Auburn Chiropractic Manipulation for Back Pain Vs Benzodiazepines
Back pain appears. Back pain hangs around occasionally. Back pain leaves for while or longer or shorter! Whatever its trajectory, back pain annoys its sufferer who just wants it to leave. The hope of a fast fixing pill is strong. The desire for relief is lasting. Surgical versus non-surgical, drug versus non-drug, conservative versus more invasive approaches are available. Dr. Le's Chiropractic & Wellness, L.L.C. offers conservative, non-drug, non-surgical, chiropractic care for the relief of Auburn back pain and neck pain that pleases!
RADICULAR BACK PAIN CARE
Radicular low back pain – radiating-down-the-leg back pain – is often the most irritating. Researchers noted that chiropractic spinal manipulative therapy and benzodiazepine drugs were frequently prescribed. They analzed how spinal manipulation influenced the use of the benzodiazepine drugs in patients aged 18-49 years old. The odds of receiving a prescription for a benzodiazepine were significantly less for those receiving chiropractic spinal manipulation. The odds did go up a bit as the back pain stuck around: 3 months .56, 6 months .61, and 12 months .67. The researchers also questioned whether a patient’s preference to avoid prescription medications changed this. Their sensitivity analysis did not have anything to do with the odds. The study closed by saying that chiropractic spinal manipulation care significantly decreased the odds of a prescription for and affected the use of benzodiazepine for radicular low back pain. The patients in the study who began with the chiropractic manipulation path were more likely to receive published guideline-directed care for benzodiazepine prescription. (1) This is positive news for Auburn back pain sufferers wondering where to go for their back pain: Dr. Le's Chiropractic & Wellness, L.L.C.!
OPIOID PRESCRIPTION FOR BACK PAIN
Back pain sufferers with acute onset, preliminary episode of back pain often go to the emergency room for help. Opioid prescribing in this setting was documented as not always adhering to clinical guidelines which recommended limited use. In 2016, researchers reported that such early opioid prescribing for uncomplicated acute low back pain multiplied the long-term use of opioids as well as the cost of care notwithstanding the fact that there are a variety of adverse outcomes linked to opioid use. (2) Auburn back pain sufferers finding their way to Dr. Le's Chiropractic & Wellness, L.L.C. discover other non-drug care that is recommended for relief of back pain.
RECOMMENDED BACK PAIN TREATMENT OPTIONS
The American College of Physicians published recommendations for care of low back pain in 2009. (3) Spinal manipulation was a recommended first-line treatment for low back pain in adults. Chiropractors make up 97%-98% of the spinal manipulation providers. (4) A 2021 follow-up report on whether the recommendations were followed showed some interesting facts. A Gallup poll of 5377 random people gave rise to 545 low back pain sufferers who went to a medical doctor in the past year. They were asked what type of care their medical doctor recommended and if they followed it. 96% said they received a recommendation of one or more pain treatments. 81% said their medical doctor recommended drug and non-drug therapies. 76% - NSAIDs and acetaminophen. 79% - self-care treatments. 37% - massage, acupuncture, or spinal manipulation. 60% - physical therapy. Nearly 66% said prescriptions (benzodiazepine, opioids, gabapentin, Neurontin, cortisone injections) were advised. Follow through on the recommendations by patients varied from 68% for acupuncture to 94% for NSAIDs. (5) Dr. Le's Chiropractic & Wellness, L.L.C. deliveres safe, gentle spinal manipulation as recommended by the guidelines and encourages follow through with care.
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Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Robert Patterson on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he describes the relief with The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management for low back pain patients.
Schedule your Auburn chiropractic appointment now. Back pain - be it acute or chronic, sudden or lingering – may well find its match in recommended spinal manipulation care at Dr. Le's Chiropractic & Wellness, L.L.C..
