Patients seen by a Chiropractor have 55% less likelihood of filling an Opioid prescription!

Patients seen by a Chiropractor have 55% less likelihood of filling an Opioid prescription!

Patients seen by a Chiropractor have 55% less likelihood of filling an Opioid prescription!

December 12, 2018


12,000 New Hampshire residents aged 18-99 with low back pain were studied and found that those who received chiropractic services had less harm and bad effects from medication use, according to a recent study.  They had a significantly lower risk of getting an opioid prescribed.

A video with the study's author Dr. James Whedon is below:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BhPFce3x78#action=share



https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29843912

 

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