{"id":1106,"date":"2022-09-12T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-09-12T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hallettsvillechiropractor.com\/blog\/?p=1106"},"modified":"2022-09-09T15:36:46","modified_gmt":"2022-09-09T15:36:46","slug":"the-chronic-pain-crisis-is-the-opioid-crisis-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hallettsvillechiropractor.com\/blog\/the-chronic-pain-crisis-is-the-opioid-crisis-2\/","title":{"rendered":"The Chronic Pain Crisis is the Opioid Crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized blog\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hallettsvillechiropractor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Week-2-The-Chronic-Pain-Crisis-is-the-Opioid-Crisis-s.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1107\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hallettsvillechiropractor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Week-2-The-Chronic-Pain-Crisis-is-the-Opioid-Crisis-s.jpg 250w, https:\/\/hallettsvillechiropractor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Week-2-The-Chronic-Pain-Crisis-is-the-Opioid-Crisis-s-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Bottom Line:<br><\/strong>For decades, opioids were marketed as a &#8220;safer&#8221; alternative to treat chronic pain. As the number of people seeking care for chronic pain began to rise, so did the number of people filling prescriptions for highly addictive opioids.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you\u2019ve ever wondered \u201cWhat is the opioid crisis?\u201d \u2013 that basically sums it up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, what many don\u2019t realize is that what we currently refer to as the opioid crisis started as a chronic pain epidemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Why it Matters:<br><\/strong>Over the past several years, major healthcare agencies have recognized that non-pharmacological approaches should be the first line of care to manage chronic pain. The best way to combat the opioid crisis is to focus on non-pharmacological solutions to the chronic pain epidemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Recent studies have shown that non-drug treatment options, such as chiropractic, can be very effective at helping people reduce the development and recurrence of chronic pain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Even study participants with severe chronic pain reported experiencing significant benefits from chiropractic care.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Next Steps:<br><\/strong>While we can&#8217;t undo the damage that has been done regarding the opioid crisis, we can learn from the past. The very recent and unprecedented shift to a primarily non-pharmacological based approach to pain management is just the beginning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you\u2019ve been looking for a pain chiropractor in Lavaca County, look no further.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our practice is proud to work with other healthcare providers who support a natural approach to pain management.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We will work together to overcome your chronic pain without the dangerous side effects of addiction others have experienced with opioid medications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"blog\"><strong>Science Sources:<br><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC4603263\/\">(1) Prevalence of chronic low back pain: systematic review. Rev Saude Publica. 2015.<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.liebertpub.com\/doi\/10.1089\/acm.2007.0796\">(2) A Comparison Between Chiropractic Management and Pain Clinic Management for Chronic Low-Back Pain in a National Health Service Outpatient Clinic. J Altern Complement Med. 2008.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is the opioid crisis and how can you stay safe? Here\u2019s what we want you to know as the top pain chiropractor in Lavaca County.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,15,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1106","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-back-pain","category-neck-pain","category-pain-relief"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hallettsvillechiropractor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1106"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hallettsvillechiropractor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hallettsvillechiropractor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hallettsvillechiropractor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hallettsvillechiropractor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1106"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/hallettsvillechiropractor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1106\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1114,"href":"https:\/\/hallettsvillechiropractor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1106\/revisions\/1114"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hallettsvillechiropractor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1106"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hallettsvillechiropractor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1106"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hallettsvillechiropractor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1106"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}