about self-care options. 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 who don’t present with serious underlying
issues, exercise, yoga, cognitive behavioral therapy, acupuncture, biofeedback,
relaxation, massage, manual therapy, rehab, NSAIDS, acetaminophen and
antidepressants are suggested. 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
because of research disclosing ineffectiveness.
(5) New Roads Chiropractic Center offers New Roads chiropractic care including Cox
Technic flexion distraction decompression treatment that is research-documented
to be successful for New Roads back pain relief.
CONTACT New Roads Chiropractic Center
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 keep performing!
Schedule your New Roads chiropractic appointment
with New Roads Chiropractic Center today. The opioid epidemic may be limited for
New Roads back pain sufferers who come for New Roads
chiropractic care at New Roads Chiropractic Center…and chiropractic may turn out to
be the opioid-alternative news!