Dr. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC Offers Chiropractic Care Which May Reduce the Need of Opioids
The epidemic of opioid use. It’s been in the news. A good way to avoid relying on opioids is to not even start with them. The public and the medical community are (coming) together on this. New research describes the benefit chiropractic care has in decreasing the need, prescribing, and use of opioids. Dr. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC is glad to fulfil the additional role of pain management for La Grande back pain sufferers!
CHIROPRACTIC BACK PAIN PATIENTS AND THEIR USE OF OPIOIDS
Dr. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC understands the widespread opioid use in low back pain management. Researchers do, also. They analyzed low back pain patients treated by chiropractors to see 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 likely to fill an opioid prescription, a considerably lower number. (1) There are many La Grande chiropractic patients who would like to not fill their opioid prescriptions. Dr. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC is here to help them manage their back pain with the addition of La Grande chiropractic care.
CHIROPRACTIC CARE IN A MEDICAL SETTING: THE POSITIVE IMPACT
Dr. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC often works with medical colleagues to be of assistance to our La Grande back pain patients in managing their pain. Research endorses such an endeavor! The study of a family medicine practice that integrated chiropractic services stated changes in opioid prescription rates. The monthly rate of opioid prescription writing decreased significantly by 22%. The rate of prescription writing for schedule II opioids dropped significantly by 32% too. The likelihood of writing a schedule II opioid prescription fell 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 proposed that including chiropractic was beneficial in opioid prescribing and implementation of a non-pharmaceutical option for pain management. (2) Working together, La Grande healthcare providers like your chiropractor and your medical team want what is best for your health and back pain relief. We’ll come together to attain 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 eases back pain with some discussion of the role of opioids.
Schedule your next La Grande chiropractic appointment today. For the epidemic of back pain and opioid use, adding La Grande chiropractic care may be favorable in easing the opioid epidemic.
