Researchers combed through insurance claims of chronic pain patients to determine if physical therapy could help reduce their pain enough to cut back on their pain meds. Getting physical therapy early on may help pain patients reduce their long-term opioid use by about 10%, according to research published this week in the journal JAMA Network… Continue reading How Physical Therapy May Help Reduce Opioid Use
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Long-Term Opioid Use Linked To Wisdom Teeth Extraction
Researchers examined whether opioids prescribed to manage pain from wisdom teeth extraction heightened the risk of long-term use. Nearly 85% of people will need to have their wisdom teeth extracted at some point during their lives, and a new study shows that this routine dental procedure can have severe consequences—with young people who use opioids… Continue reading Long-Term Opioid Use Linked To Wisdom Teeth Extraction