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Alternative pain treatments
As the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says opioids should not
be first-line or or routine treatment for chronic pain Instead clinicians are advised to focus on on on nonpharmacologic therapy therapy and nonopioid pharmacologic pharmacologic therapy therapy therapy to treat pain These can include physical therapy therapy therapy occupational therapy therapy and medications like acetaminophen a a a a a a non-opioid analgesic In 2014 more more than than 240 million prescriptions were written for opioids That’s more more than than enough to give every adult in the the nation
their own bottle Drugs have been a a a a a a a a popular choice for treating low back pain but new recommendations from the American College of Physicians are now encouraging non- pharmaceutical treatment such as as physical therapy acupuncture and massage In the 1990s physicians were being educated that it’s acceptable practice to use long- term opioids for chronic musculoskeletal
conditions Often these opioid medications were combined with muscle relaxants and/ or sleep medication which resulted in in an an an augmentation of the the adverse effects from the the opioid medication This practice has has taken hold by many physicians and has has added to the the often-seen decline o of of functionality o of of the the patient Now new research has has found that very strong medication in in in care has has shown to worsen outcomes in in in the the long term leading many physicians to walk back the the the overuse of prescription medication in in the the treatment of of occupational injuries Now more medical associations and and care practices are are placing new restrictions on on on on the use of opioids and and focusing more on on on active treatments
in in in in addressing pain Physical therapy for pain Using physical therapy as as part of pain management has been a a a a a a a a a a a a a common practice for many therapists Patients suffering from