Yorkville Chiropractic and Wellness Centre Offers Chiropractic Care Which May Reduce the Need of Opioids
Opioid epidemic. It’s been in the news. An efficient way to not have to rely on opioids is to not have to start with them. The society and the medical community are (coming) together about this topic. Recent research presents the benefit chiropractic care has in reducing the need, prescribing, and use of opioids. Yorkville Chiropractic and Wellness Centre is glad to fulfil the additional role of pain management for Toronto back pain sufferers!
CHIROPRACTIC BACK PAIN PATIENTS AND THEIR USE OF OPIOIDS
Yorkville Chiropractic and Wellness Centre knows the frequent opioid use in low back pain management. Researchers do, also. They reviewed low back pain patients cared for by chiropractors to determine if said chiropractic patients were less likely to use or more prone to use lower doses of opioids for their pain. Such an effect could lead to a decreased risk of adverse effects. They saw that chiropractic patients as opposed to non-chiropractic patients were 55% less likely to fill an opioid prescription, a significantly lower number. (1) There are many Toronto chiropractic patients who would like to not fill their opioid prescriptions. Yorkville Chiropractic and Wellness Centre is here to help them control their back pain with the addition of Toronto chiropractic care.
CHIROPRACTIC CARE IN A MEDICAL SETTING: THE POSITIVE IMPACT
Yorkville Chiropractic and Wellness Centre often cooperates with medical colleagues to be of assistance to our Toronto back pain patients in managing their pain. Research supports such an endeavor! The study of a family medicine practice that integrated chiropractic services found changes in opioid prescription rates. The monthly rate of opioid prescription writing dropped significantly by 22%. The rate of prescription writing for schedule II opioids dropped significantly by 32% as well. The likelihood of writing a schedule II opioid prescription dropped by 27%, too, when chiropractic services were added. 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 proposed that adding chiropractic was beneficial in opioid prescribing and implementation of a non-pharmaceutical option for pain management. (2) Working together, Toronto healthcare providers like your chiropractor and your medical team want what’s best for your health and back pain relief. We’ll work together to accomplish that goal.
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Listen to this PODCAST with DR. James Cox on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he describes how Cox® Technic relieves back pain with some discussion of the role of opioids.
Schedule your next Toronto chiropractic appointment today. For the epidemic of back pain and opioid use, adding Toronto chiropractic care may be favorable in easing the opioid epidemic.
