Opioids. They’re in the news. Baton Rouge doesn’t escape the opioid issue.
Capitol Spine & Rehabilitation knows some Baton Rouge chiropractic patients
with Baton Rouge 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.
Capitol Spine & Rehabilitation understands and is prepared to help
Baton Rouge back pain sufferers find relief without opioid
drugs. The effectiveness of opioid drugs for control of Baton Rouge back
pain is questioned while spinal manipulation such as offered at
Capitol Spine & Rehabilitation is suggested.
WHY OPIOIDS FOR BACK PAIN
Low back pain overwhelms its sufferers’ life. It’s no wonder
that a back pain sufferer wants a pill to be done
with the pain, a Baton Rouge back surgery to remove
the pain’s source now. Sometimes
it’s not that easy: 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. Capitol Spine & Rehabilitation appreciates
the role of drugs for pain relief when necessary, admires
the part back surgery plays in a Baton Rouge back pain
sufferer’s journey toward pain relief and a better quality of life.
Capitol Spine & Rehabilitation also offers coordinating care to those back
pain relief options and, for some Baton Rouge back pain
sufferers, back surgery prevention in addition to post-back
surgery rehab and Baton Rouge 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 sadly
quite modest. Opioids’ effects on pain reduction and function improvement
are small to moderate and brief compared to
placebo. The side effects, serious ones for those who use strong opioids for a
long time, were usual. (1) Some patients respond
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) Capitol Spine & Rehabilitation figures out each Baton Rouge back pain patient who comes
for Baton Rouge chiropractic care and sets the appropriate
treatment plan to secure some back pain relief.
OPIOIDS AND BACK SURGERY
Patients opt for back surgery often for pain
relief or a quick fix that
will stop the need for pain control drugs. Researchers checked
into this idea and reported that many back pain sufferers who were prescribed
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 took opioids afterwards. Of the pre-operative opioid patients, 77.1% kept
consuming them long-term, 13.8% occasionally, and just 9.1%
discontinued or consumed them short-term afterward.
34.4% continued with a lower dose, but 44.8% did so
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 Baton Rouge
back surgery as the ultimate answer to their Baton Rouge
back pain? Lumbar fusion back surgery seldom stopped 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 demand
reevaluation. (3)
ALTERNATIVES TO OPIOIDS FOR BACK PAIN RELIEF
Researchers strive to create guidelines for
back pain relief treatment. These guidelines direct that
non-effective treatments
should be avoided (systemic corticosteroids, TENS, traction,
electrical muscle stim, benozodiazepines, botulinum toxin injection, etc.) and suggest
that clinicians coach and comfort
patients, advise them to stay active and do
self-care. Acute back pain patients can do exercise, manual
therapy, heat, and NSAIDS.
Chronic back pain patients can choose
exercise, yoga, manual therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, acupuncture,
biofeedback, massage, rehabilitation, etc. Radicular back pain patients may choose
exercise, spinal manipulation, NSAIDs.
(4)
Baton Rouge chiropractic care at Capitol Spine & Rehabilitation fits these guidelines.
Capitol Spine & Rehabilitation presents a Baton Rouge chiropractic
treatment plan of spinal manipulation with
Cox Technic, exercise, rehab,
and more.
CONTACT Capitol Spine & Rehabilitation
Schedule you Baton Rouge chiropractic appointment now
with Capitol Spine & Rehabilitation. Opioids aren’t the only way to deal with Baton Rouge
back pain, particularly Baton Rouge chronic
low back pain. Capitol Spine & Rehabilitation offers optimism for chronic low back
pain relief to Baton Rouge back pain sufferers wanting to avoid or escape the opioid epidemic.