SOLUTION
#1
Chiropractic care is an answer to a portion of the
opioid and chronic pain crises in the USA.
The facts ...
Chiropractic has always had an emphasis on spinal pain and dysfunction. It is a
non-drug, non-surgical approach to pain that can help stem the demand for opiates
and other pain killers.
“... nearly a quarter of the opioid prescriptions written in the U.S. are for low
back pain, medical guidelines often recommend against it.” 8
“... when you look at the IOM report, the FDA guidelines and the CDC
guidelines, all of them recommend that non-opioid and non-pharmacologic
approaches be the first approaches in dealing with chronic pain ...” 9
The availability of chiropractic care has been demonstrated to replace the need for
other forms of care including prescription and non-prescription medications.
“The adjusted likelihood of filling a prescription for an opioid analgesic
was 55% lower among recipients [of chiropractic care] compared with
nonrecipients.” 10
“The authors found similar between-cohort differences in charges in 2014:
annual charges per person were 78% lower for opioid prescriptions and 71%
lower for clinical services among recipients compared with nonrecipients.” 10
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