Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office Offers Chiropractic Care Which May Reduce the Need of Opioids
The epidemic of opioid use. The news talks about it. A good way to avoid relying on opioids is to not have to start with them. The society and the medical community are (coming) together about this topic. Recent research describes the benefit chiropractic care has in reducing the need, prescribing, and use of opioids. Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office is happy to satisfy the additional role of pain management for Groton back pain sufferers!
CHIROPRACTIC BACK PAIN PATIENTS AND THEIR USE OF OPIOIDS
Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office understands the frequent opioid use in low back pain management. Researchers do, also. They analyzed low back pain patients treated 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 effect could lead to a reduced risk of adverse effects. They found that chiropractic patients versus non-chiropractic patients were 55% less prone to fill an opioid prescription, a significantly lower number. (1) There are many Groton chiropractic patients who would like to not fill their opioid prescriptions. Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office is here to help them control their back pain with the addition of Groton chiropractic care.
CHIROPRACTIC CARE IN A MEDICAL SETTING: THE POSITIVE IMPACT
Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office often communicates with medical colleagues to help our Groton back pain patients manage their pain. Research supports such an effort! The study of a family medicine practice that integrated chiropractic services stated fluctuations in opioid prescription rates. The monthly rate of opioid prescription writing decreased 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 fell by 27%, too, when chiropractic services were included. Medical providers prescribed daily doses of opioids that were 30% less than before chiropractic was added. Adding 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 option for pain management. (2) Working together, Groton healthcare providers like your chiropractor and your medical team want what is best for your health and back pain relief. We will work together to reach that goal.
CONTACT Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office
Listen to this PODCAST with DR. James Cox on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he illustrates how Cox® Technic alleviates back pain with some talk of the place for opioids.
Schedule your next Groton chiropractic appointment soon. For the epidemic of back pain and opioid use, including Groton chiropractic care may be advantageous in reducing the need and use of opioids.
