The epidemic of opioid use. The news
talks about it. An efficient way to not have to rely on opioids is to not even start with
them. The public and the medical community are (coming) together about
this topic. New research describes
the benefit chiropractic care has in decreasing the prescribing,
need, and use of opioids. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC is happy
to fulfil the additional role of pain management for La Grande
back pain sufferers!
CHIROPRACTIC BACK PAIN PATIENTS AND THEIR USE OF OPIOIDS
Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC understands the widespread
opioid use in low back pain management. Researchers do, too. They analyzed
low back pain patients treated by chiropractors to find
out if said chiropractic patients were less likely
to use or more likely to use lower doses of opioids for their pain.
Such an influence could lead to a reduced
risk of adverse effects. They saw that chiropractic patients as
opposed to non-chiropractic patients were 55% less prone to
fill an opioid prescription, a considerably lower number. (1)
There are many La Grande chiropractic patients who would like to not get
their opioid prescriptions. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC is here to help them control
their back pain with the addition of La Grande chiropractic care.
CHIROPRACTIC CARE IN A MEDICAL SETTING: THE POSITIVE IMPACT
Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC often cooperates
with medical colleagues to help our La Grande back pain patients manage
their pain. Research supports such an endeavor! The
study of a family medicine practice that incorporated
chiropractic services found 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 decreased
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 included. Adding
chiropractic decreased the dosage of opioids, the number of
opioid prescriptions, and the types of opioids prescribed. The
authors suggested that adding
chiropractic was beneficial in opioid prescribing and
implementation of a non-pharmaceutical option for pain
management. (2) By collaborating like this, La Grande
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 attain that goal.
CONTACT Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC
Listen to this PODCAST
with DR. James Cox on The
Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he
explains how Cox® Technic eases
back pain with some talk of the role of
opioids.
Make your next La Grande
chiropractic appointment soon. For the epidemic of back pain
and opioid use, adding La Grande chiropractic care may
be advantageous in reducing
the need and use of opioids.