Health Blog Category: Opioids
Sick Of Depending On Opioids For Pain Relief? PT Can Provide a Safe, Natural, and Effective Solution
Opioids create dependency as they do not solve painful issues. This is a frightening time, but there is a solution.
As we all know, our country is dealing with an opioid crisis. Prescription medication addiction is expected to affect 11.5 million people in the United States. An opioid overdose claimed the lives of 116 individuals every day in 2016.
Physical therapy is a pain-relieving treatment that is natural, safe, and effective.
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PT Can Make Your Pain a Thing of the Past
Is acute or chronic pain interfering with your daily life? Do you need help recovering from back pain, joint pain, or an injury sustained in a car accident? Whatever condition you are dealing with, our clinic is here to help.
Our physical therapists are experts in the improvement of human movement and flexibility. To assist our patients, we provide a variety of non-invasive, natural, and safe modalities and techniques.
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At our physical therapy clinic, we stand with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other professional organizations that recommend physical therapy and other alternatives over prescription opioids for the management of chronic pain.
You’ve seen the headlines, and you know that opioids are the major driver behind the widespread drug crisis in America. We also know that if you or a loved one has chronic pain, you may be feeling frustrated and confused about your options.
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Find Safe and Holistic Pain Relief Methods with Physical Therapy
There are so many tasks you want or need to do today – but they’ll have to wait until you take your pills. Does this sound like a common theme for you? Prescription opioids are powerful medications that can eliminate pain for hours at a time.
Unfortunately, they can also cause serious new problems in your life, from the risk of an overdose to the unfortunately common grip of addiction.
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If you are suffering from arthritis, particularly in a weight-bearing joint like the knee or hip, taking an opioid painkiller for relief can be a powerful temptation for you. All you want is for the pain to subside so that you can get on with your day, right?
Unfortunately, although opioids can temporarily relieve pain, your bones will continue to grind together, making the underlying cause of the condition even worse. Opioids don’t cure the source of your pain, they only mask it.
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When people If you depend on pain medications to make it through the day because of a chronic pain condition, know that you are not alone. You should also know that even though this is a common problem for many Americans, it is not normal or healthy in the slightest. Our nation is currently experiencing what the U.S Department of Health & Human Services refers to as an “opioid epidemic.”
Thankfully, there is another option for this kind of pain management.
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Physical Therapy: The Natural Alternative to Drugs
Does the prospect of taking painkilling drugs for the rest of your life fill you with concern? If it doesn’t, then it should — especially if the drugs in question are opioids. Many chronic pain sufferers who can’t get the relief they need from NSAIDs or steroids feel that they have no choice but to turn to the more powerful opioid drugs. Unfortunately, opioids can present some major problems, from mind-addling intoxication to addiction and the possibility of a fatal overdose.
Read full blogReduce Opioid Consumption and Feel Better with Physical Therapy
Long-term opioid consumption is not a good strategy for managing chronic pain. In addition to the risk of addiction, opioids simply alleviate the symptoms (pain) of a larger problem. For very real, measurable improvement over chronic pain, physical therapy has been proven to be a much better option than opioids or other pharmaceutical painkillers. If you are considering opioids for pain relief but would like to explore other options first, contact Rebound Rehab to talk with a physical therapist.
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