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Description

Pain is one of the most common reasons patients seek medical care in the outpatient clinic and emergency department setting.

 • In the last decade, per the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), prescription drug abuse and overdose, specifically opioids, has become the leading cause of injury and deaths in the United States.

• “Opioids—primarily prescription pain relievers and heroin—are the main driver of overdose deaths and were involved in 28,647 deaths in 2014…opioid overdoses have quadrupled (an increase of 200%) since 2000” (Rudd et al. 2016).

• In 2016 the CDC established guidelines of clinical practice regarding management of chronic low back pain (CLBP).

• Clinical evidence shows treatments such as physical therapy, chiropractic care and cognitive behavioral therapy provide positive outcomes.

Department

Physician Assistant Studies

Degree Name

Master of Physician Assistant Studies (MPAS)

Publication Date

2017

Keywords

Analgesics, Opioid -- adverse effects; Analgesics, Opioid -- therapeutic use; Chronic Pain -- drug therapy; Complementary Therapies; Drug Overdose; Low Back Pain -- drug therapy; Low Back Pain -- therapy

Disciplines

Alternative and Complementary Medicine | Pain Management

Prescription Opioids: A Band-Aid for Chronic Low Back Pain

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