Opioids are in the news. The San Jose opioid
epidemic is a great issue. Opioids are
prescribed for pain relief of all types of pain. Opioids for back
pain relief are a common prescription. But today, non-drug
alternatives are in demand. Non-drug alternative care like San Jose
chiropractic care relieves the San Jose back
pain these opioids have been prescribed for and often without bad side-effects.
DRUG USE BEFORE BACK SURGERY
Pharmacological treatment options
– drugs – for reducing chronic low back pain are of much interest today. Researchers scrutinize
these and other alternatives as to what is best to
assist San Jose 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 suggested that patients who are more sensitive to hot
and cold respond better to imipramine. (1) Another stated
that electroacupuncture proved to be more cost effective than NSAIDs
and suggested as an alternative for chronic low back pain treatment. (2) A third
reported 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) McMurray Chiropractic Solutions cares for many San Jose
back pain sufferers seeking pain relief without drugs. And the San Jose
chiropractic care is helpful for most.
DRUG USE AFTER BACK SURGERY
San Jose 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% took
a higher long-term dose. 12.8% became long-term users of
opioids. The researchers inferred that lumbar spine
fusion seldom stopped
the long-term opioid use and actually increased the risk of using
them long-term. (4) McMurray Chiropractic Solutions offers San Jose chiropractic care
both pre-operatively and post-operatively to reduce San Jose
back pain and for some prevent San Jose back surgery.
OPTIONS TO DRUGS FOR BACK PAIN
What are the options for San Jose 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 San Jose
back pain relief is possible and advice to remain active is important. The San Jose low
back pain sufferer would do well to learn
more about how to care for pain on their own. For acute
low back pain and neck pain patients who do not have
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 uselessness.
(5) McMurray Chiropractic Solutions offers San Jose chiropractic care including Cox
Technic flexion distraction decompression treatment that is research-documented
to be effective for San Jose back pain relief.
CONTACT McMurray Chiropractic Solutions
Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. Roy Siegel on the Back Doctor’s Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he
shares how Cox Technic reduces back pain for his performing arts
patients without drugs so they can continue performing!
Schedule your San Jose chiropractic appointment
with McMurray Chiropractic Solutions today. The opioid epidemic may be limited for
San Jose back pain sufferers who choose San Jose
chiropractic care at McMurray Chiropractic Solutions…and chiropractic may develop into being the opioid-alternative news!