What makes opioid addiction dangerous is many of the people addicted to opioids aren’t what one would consider ‘hardcore drug users or partiers.’ They are mothers/ fathers/ grandparents or family members/ relatives/ friends who stumbled into addiction unwillingly.
The story below is a familiar one for many individuals dealing with an accidental opioid addition.
After years of suffering back pain from a bulging disk, ‘Sue’ had surgery. Post-op, she was prescribed opioids to manage post-surgical pain. Thirty days later, ‘Sue’ was addicted to opioids and was unable to distinguish recovery/ post-operative pain from opioid withdrawal.
‘Sue’ is a mother of three and the daytime caretaker of her grandchildren. She never considered the possibilities of addiction or that it would be an issue; she kept going back to the physician for pain issues and was prescribed additional opioids. The x-rays and MRIs always came back negative; there was no evidence of a need for continued treatment/ pain management or additional surgery.
After five years of battling continued back pain and opioid addition, ‘Sue’ is no better off than she was before surgery and feels hopeless that she will have the opportunity to recover her mobility and regain quality of life.
Fortunately for patients/ loved-ones scheduled for back, neck or any type of reparative surgery, there are clinically researched and FDA approved options! New advancements in FDA approved Class IV Medical Grade lasers can help patients avoid accidental opioid addiction with pre-op/ post-op treatment protocols that promote healing, inflammation reduction and fix the underlying problems causing the pain.
Repairing is an important part of the recovery process before and after a surgery. Fixing pain issues helps patients rest and strengthen pre-surgery and get through post-op rehab, which is essential for healing. The key to avoiding accidental opioid addiction is to minimize the amount of time patients need to rely on opioids.
Laser Advanced’s next generation High Intensity Laser Therapy (HILT) systems provide a viable, tested and effective alternative with 15 years of clinical data of repairing the damage that causes pain as an alternate to opioids. Typical Laser sessions are noninvasive and last 2 to 4 minutes; this is the laser advantage.
The benefits of laser therapy for fixing pain issues are particularly noticeable when utilizing a 30 or 60 Watt Laser Advanced HILT device. The 30 & 60 Watt laser systems aggressively stimulate increased healing for both pre-op/ post op sessions and can reduce treatment times to 1-2 minutes.
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Read Jackie’s Related Whiplash & Opioid Case Study HERE
To learn more about High Intensity Laser Therapy systems and how they can benefit your patients facing surgery or address patient’s concerns about the possibility of opioid addition, Contact Us or give us a call at 866-425-0323 to get more information on fixing the problems causing patient pain and solutions on this critical opioid issue.
