Can Chiropractic Care reduce reliance on prescription opioids for non-cancer spine pain?
- Julian Simpson
- Oct 21, 2024
- 2 min read
Updated: Jan 17
Can Chiropractic Care reduce reliance on prescription opioids for non-cancer spine pain?
Low back pain is the LEADING cause of years LIVED WITH DISABILITY in the world
Years lived with a disability has increased by 36% since the 90s, meaning the prevalence of pain has increased over the years.
Many people are prescribed opioids to relieve low back pain and neck pain, however, 1 in 20 users will develop an opioid use disorder.
Chiropractic care and opioid use: Many research articles now exist showing people under chiropractic care have lower chances of receiving prescription opioids, with refills being 73% LOWER among those who initiated Chiropractic care versus non-recipients of Chiropractic care.
What does the current research show with Opioids and Chiropractic?
In 2020 there were more than 70 000 opioid deaths in the USA alone , the most affected by the opioid crisis being young to middle-aged men
The cost of the opioid crisis is equivalent to around 1 trillion US dollars.
Chiropractic care has been shown to
reduce opioid prescribing
reduce long-term opioid use
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Emary PC, Corcoran KL, Coleman BC, Brown AL, Ciraco C, DiDonato J, Wang L, Couban RJ, Sud A, Busse JW. The impact of chiropractic care on prescription opioid use for non-cancer spine pain: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis. Syst Rev. 2024 Sep 12;13(1):232. doi: 10.1186/s13643-024-02654-6. PMID: 39267131; PMCID: PMC11394937.
Goertz CM, Long CR, Vining RD, Pohlman KA, Walter J, Coulter I. Effect of usual medical care plus chiropractic care vs usual medical care alone on pain and disability among US service members with low back pain: a comparative effectiveness clinical trial. JAMA Netw Open. 2018;1(1): e180105.
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