CHIROPRACTIC AND/OR PT CARE DIMINISH OPIOID USE
Opioid use is a much-discussed
topic these days. “Epidemic” is often associated with it. Attempts to curtail
this epidemic are deliberated. One possibly
effective way to do this is to get low back pain sufferers
to begin care with a conservative healthcare provider (in place
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 significantly reduced.
(1) In an attempt to reduce opioid use after
spine surgery, new prescribing limits have been started
which seem to reduce the 30-day post-operative opioid use and
not raise prescription refills, emergency room visits, or unplanned hospital
readmissions or reoperations for pain. (2) Another study points out
that opioid use before spine surgery raised the time of opioid
use after surgery and was linked to poorer short-term
and long-term outcomes for cervical spine fusion. (3) Since most general
practitioners in France (57.3%) reported not being confident in diagnosing and managing patients with lumbar
spinal stenosis back pain - They asked for imaging
(98.8%) and corticoid spinal injections (71.4%) and referred to another
specialist (100%). – conservative care with practitioners like your Tonawanda
chiropractor makes much sense. (4) Your Tonawanda chiropractor is
confident in diagnosing and treating back pain of many kinds!
Your Tonawanda chiropractor at Chiropractic Spine Sports And Rehabilitation is happy
to offer care that contributes to resolving the issue of the opioid epidemic
rather than contributing to it.
Listen to this podcast
with Dr. George Joachim about the conservative care of Tonawanda back
pain due to spinal stenosis with the
Cox® Technic System on The Back
Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he describes the
path of care for a patient with lumbar spinal stenosis.
Tonawanda
CHIROPRATIC TIP OF THE MONTH:
VITAMIN C ENHANCES COLLAGEN PRODUCTION
Wanting to improve connective tissue, researchers are seeking
different nutritional interventions. Adding
vitamin C enriched gelatin or hydrolyzed collagen supplementation one
hour before exercise is found to potentially improve
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, enhances type I collagen synthesis, and decreases
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 excites your Tonawanda chiropractor!
CONTACT Chiropractic Spine Sports And Rehabilitation
Schedule your Tonawanda chiropractic appointment
today at Chiropractic Spine Sports And Rehabilitation! Chiropractic care with conservative options
like spinal manipulation and nutrition may positively affect
your painful musculoskeletal condition without opioids.
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