CHIROPRACTIC AND/OR PT CARE REDUCE OPIOID USE
Opioid use is a much-discussed
topic currently. “Epidemic” is often linked to it. Efforts to limit
this epidemic are widely debated. One potentially
effective way to do this is to get low back pain patients
to start care with a conservative healthcare provider (instead
of a primary care provider) like a chiropractor, physical therapist or
acupuncturist. When this came about in a study
of 216,504 US adults with a new low back pain episode, the early and long-term
use of opioids was greatly decreased.
(1) In an effort to reduce opioid use after
spine surgery, new prescribing limits have been initiated
which seem to decrease the 30-day post-operative opioid use and
not increase refills for prescriptions, emergency room visits, or unplanned hospital
readmissions or reoperations for pain. (2) Another study explains
that opioid use before spine surgery increased the time of opioid
use after surgery and was related to worse short-term
and long-term outcomes for cervical spine fusion. (3) Since most general
practitioners in France (57.3%) reported not being confident in the
diagnosis and management of patients with lumbar
spinal stenosis back pain - They requested imaging
(98.8%) and corticoid spinal injections (71.4%) and referred to another
specialist (100%). – conservative care with practitioners like your Williamson
chiropractor is understandable. (4) Your Williamson chiropractor is
confident in diagnosing and treating back pain of many varieties!
Your Williamson chiropractor at Apple Country Chiropractic is happy
to offer care that adds to the potential resolution of
the opioid crisis
rather than contributing to it.
Listen to this podcast
with Dr. George Joachim about the conservative care of Williamson back
pain due to spinal stenosis with the
Cox® Technic System on The Back
Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he explains the
path of care for a patient with lumbar spinal stenosis.
Williamson
CHIROPRATIC TIP OF THE MONTH:
VITAMIN C ENHANCES COLLAGEN PRODUCTION
With a goal of
improving connective tissue, researchers are evaluating
various nutritional interventions. Adding
vitamin C enriched gelatin or hydrolyzed collagen supplementation one
hour before exercise potentially improves
collagen synthesis. (5) An analysis of current literature on vitamin C efficacy reported
that it has the potential to accelerate bone
healing after a fracture, boosts type I collagen synthesis, and lessens
oxidative stress in an antioxidative role…with no adverse effects! (6) When it
comes to benefits for musculoskeletal issues, information like this on vitamin
C enthuses your Williamson chiropractor!
CONTACT Apple Country Chiropractic
Schedule your Williamson chiropractic appointment
now at Apple Country Chiropractic! Chiropractic care with conservative options
like spinal manipulation and nutrition may clearly impact
your painful musculoskeletal condition without opioids.
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